Special Hayward City Council Budget Work Session Meeting February 28, 2026

Hayward City Council · February 28, 2026

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Opening, pledge and roll call

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Mayor/Chair (speaker 2) called the special budget work session to order, led the Pledge of Allegiance and the city clerk completed roll call of council members; the chair said this is a focused budget work session for FY2026–27.

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Hayward City Council held a special budget work session on 2026-02-28 to review a projected $32.5 million general-fund shortfall for FY2026–27. Staff outlined a mix of one-time fixes, potential labor concessions, property sales and a proposed business-license tax modernization (two revenue scenarios) and won council direction to run polling and limited pilots while pursuing structural changes.

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