Camarillo City Council
Camarillo Sanitary District
AGENDA REPORT
Date: June 24, 2026
To: Honorable Mayor and City Councilmembers
Chairman and Directors of the Camarillo Sanitary District From: Greg Ramirez, City Manager
Submitted by: Mark Uribe, Finance Director
Subject: Amend the Fiscal Year 2025/26 Budget and Adopt the Fiscal Year 2026/27 Budget and Related Resolutions
BACKGROUND
This action will make certain year-end amendments to the Fiscal Year 2025/26 Budget and adopt the Budget for Fiscal Year 2026/27 for the City of Camarillo and the Camarillo Sanitary District (CSD). The Council and District are also asked to consider resolutions setting forth the Annual Gann Appropriations Limit, the GASB 54 Commitment of Fund Balance, the Compensation, Classification and Benefits Program and a Statement of Understanding for the terms and conditions of employment for City and Camarillo Sanitary District (CSD) employees.
DISCUSSION
ANNUAL BUDGET
The proposed Resolutions address the following:
1. Adopts the FY 2026/27 Budget.
2. Establishes the level of authority for budget amendments.
3. Provides a mechanism to carryover balances related to outstanding purchase orders, capital projects, and grant revenues and expenditures.
Overview
Overall, the City’s financial position remains in good fiscal condition. The City is in compliance with the City Council Reserve Policy 3.05 as most of the projected Fund Balances are expected to meet or exceed their established reserve levels at the fiscal year ending on June 30, 2027. The Proposed FY 2026/27 Budget is operationally balanced, as operating revenues are projected to meet or exceed ongoing operating
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expenditures, thereby maintaining or increasing fund balances. For individual funds that are expected to have a decrease in fund balance, the primary reasons are one-time costs such as capital projects, facility maintenance upgrades, information technology improvements, or uses of accumulated fund balance.
The FY 2026/27 Proposed Budget for all City of Camarillo (herein referred to as the City) and Camarillo Sanitary District (CSD) funds includes Revenues of $159.2 million and Expenditures of $167.5 million, for a projected use of accumulated fund balance of $8.3 for one-time costs or capital project expenditures.
The General Fund is the chief operating fund for the majority of the City’s general municipal operations and services (administration, public safety, public works, community services, and community development). The FY 2026/27 General Fund Proposed Budget includes Revenues and Transfers In of $62.3 million and Expenditures and Transfers Out of $66.3 million, for a net decrease in Fund Balance of $4.0 million. Within the $4.0 million net decrease, $4.4 million is allocated for one-time projects that will be funded through available fund balance reserves rather than ongoing revenue sources. Excluding these one-time expenditures, ongoing General Fund revenues exceed ongoing operating expenditures by $383,000, reflecting a balanced budget for FY 2026/27.
Additional detailed information for all funds can be found in the attached Proposed Fiscal Year 2026/27 Budget Document. The document outlines the changes for all City & CSD funds, provides revenue, expenditure, and fund balance details by type of fund, and a Reserve Analysis to show projected fund balance and working capital balances in relation to levels established in City Council Policy 3.05, Reserve Level.
Adoption of the FY 2026/27 Budget
On June 10, 2026, the Camarillo City Council and the Camarillo Sanitary District jointly convened to review the FY 2026/27 Proposed Budget. The Camarillo Library Board also participated to review the portion of the budget related to Library operations. At that time, the City Council and Camarillo Sanitary District thoroughly reviewed the proposed budget.
Level of Authority for Budget Amendments
The Resolution sets forth the levels of budget authority for the City Council and the City Manager. Since there are budget adjustments throughout the year as conditions change, it is appropriate to establish the level of authority for those changes with the adoption of the budget and to include that provision in the budget resolution. It should be noted that while the City Manager has the authority to make budget transfers between line items, there must be funding source compatibility between the source account and the use account. Any need for any additional appropriation from fund balance must be approved by the City Council.
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Mechanism to Carryover Balances Related to Outstanding Orders, Capital Projects, and Grant Revenues and Expenditures
Staff is recommending that authority be granted to the City Manager to carryover from the FY 2025/26 into FY 2026/27 certain unspent budget balances related to purchase orders (encumbrances), capital projects, and grant revenues and expenditures. By authorizing the City Manager to approve those carryovers as soon as the FY 2025/26 is closed, the carryovers can be completed in a timely manner.
