Regular Council Meeting
June 5, 2025
FRESNO CITY COUNCIL
Supplement Packet
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(ID 25-723)
City Attorney's Office
Contents of Supplement: Presentation
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City Attorney’s Office
Budget Presentation
June 5, 2025
Budget Year 2026
City Attorney’s Office
FY 2026
Total Budget
Appropriation Type FY23
Actuals
FY24
Actuals
FY25
Amended
FY26
Proposed
Personnel $16,065,157 $18,475,878 $21,000,600 $21,883,100 Non-Personnel $3,741,266 $4,775,213 $3,123,900 $5,158,800 Interdepartmental $3,470,767 $3,827,297 $4,979,400 $4,577,300 Total Department Expenditures $23,277,190 $27,078,388 $29,103,900 $31,619,200 6/4/2025 2
City Attorney’s Office
FY 2026
# of Budgeted Positions
Position Type FY23
Adopted
FY24
Adopted
FY25
Adopted
FY26
Changes
FY26
Proposed
Legal Proceedings 62.5 62.5 67.00 0.00 73.00
Code 109.75 109.75 111.75 0.25 115.00
Total 172.25 172.25 178.75 0.25 188.00
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City Attorney’s Office
FY 2026
Current Authorized Positions
4 Attorneys 39
Managers/Supervisors 18
Secretaries/Admin 24
Investigators 3
Paralegals 12
Accounting 5
Inspectors/Labor 87*
Total: 188
*10 vacancies
Mayor’s built-in attrition savings: $1.3 million
City Attorney’s Office
Code Enforcement Smoke Shop
Investigations
Total Shops Inspected 121
Illegal Cannabis Found 76
Code Violations 120
Illegal Tobacco Found 80
Firearms Found 16
Calls for Service 1,184
Total Fines Issued: $5,212,379.59
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City Attorney’s Office
Code Enforcement Rental Housing
Inspection Program
Staffing Level: 1 Supervisor,
8 Inspectors
Inspections: 21,892
Collections: $1.1 million
Receiverships: 50 (all Code)
Software Upgrade: $71,000
(included in Mayor’s budget)
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City Attorney’s Office
Eviction Protection Program
Mayor’s Proposed
Budget: $1.5 million
Request for Additional
Funds: $500,000
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City Attorney’s Office
Eviction Protection Program
FY25
326 intakes received
143 referred to outside counsel
No eviction on record – 83
Tenant able to remain in home – 18
Extended move out date –47
Settlement Reached - 35
Reduced money owed – 27
Unlawful detainer dismissed – 26
Prevented UD from being filed – 57
Stopped lockout - 2
Remove UD from record - 1
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TOTAL (July 2021 to present*)
2,737 intakes received
1,607 referred to outside counsel
No eviction on record – 599
Tenant able to remain in home – 243
Extended move out date – 270
Settlement Reached – 276
Reduced money owed – 97
Unlawful detainer dismissed – 177
Prevented UD from being filed – 357
Stopped Lockout – 15
Remove UD from record – 24
City Attorney’s Office
FY 2026
Civil/Criminal Cases
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Ongoing Civil Cases
• June 2024 – 155 cases
• June 2025 – 148 cases
Active Criminal Cases
• June 2024 – 255 cases
• June 2025 – 537 cases
City Attorney’s Office
FY 2026
State Grants
Grant Type 2026 Proposed
Waste Tire Clean-Up $92,100
Waste Tire Amnesty $55,500
Waste Tire Enforcement $215,300
Wage Theft $1,169,800
Tobacco $366,600
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City Attorney’s Office
FY 2026
Proposed Budget & Possible Motions
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Mayor’s Proposed $31,619,200
Eviction Protection $500,000
Tenant Relocation $20,000
Total with Motions $32,139,200
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