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

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A message from the City Manager highlighting accomplishments and goals. Lists sections by subject in page order. Presents city history, places to visit, current demographics, governing body, local economy with a focus on new businesses, efforts to support the unhoused community, the strategic plan, priorities & goals, and community engagement efforts. Includes descriptions of the annual budget process, the City’s fund structure, types of funds, department/fund relationships, fund transfers summary, City’s financial policies, procedures, and operating guidelines. Also included are the various resolutions and ordinances related to the overall budget process. Provides details on the position changes. The section consists of the City’s organization chart, position summaries listing increases and decreases for the year, and a 5-year workforce change summary by department. Presents a reconciliation of the General Fund budget change from the prior year and an overview of Local Sales Tax (Measure X) spending. Includes fund summary tables, General Fund revenues and expenditures by department and revenue category, and details on voter-approved initiatives such as the Local Sales Tax and the Cannabis Tax. Also features the citywide budget, displays, graphs, and trend analyses of major City revenues and expenditures, public safety, and labor costs. Additionally, it includes estimated spendable fund balances, multi-year outlooks, and the debt management schedule. Each Department Budget detail contains an organizational chart, a summary of the core services and goals for the upcoming fiscal year, FY24-25 highlights, and summaries of revenues and expenditures. The City Manager’s Office is responsible for administering all of the policy decisions made by the City Council. The City Manager’s Office facilitates effective and efficient service delivery under the leadership of the City Council and in compliance with the City Charter, Santa Ana Municipal Code, and all applicable laws and regulations. The City Manager’s Office consists of three functional areas: Operations, Communications, and Administrative Support. City Council is the policy-making body elected by the City’s residents. Its budget allocation provides direct support for the City Council’s offices and operations. The budget document is organized into sections, starting with a description and summary of each department’s (or program’s) background and responsibilities. It then outlines program objectives, recent accomplishments, planned activities, and detailed budget allocations for the year. TRANSMITTAL LETTER TABLE OF CONTENTS CITY OVERVIEW FINANCIAL STRUCTURE, POLICY & PROCESS PERSONNEL & STAFFING BUDGET OVERVIEW & HIGHLIGHTS DEPARTMENTAL/PROGRAMS INFORMATION CITY MANAGER CITY COUNCIL GENERAL OVERVIEWSECTIONS ŝǀ