Item 23 - Public Hearing - Ordinance to Adopt the FY 2026-27 Budget, Resolution Changes to the City’s Classification & Compensation Plan, Uniform Schedule of Misc Fees, 7-Year Capital Improvement Program, and the City’s Annual Update

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Proposed Fiscal Year 2026-27 City Budget, Changes to the City's Classification and Compensation Plan, Uniform Schedule of Miscellaneous Fees, and the Seven-Year Capital Improvement Program June 2, 2026 Page 6 in pension debt payments. In addition, CalPERS requires the City to make an annual payment toward its Unfunded Actuarial Liability (UAL). The City can pay the full amount, prepay at a discount by July 31, or spread the payment evenly over 12 months. The proposed budget includes this discounted prepayment. Proposed Workforce Changes After accounting for all proposed additions, deletions, reallocations, and reclassifications, the FY26-27 Citywide Budget reflects a net decrease of eighteen (18) full-time positions. The recommended workforce changes reflect citywide operational and funding needs across all funds while preserving core City services and minimizing impacts to service delivery. In many cases, proposed deletions reflect positions that have remained vacant for extended periods, were previously unfunded, or are no longer necessary due to changing operational demands, the completion of grant-funded initiatives, or organizational restructuring efforts. A summary of proposed workforce changes follows. Workforce 26-27 Department FY 25-26 Changes Proposed City Attorney 23 3 26 City Clerk 7 - 7 City Manager 16 1 15 Community Development 83 f 1 82 Finance & Management Services 73 3 70 Human Resources 32 - 32 Information Technology 24 1 23 Library 40 - 40 Parks Recreation & Community Svcs 616 64 Planning &Building 102 4 98 Police 665 12 653 Public Works 324 3 327 Total Workforce Changes 1,455 (18) 1,437 Departments with the most significant workforce changes include the following: • City Attorney: The City Attorney's Office is adding two Paralegal positions and one Assistant City Attorney position to support increasingly complex and high-volume public records requests, legal reviews, and related compliance obligations. These additions are intended to improve response times, manage workload demands, and, where feasible, reduce reliance on outside legal support. • Finance: The Finance Department is deleting three positions: one Meter Reader, one Buyer, and one Payroll Systems Analyst. The Meter Reader position was previously unfunded during the FY25-26 budget-balancing process and this action