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Lemoore posts clean FY2025 audit; city announces $1M parks camera grant and other awards
Summary
Auditor issued an unqualified opinion on Lemoore’s FY2025 financial statements, reporting a roughly $2.4 million increase in the general fund to about $17.6 million. City manager and staff also announced a $1,000,000 BSCC grant for park cameras, a $1,000,000 federal earmark for AMI water meters and smaller grants.
The Lemoore City Council on July 7 received a clean audit for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2025, and staff outlined several recent grant awards intended to boost public safety and infrastructure.
An outside auditor told the council the city’s books received an unqualified opinion and no findings were identified related to internal controls. The general fund increased by just over $2,400,000, bringing the fund balance to about $17,600,000. Enterprise funds also showed positive changes in net position, the auditor said, and notes to the financials include pension liability presentations and supplemental budget-to-actual comparisons.
City Manager Marissa Trejo and Finance Director Jocelyn Valdez said the results indicate a healthy financial position and a positive trend over recent years, though Valdez told the council she would bring more detailed year-over-year figures at the next meeting.
Trejo also announced recent grant successes. The Bureau of State and Community Corrections (BSCC) awarded the city $1,000,000 to install cameras in seven parks; the project will be completed within five years and include direct feeds to the police dispatch center, staff said. Council members said the cameras could help provide investigative leads for prior shootings and other public-safety incidents.
Staff said the city also received a $1,000,000 federal earmark for advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) water meters and an $11,623 California Highway Patrol grant for DUI checkpoints. Trejo reported the city has received more than $2,000,000 in awards since contracting with a grant writer and has roughly $10,000,000 in pending applications.
Council members praised staff for the audit outcome and the grant work. The council asked for follow-up financial trend numbers at the next meeting and thanked Valdez and the finance team for their work.
The study session concluded with no formal council action; the audit information will remain part of the record for future budget and reserve policy discussions.