ANNUAL GANN APPROPRIATIONS LIMIT
California voters approved an initiative on November 6, 1979, that added Article XIIIB to the State Constitution. The provisions of this article place limits on the amount of revenue that can be appropriated by all entities of government. Each government entity is required to set its Gann Appropriations Limit each fiscal year with 1978/79 as the base year; then adjust each subsequent year by using a combination of increase in population, plus increase in CPI or per capita personal income.
Proposition 4 and its implementing legislation Chapter 1205/80 were modified by Proposition 111 and SB 88 (Chapter 60/90). Beginning with the Fiscal Year 1990/91 Gann Appropriations Limit, the annual adjustment factors changed. Annually, the government entity can select the greater of growth in the California Per Capita Income, or growth in assessed valuation due to non-residential construction within the City. For the population factor, the entity can select the greater of population growth within the City or the County.
In compliance with Proposition 111, revised annual adjustment factors were applied to the base year 1986/87 limit and each year in between in order to calculate limits for Fiscal Year 1998/99. In addition, the limit can be adjusted for assumed responsibility from one government entity to another. County charges for administration fees for property tax collection were added to the Fiscal Year 1991/92 Gann Appropriation Limit.
The California Department of Finance and the Ventura County Assessor supply the information for determining the factors.
Calculation of the FY 2026/27 Gann Appropriations Limit The application of the annual growth factors to the prior year’s Limit result in a Fiscal Year 2026/27 Limit of $155,841,529 calculated as:
2025/26 Appropriation Limit $148,945,358
2026/27 Population 0.9970
2026/27 Inflation Factor 1.0495
(Per Capita Cost of Living Change)
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Ratio of Change (1.0495 x 0.997) x 1.0463 2026/27 Appropriation Limit $155,841,529
The population factor is the annual change in population for the City of Camarillo. The inflation factor is the percent change in Non-Residential Valuation.
GASB 54 COMMITMENT OF FUND BALANCE
State law requires all general-purpose local governments to publish a complete set of financial statements within seven months of the close of each fiscal year. These statements are referred to as the Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR).
According to the Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB), fund balance is defined as the difference between assets and deferred outflows of resources, and liabilities and deferred inflows of resources in Governmental Funds.
In 2011, the City implemented GASB Statement No. 54 which requires the City to report governmental fund balances in distinct classifications. City Council, as the governing body of the City, may commit fund balance for specific purposes pursuant to constraints imposed by formally adopting a resolution. The Council’s resolution to commit fund balance must occur within the fiscal reporting period in order to be reported in the ACFR for that fiscal year.
During the June 10, 2026 Budget Workshop, the City Council was presented with changes in Fund Balances at the presentation of the City’s Budget for Fiscal Year 2026/27. In total, the City’s General Fund Balance is projected to be $99.2 million on June 30, 2027. Through this process, Finance Staff is recommending a total Commitment of $95.3 million of the projected fund balance for the following purposes:
$30,953,526 for Council Reserve Goal per Policy 3.05
16,905,000 Facility Improvement Projects
10,000,000 Natural Disaster Recovery
8,000,000 Pleasant Valley Rec & Park District – Community and Senior Center 5,400,000 Economic Development
5,000,000 Information Technology Master Plan
3,800,000 Continuum of Care
200,000 Camarillo Springs Debris Remediation
15,000,000 Loan to Water
$95,258,526 Total Committed Fund Balance
Commitments are established at the discretion of the City Council and may be changed at any time by Council resolution.
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COMPENSATION, CLASSIFICATION AND BENEFITS PROGRAM
The proposed Resolutions set forth the Compensation, Classification and Benefits Program for City and CSD employees and certain related terms and conditions of employment, effective July 1, 2026. The proposed resolutions include a 4.0% cost-of- living adjustment (COLA) effective July 1, 2026. Individual merit increases are subject to review of employee performance on their anniversary date during the fiscal year.
