RESOLUTION NO. 2026-30
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BELL
ADOPTING THE CITY BUDGET FOR THE FISCAL YEAR
COMMENCING JULY 1, 2026 AND ENDING JUNE 30, 2027
WHEREAS, Section 1104 of the City of Bell Charter (the “Charter”) requires the City Council to adopt an annual budget on or before June 30th of each year for the ensuing fiscal year; and
WHEREAS, City staff has had several public meetings with the City Council to review and discuss the Budget for fiscal year 2026-2027; and
WHEREAS, on May 13th the proposed budget was formally presented to the City Council for its consideration and adoption.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BELL DOES HEREBY RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1: The City Council adopts the Budget for 2026-27. The City hereby adopts the budget for Fiscal Year 2026-2027 and authorizes the appropriations, on a Fund level, as follows:
SECTION 2: Authorized Inter-fund Transfers for 2026-27. The City Council hereby authorizes all transfers from one fund to another as outlined in the adopted budget for FY 2026- 2027.
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SECTION 3: City of Bell Budget Authority. Any increases in fund-level appropriations shall require approval by the City Council.
SECTION 4: Administrative Budget Authority. It is hereby declared that, in addition to the City Council’s level of authority, there is a need for a level of administrative authority over the adopted budget. The City Manager shall have the administrative authority to approve transfers between expenditure line-items within the same fund, provided that the total expenditure appropriation for the fund remains unchanged. The City Manager may delegate authority for lineitem transfers under $10,000 within a department to the Finance Director.
SECTION 5: Budget Carryovers. It is hereby approved that all appropriations for 2025- 2026 shall lapse June 30, 2026, with the exception of the following:
A. Any lawfully encumbered amounts; any capital projects encumbered amounts B. Any unrealized revenues and unexpended appropriations for grants at the end of 2025-2026
C. Any emergency purchases approved by City Council in fiscal year 2025-26 SECTION 6: Labor Negotiations. The Budget projects significant changes to employee wages and conditions that are subject to negotiations with City bargaining units. The City Manager is instructed through the City’s bargaining representative to commence such negotiation as soon as possible so that the savings can be captured.
SECTION 7: Effect. This Resolution shall take effect immediately upon its adoption by the City Council.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 24th day of June 2026. ___________________________________
Ali Saleh, Mayor
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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Danny Aleshire, City Attorney
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CERTIFICATE OF ATTESTATION AND ORIGINALITY
I, Angela Bustamante, City Clerk of the City of Bell, hereby attest to and certify that the foregoing resolution is the original resolution adopted by the Bell City Council at a regular meeting held on the 24th day of June 2026, by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
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Angela Bustamante, City Clerk
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