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Ridgecrest Council approves budgets, district assessments and consent items in 5‑0 votes
Summary
On June 17 the Ridgecrest City Council approved the agenda, adopted the successor redevelopment agency annual budget (consent item 3), and passed levy resolutions for the drainage and landscaping assessment districts; all motions carried on recorded 5‑0 voice or roll‑call votes.
The Ridgecrest City Council recorded a series of routine approvals on June 17, 2026. The council voted unanimously on agenda, consent and assessment items as follows.
- Agenda approval: Council approved the meeting agenda by voice vote (motion carried, recorded as five yes).
- Consent calendar: Council approved consent calendar items 1 and 2 and pulled item 3 for discussion (motion carried 5‑0). After public questions and staff responses, council voted by roll call to adopt item 3 — a resolution adopting the successor redevelopment agency annual budget and establishing appropriation policies for Fiscal Year 2026‑27 — with a recorded five‑member affirmative vote.
- Drainage Benefit Assessment District No. 2016‑1 (Item 5): Council opened and closed the public hearing, confirmed the per‑parcel levy remains $87.29, and voted to finalize the engineer’s report and order the levy and collection for FY 2026‑27 (resolution adopted by 5‑0 roll call).
- Consolidated Landscaping and Lighting Assessment District No. 2012‑1 (Item 6): After brief staff remarks, council approved the engineers’ report and ordered levy and collection for FY 2026‑27; some zones will be charged staged levies (50% this year, 75% next year) as previously discussed. Motion carried 5‑0.
Why it matters: The votes enact the city’s revenue and assessment plan for next fiscal year and preserve capital reserve goals for the assessment districts; staff noted savings from performing engineer/report work in‑house.
