HomeMy WebLinkAboutHandout - Item 24 - Combined Balancing MeasuresProposed FY26-27 Combined Balancing Measures
May 5
Balancing
Measure
May 19
Balancing
Measure Total
Revenue Additions
Credit Card Processing Fee 320,000$ -$ 320,000$
Technology Cost Recovery Fee 250,000$ 500,000$ 750,000$
Align Paramedic revenue with OCEMS rate 700,000$ -$ 700,000$
Historic Resource Commission- shift to fully recovered fees 54,800$ -$ 54,800$
Recover General Fund support costs from the Golf Course Enterprise Fund $ - 100,000$ 100,000$
Revenue estimate refinements and adjustments $ - 510,282$ 510,282$
Spending Reductions
Workforce Changes: FTE savings from vacant positions & reduction to part-
time budgets $ 3,986,410 973,785$ 4,960,195$
Reduce Human Resources seasonal part-time program 100,000$ -$ 100,000$
Homeless Services Division Manager shifting to eligible grant fund 207,530$ -$ 207,530$
Eliminate Navigation Center General Fund contribution 75,000$ -$ 75,000$
Reductions to PWA contracts (20% reduction) -$ -$
Streetlight pole work 200,000$ -$ 200,000$
Alley improvements 300,000$ -$ 300,000$
Park maintenance 960,572$ -$ 960,572$
Armed security at City Hall instead of parks 333,400$ -$ 333,400$
Align traffic & construction engineering budget to project billing charges 100,000$ -$ 100,000$
Eliminate printing costs for Cultura 30,000$ 46,000$ 76,000$
Eliminate sports & recreation equipment lending and additional programs 200,000$ -$ 200,000$
Eliminate printing of Zoo maps (use QR code and provide more signs using
one-time funds 4,000$ -$ 4,000$
Partially reduce General Fund subsidy for youth & senior excursions 50,000$ -$ 50,000$
Partial Pass-Through of Planning & Building contract work using existing
staff (reduced on-call services)400,000$ -$ 400,000$
Eliminate Employee Appreciation lunch in May 2027 30,000$ -$ 30,000$
Eliminate language recertifications (depts to pay for new-hire exams)100,000$ -$ 100,000$
15% reduction to Arts & Culture programs 144,750$ -$ 144,750$
SARTC Maintenance subsidy reduction (2 Months) offset by expected new
leasing revenue 183,333$ -$ 183,333$
Proposed FY26-27 Combined Balancing Measures
May 5
Balancing
Measure
May 19
Balancing
Measure Total
Police Athletic & Activity League (PAAL )program restructuring and service
level adjustments -$ 471,650$ 471,650$
Parks & Recreation overtime reductions related to program and schedule
adjustments -$ 113,490$ 113,490$
Police community engagement and mounted unit operational reductions -$ 103,300$ 103,300$
Public Works median landscaping service adjustments (approximately 5%
reduction)-$ 100,000$ 100,000$
Public Works tree maintenance service adjustments (approximately 2.4%
reduction)-$ 100,000$ 100,000$
Parks & Recreation seasonal community center operational adjustments
from October through March -$ 65,540$ 65,540$
Planning and Building Neighborhood Initiatives reduction to focus on the
General Plan and environmental justice priorities -$ 61,500$ 61,500$
Elimination of non-mandated Boards and Commissions -$ 38,400$ 38,400$
Adjustment to ambulance service expansion levels based on expected
usage -$ 250,000$ 250,000$
Community Development's Youth Employment Program shifted to eligible
restricted funds -$ 100,000$ 100,000$
Community Development homeless deferred maintenance shifted to
restricted funds -$ 83,830$ 83,830$
Community Development staff cost allocation to eligible program funding -$ 13,770$ 13,770$
Planning and Building operational, supply, and contract expenditure
reductions -$ 405,000$ 405,000$
Finance supplies, contract, and operational expenditure reductions -$ 266,000$ 266,000$
Adjustment to insurance internal service charges -$ 179,950$ 179,950$
Adjustment to IT cost recovery charges -$ 178,823$ 178,823$
PWA administrative cost allocation adjustments -$ 150,000$ 150,000$
Human Resources training and consulting contract reductions -$ 40,000$ 40,000$
Library operational adjustments -$ 38,115$ 38,115$
Parks & Recreation contract contingency reduction -$ 17,360$ 17,360$
IT printing services contract savings -$ 16,660$ 16,660$
Proposed FY26-27 Combined Balancing Measures
May 5
Balancing
Measure
May 19
Balancing
Measure Total
Approved Funding Requests
Jerome Library Kiosk Maint/Subscription (20,560)$ (20,560)$
Assistant Attorney to liaise with Human Resources (156,240)$ (156,240)$
Paralegal for CMO & Clerk to Support Public Records Requests (90,270)$ (90,270)$
Paralegal for PD to Support Public Records Requests (90,270)$ (90,270)$
OC Pride Event (20,000)$ (20,000)$
Service Employee International Union for Part-Time Non-Civil Service
employee contract negotiations (SEIU- PTNCS)(233,253)$ (233,253)$
Balancing Measures Total $ 8,372,455 $ 4,670,202 $ 13,042,657