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

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YouthYouth Significant Changes Community Priorities The City of Santa Ana is a vibrant community in Orange County, California with a youthful population of more than 300,000 and a diverse economic base. This Budget-In Brief is designed to give you, the reader, a quick overview of the annual budget that begins on July 1, 2025 and ends on June 30, 2026. The City is governed by a policy making City Council elected by ward and a Mayor elected at large. Operations are structured by functional department overseen by a professional City Manager. Budget priorities are guided by a 5-year Strategic Plan adopted by the City Council in 2020. More information can be found in the detailed budget document on the City's website at https://www.santa-ana.org/budget/. Changes from Proposed to Adopted Budget Overall, the Citywide budget increased by approximately 6% compared to FY24-25. Restricted revenue sources tend to fluctuate annually based on grant awards from state and federal agencies, as well as shifts in capital project priorities for the year, contributing to the rise in this fiscal year’s adopted budget. A full reconciliation of the changes to the General Fund can be found in the detailed budget document, referenced in the Table of Contents. Funding for unhoused community support appears lower than in prior years because the Budget in Brief reflects only new funding for FY 2025-26. It does not include unspent funds carried over from prior years, or grants that have been awarded but not yet received or formally appropriated. On June 3, 2025, the proposed budget was presented at a public hearing and subsequently adopted by City Council on June 17, 2025, as presented with no changes. FY23-24 Actuals, as displayed below includes continuing appropriations for one-time expenditures. Continuing Appropriations, approved by City Council with a super majority vote, is the act of carrying over the unspent budget from one fiscal year to the next to provide resources necessary for project completion. **Excludes Internal Service Funds ** Public Safety Spending for the Unhoused Community City Infrastructure Projects Youth Programs $247.74M $12.65M * * $57.99M $20.57M Youth Programs $20.57M YYouth Public Safety $247.74M * Spending for the Unhoused Community $12.65M *City Infrastructure Projects $57.99M