The Compensation and Classification plan was reviewed in consideration of the following City Council goals: a) Employee Relations – maintain an effective workforce through competitive salaries, benefits and training; and b) Fiscal Management, Objective 2 – continue to identify and implement means and methods for streamlining internal and public-facing City operations and processes in order to achieve greater effectiveness and time efficiencies. In support of these goals and objectives, the proposed Resolutions amend the Compensation and Classification Plan for City and CSD employees as follows:
● Addition of the following classification title:
○ Facilities Project Manager
In addition to the salary adjustments identified in the staff report, the proposed resolution adds Juneteenth to the City’s holiday schedule, amends that holiday pay is based on the employee’s regularly scheduled hours on the observed holiday, including for employees on alternative work schedules, and provides that accrued vacation may be used as it is earned, subject to supervisory approval and operational needs.
In accordance with Government Code Section 54953 (d)(3)(A), and prior to final action by the City Council, the following is a summary of the of the recommended actual compensation for classifications that constitute the City of Camarillo executive group. The City Manager is proposed to receive a seven percent (7%) salary increase effective July 01, 2026, resulting in a monthly salary of $29,100. The classifications below are proposed to receive a four percent (4%) COLA effective July 01, 2026. The updated annual salaries resulting from the proposed adjustment are summarized in the table below:
Position
Monthly
Salary
Assistant City Manager
$26,826
Director of Administrative Services /
Chief Innovation Officer
$23,173
Director of Community Development
$22,533
Director of Finance
$22,130
Director of Human Resources
$21,574
Director of Public Works
$24,331
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CEQA DETERMINATION
City staff has determined, in accordance with Section 15061(b)(3) of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines, that the amended Fiscal Year 2025/26 Budget and adoption of the Fiscal Year 2026/27 Budget and related resolutions is not subject to CEQA review because it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the Amended Fiscal Year 2025/26 Budget and Adoption of the Fiscal Year 2026/27 Budget and Related Resolutions may have a significant effect on the environment.
FISCAL IMPACT
The FY 2026/27 Proposed Budget for all City and CSD funds includes Revenues of $159.2 million and Expenditures of $167.5 million. The Expenditures in excess of Revenues is due to the use of accumulated fund balances for one-time projects and capital projects expenditures.
The FY 2026/27 Proposed Budget for the General Fund includes Revenues and Transfers In of $62.3 million, and Expenditures and Transfers Out of $66.3 million, for a net decrease in Fund Balance of $4.0 million. Within the $4.0 million net decrease, $4.4 million is allocated for one-time projects that will be funded through available fund balance reserves rather than ongoing revenue sources. Excluding these one-time expenditures, ongoing General Fund revenues exceed ongoing operating expenditures by $383,000, reflecting a balanced budget for FY 2026/27.
The proposed Compensation, Classification and Benefits Program changes are included in the Fiscal Year 2026/27 budget.
RECOMMENDATION
Camarillo Sanitary District Recommended Actions:
1. Adopt a Resolution approving the FY 2026/27 Budget and authorizing appropriations for FY 2026/27.
2. Adopt a Resolution setting the Compensation, Classification and Benefits Program and approving a Statement of Understanding for the terms and conditions of employment for Camarillo Sanitary District employees, effective July 1, 2026.
City Council Recommended Actions:
1. Adopt a Resolution approving the FY 2026/27 Budget and authorizing appropriations for FY 2026/27, excluding the Trolley operation.
2. Adopt a Resolution that selects the factors used to calculate the limit and establishes the Fiscal Year 2026/27 Gann Appropriations Limit for the City of Camarillo at $155,841,529 as calculated.
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3. Adopt a resolution to commit $95,258,526 of the Projected General Fund’s Fund Balance for the Fiscal year ending June 30, 2026.
4. Adopt a Resolution setting the Compensation, Classification and Benefits Program and approving a Statement of Understanding for the terms and conditions of employment for City employees, effective July 1, 2026.
5. Adopt a Resolution approving the FY 2026/27 Trolley Budget.
ATTACHMENTS
1. Attachment 1 - Proposed Fiscal Year 2026/27 Budget Document
2. Attachment 2 - Resolution (CSD Budget)
3. Attachment 3 - Resolution (CSD Comp, Class and Benefits Program)
4. Attachment 4 - Resolution (City Budget)
5. Attachment 5 - Resolution (Gann Appropriations Limit)
6. Attachment 6 - Resolution (GASB 54 Commitment)
7. Attachment 7 - Resolution (City Comp, Class and Benefits Program)
8. Attachment 8 - Resolution (Trolley Budget)
REFERENCE MATERIALS – AVAILABLE FOR REVIEW AT CITY HALL None