MAYOR’S PROPOSED BUDGET FY 2026
Fresno Animal
Center
Department
Budget Presentation
JUNE 3, 2025
Fresno Animal Center Department
FY 2026 Total Budget2
Category FY 2024
Actuals
FY 2025
Amended
FY 2026
Proposed
Personnel $ 2,701,744 $ 6,236,800 $ 6,691,400
Non-Personnel 3,824,484 1,955,300 1,684,600
Interdepartmental 448,934 710,200 912,000
Total $ 6,975,163 $ 8,902,300 $ 9,288,000
Notes
1. FY 2024 includes 7 months of service reimbursements to the contracted animal services provider and 5 months of internal operation by the new Fresno Animal Center Department
2. FY 2025 includes a full year of internal operations
3. FY 2026 Personnel increases reflect reclassification of positions to align with operational needs. Non-Personnel decreases reflect a reduction in funds previously allocated to after-hours emergency veterinary services, offset by an increase in personnel costs to enhance in-house capacity • Personnel attrition rate of 6.18% implemented in FY 2025 is also included in FY 2026 JUNE 3, 2025 MAYOR’S PROPOSED BUDGET FY 2026
Fresno Animal Center Department
FY 2026 Budgeted Positions3
Category FY 2025
Adopted
FY 2025
Amended
FY 2026
Changes
FY 2026
Proposed
Animal Center Administration 10.00 10.00 0.00 10.00
Animal Operations 31.40 31.40 (1.00) 30.40
Community Resource and
Engagement 26.50 26.50 1.50 28.00
Veterinary Services 10.00 10.00 0.00 10.00
Total 77.90 77.90 0.50 78.40
Notes
1. 2 Animal Resource Officer II positions added in FY 2025 at 0.75 FTE are made whole at
1.00 FTE in FY 2026
JUNE 3, 2025 MAYOR’S PROPOSED BUDGET FY 2026
Fresno Animal Center Department
Operational Impacts4
Description 2026
Proposed
1) Non-Personnel
Reduction
$ (193,500)
Notes:
1. FY 2026 budget continues existing
services and includes a strategic
reduction of $193,500 in non-personnel
expenditures targeted to minimize
operational impact
JUNE 3, 2025 MAYOR’S PROPOSED BUDGET FY 2026
Fresno Animal Center Department
Program & Project Highlights5
Notes:
1. Continue to offer free microchips that
help keep pets in their home for City of
Fresno residents
2. Mobile Sterilization Trailer to provide
accessible sterilization services in high-
activity areas
3. Foster program to enhance recruitment,
training, and support for foster families,
helping to increase the number of
animals placed in temporary homes and
improve overall animal care
Description 2026
Proposed
1) Laboratory and Medical $ 458,800
2) Mobile Sterilization
Surgery Trailer
$ 156,400
3) Foster Program $ 28,700
JUNE 3, 2025 MAYOR’S PROPOSED BUDGET FY 2026
Fresno Animal Center Department
Community Outreach Highlights6
1. Provided care to over 7,100 animals ensuring they received medical attention, shelter, and a second chance through adoption or rehabilitation.
2. Adopted 2,653 animals into forever homes, reunited 717 pets with their owners, and transferred 1,920 dogs and cats to adoption partners.
3. Facilitated the licensing of 790 dogs, promoting responsible pet ownership and compliance with local regulations.
4. Coordinated 29 sterilization clinics on-site and through partnerships with local organizations, resulting in the sterilization of 6,971 animals.
5. Hosted three vaccine clinics, administering a total of 2,892 rabies and DHPP (Distemper, Hepatitis, Parvovirus, and Parainfluenza) vaccines to animals in the community.
6. Implanted 2,989 microchips to animals at no cost through various walk-in and drive- through clinics, in partnership with other animal welfare organizations.
7. Received over 17,150 animal-related calls through the 3-1-1 call center.
JUNE 3, 2025 MAYOR’S PROPOSED BUDGET FY 2026
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JUNE 3, 2025 MAYOR’S PROPOSED BUDGET FY 2026