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City proposes $208.9 million FY2026–27 budget; staffing increases focus on public safety
Summary
Finance staff presented a tentative $208.9 million budget, including 16.82 FTE additions—primarily nine positions for a new west-side fire station—and a proposed property tax increase to cover part of the ~$1.4 million annual station cost.
Finance Director Anna Montoya presented the draft FY2026–27 budget with proposed total expenditures of approximately $208.9 million across all funds. The staff proposal included a net increase of 16.82 full-time equivalent positions, most concentrated in public safety: nine positions (three captains, three lieutenants, three firefighter-paramedics) to staff the planned west-side Fire Station 53. Montoya emphasized the budget remains balanced for operating purposes and that the ~$4 million Fitness Center concept would be paid from General Fund reserves as a one-time capital expenditure rather than ongoing revenue.
Montoya explained the proposed property tax increase included in the budget is intended primarily to help fund staffing and operations for Fire Station 53. She said the station’s total annual operating cost is approximately $1.4 million, and the proposed tax increase would generate about $600,000; the remaining costs would be absorbed through existing revenues and adjustments. Staff noted that the Truth-in-Taxation process will need to be completed before any expenditures tied to the proposed tax increase occur.
