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Board reviews preliminary FY 2026–27 budget; staff flags $13,058 projected deficit and four capital choices
Summary
Staff presented the draft FY 2026–27 budget, reporting that scrubbed revenue and expense numbers reduced a projected deficit to $13,058; the board debated deferring or funding four capital items (automating the lake gate, pool lane tarps, lighting modernization, and asphalt repair at Station 89) and discussed using fire-impact fees for vehicle funding.
District staff presented the preliminary FY 2026–27 budget and a summary of revenue and expenditure highlights on June 17. After recalculations, staff said the projected deficit had been reduced from about $111,000 to $13,058.
Staff listed four capital items the board could defer to balance the budget: automating the main gate at Cameron Park Lake (estimated at about $20,000), replacing worn pool lane tarps (savings of roughly $12,000 if scaled back), modernizing the assembly-hall lighting controls (about $30,000 estimated), and repairing/replacing a damaged asphalt area at Station 89 (approximately $55,000). "That number is now down to a deficit of $13,058," staff told the board, noting the adjustments came after scrubbing several line items.
Directors discussed priorities. Several favored protecting the fire-station parking and the pool tarps because of safety and operational needs; others suggested phasing purchases and using reserve or impact-fee funds where allowable. Staff said the $393,000 previously spent for a Type 3 engine had been covered from the general fund but that the district holds about $1.34 million in fire impact fees with the county that might be eligible to offset the purchase pending legal and consultant review.
Directors asked for a formal 5-year capital-improvement plan and recommended the budget include money for consulting on revenue-enhancement and annexation work in future years. No final adoption vote on the preliminary budget was recorded in the transcript; staff said they would return with revised figures and follow-up items at the July meeting.
