Item 25 - Public Hearing - Fiscal Year 2025-26 City Budget

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The General Fund supports basic city services such as public safety (Police & Fire/EMS), community services (Library and Parks & Recreation), and providing the necessities (streets, sidewalk maintenance, building safety, and land-use policies). General Fund appropriations for FY 2025-26 total $424.23 million, which represents a 4% increase over the adopted FY 2024-25 budget. Below are the most commonly community-identified budget priorities, which were recorded during Spring 2025 using a citywide survey, in-person community forums, Listening Tour stops, and City Council direction. Public Ɛafety, spending for the unhoused community, city infrastructure projects, and youth programs were all identified as the top community priorities. Similar to other municipalities throughout the country, Ɖublic Ɛafety accounts for 53% of General Fund appropriations. Most of the spending for the Ƶnhoused Đommunity is funded through local, state, and federal grants, with the remaining funding coming from the General Fund. The same applies to spending on the City’s infrastructure, whereas youth programming is primarily funded through the General Fund. Below is a list of the top four community priorities with General Fund contribution totals. Public Safety: $213.53M Police, Fire & Emergency Medical Services Departmental Budgets (excluding Public Safety Response for the Unhoused Community) 383 Funded Authorized Sworn Personnel Ambulance cost increases to improve response time Spending for the Unhoused Community: $11.44M Public Safety Response Encampment Clean-Ups Navigation Shelter maintenance City Infrastructure Projects: $9.83M Recurring allocation to replace sidewalks, address potholes Pavement maintenance and road repairs Various improvements to parks and city facilities Youth Programs: $14.82M Library and recreational program offerings Youth Employment Program Police Athletic & Activity League (PAAL) Program 87