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FISCAL YEAR 2025-26 PROPOSED OPERATING AND CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM AND HOUSING AUTHORITY BUDGET INCLUDING ANNUAL REPORTING FOR EQUIPMENT USE POLICY PER AB 481 AND VACANCY STATUS AND RECRUITMENT STRATEGIES PER AB 2561
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DEPARTMENT: CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE, FINANCE DEPARTMENT
PRESENTED BY: CECILIA GALLARDO DALY, ACTING CITY MANAGER, CAROL MOLINA, FINANCE DIRECTOR
CONTACT INFORMATION: CAROL MOLINA, FINANCE DIRECTOR, (714) 754-5243
RECOMMENDATION:
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Staff recommends the City Council:
1. Approve Resolution 2025-XX, adopting the Proposed Fiscal Year 2025-26 Operating and Capital Improvement Program (CIP) Budget; and
2. Approve Joint Resolution 2025-XX adopting the Housing Authority Budget including Economic and Community Development expenditures for Fiscal Year 2025-26; and
3. Authorize the "Emergency Exception" clause of the Capital Asset Needs Ordinance under Section 2-209.2 (a)(2), Economic Downturn, for Fiscal Year 2025-26; and
4. Approve a financial plan to reinstate $6.9 million from Fiscal Year 2025-26 in deferred projects by:
a. Reinstate the funding over a 10-year period to ensure a fiscally sustainable General Fund budget.
5. Authorize and approve staffing for the following full-time positions: increase of 1.0 FTE for Custody Officer for Police Department, decrease of 1.0 FTE for Human Resources Analyst, decrease of 1.0 FTE for Programmer Analyst I, decrease of 1.0 FTE for Senior Management Analyst (CON), and a decrease of 1.0 FTE for Community Outreach Worker as presented at the May 13, 2025 Study Session; and
6. Approve Resolution 2025-XX establishing the Fiscal Year 2025-26 Appropriations Limit for the City of Costa Mesa at $330,924,446, by using Orange County's growth for population adjustment, and the California per capita income growth for inflationary adjustment; and
7. Approve the City of Costa Mesa's Revised Special Event Rates; and
8. City Council action is requested for the following to comply with ...
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