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CITY OF DELANO
STAFF REPORT
September 13, 2023
Agenda Item: 1
TO: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
FROM: Maribel Reyna, City Manager
By: Rosa Lara Rios, Finance Director
SUBJECT: Resolution of the Delano City Council to accept and approve the City of Delano’s Biennial Operating and Capital Improvement Projects Budgets for the fiscal years FY23/24 & FY 24/25.
Recommendation
Staff recommends that the City Council accept and approve the Biennial Operating and Capital Improvement Project Budgets for the fiscal years FY23/24 and FY 24/25.
Discussion
The City is facing a number of future pressures such as capital improvement projects; rising costs of health insurance and pension benefits; labor obligations for the City’s employees’ bargaining units, legislative action changes, and unfunded state mandates. A containment strategy is necessary to maintain a manageable financial position and to address known and unknown financial challenges, program needs, and economic downturn. Strategic planning and review will be critical since the City is facing many requests.
The budget committees reviewed and analyzed thoroughly all requests. Based on the recommendations from the budget committees, city staff prepared the biennial budget for FY 23/24 and FY 24/25. Its anticipated guidance to prioritize spending will be critical to ensure financial stability in these next couple of years.
Attachments: Budget Presentation for FY 23/24 & FY 24/25 Budget Resolution
RESOLUTION NO.
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DELANO,
CALIFORNIA, APPROVING AND ADOPTING THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEARS 2023/2024 AND 2024/2025 AND APPROPRIATING THE FUNDS NECESSARY TO MEET THE EXPENDITURES SET FORTH THEREIN.
WHEREAS, Chapter 3.04 of the Delano Municipal Code requires the City Council to adopt an annual budget prior to July 1st; and
WHEREAS, the City Manager and Finance Director have presented a recommended balanced budget to the City Council; and
WHEREAS, the City Clerk has caused to be published in general circulation newspapers a Notice of Public Hearing concerning the budget; and
WHEREAS, a Public Hearing has been held to receive input from the public on the proposed revenues and expenditures in the annual budget; and WHEREAS, following only duly given notice, the City Council of the City of Delano did hold such public hearing, receiving, considering, and evaluating all public comments; and
NOW THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DELANO,
CALIFORNIA, does hereby find, determine and declare that the budget for fiscal years 2023/2024 and 2024/2025 is hereby adopted this 13th day of September 2023, by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
_________________________________
Joe Alindajao, Mayor
ATTEST:
____________________________
Nancy Garcia, City Clerk
Budget Hearing Biennial FY 23/24 & FY 24/25 September 13, 2023 City of Delano
Budget Objectives
• Enhance Public Safety
• Provide highest level of service to the
community
• Economic prosperity
• Sustain long-term fiscal responsibility
2 City Council Priorities
Public Safety
Fiscal Sustainability
Housing
Enhancing community services
Beautification
3 Budgetary Challenges
Rising Healthcare Costs
Rising Pension Costs
Workforce turnover Maintain aging facilities
Maintain aging
infrastructure
Equipment replacement Legislative changes
Unfunded state mandates
Maintaining responsible
growth
4 Budget Overview
5 Resources by funds FY 23/24 FY24/25
General Fund $30,313,219 $30,987,445
Enterprise Funds $26,193,258 $26,443,123
Other Funds $62,470,772 $43,962,630
Total $118,977,249 $101,393,198
Expenditures by funds FY 23/24 FY24/25
General Fund $30,313,219 $30,987,015
Enterprise Funds $26,468,783 $23,846,410
Other Funds $61,171,967 $46,762,837
Total $117,953,969 $101,596,262
What is in the Proposed Biennial Budget?
• Accounting Assistant I & II to be Accounting Technicians – Utility Billing Dept. • Police Records Assistant I to Police Records Assistant II – Police Dept. • Office Assistant II to be Police Records Assistant II – Police Dept. • Office Assistant I to Police Records Assistant I – Police Dept.
Recommended Reclassifications FY 23/24
7 • Senior Planner – Planning Dept. (Currently vacant)
• Office Assistant I – Recreation (Currently vacant)
Deleted Positions FY 23/24
8 • Information & Technology Manager – IT Dept.
• Police Sergeant – Police Dept.
• Recreation Coordinator – Recreation Dept
New Positions FY 23/24
9 • Police Officer – Police dept.
• Senior Accountant – Finance dept.
• IT coordinator – IT dept.
New Positions FY 24/25
10 Capital Improvements/outlay
Aquatic Center/
Larry Itliong Park
Water & Sewer Line
Replacements
Water Meter
installations/
replacements
Various Road &
Traffic Signal
Projects
11 General Plan
Update
Well rehabilitations Voice of America Parks rehabilitation Transit
Maintenance &
Training Facility
Rehabilitation of
New Civic Center
Navigation Center Police/detective
vehicles
In Conclusion
Guidance to prioritize spending will
be critical to ensure financial
stability.
Due to the uncertainties of the
economy the city needs to remain
financially vigilant in the upcoming
years.
The budget is balanced and
continues to sustain necessary
essential services for the
residents of Delano.
12 Thank you
Delano residents for your patience. City Council
for your policy leadership and support. City
employees for your commitment and strong
work ethic, we know next year will be even
better than the last.
We look forward in continuing working together.
City Manager
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