Bell Gardens Council Meeting

Bell Gardens City Council and Successor Agency to the Community Development Commission · February 24, 2026

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The mayor called the February 23, 2026 regular joint meeting to order at 6:09 p.m. and announced the meeting was livestreamed on the city's website.

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Bell Gardens City Council declared a fiscal emergency and voted unanimously to place a 0.25% (1/4 of 1%) local transactions and use tax measure on the June 2, 2026 special election ballot to address a projected card-room revenue shortfall and general-fund pressures. Staff also presented a midyear budget review showing an estimated $1.98 million net reduction to the general fund and outlined options including the ballot measure, fees, asset strategies, and cost containment.

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