MAYOR’S PROPOSED BUDGET FY 2027
CITY ATTORNEY’S
OFFICE
Budget Presentation
JUNE 11, 2026
City Attorney’s Office
FY 2027 Total Budget2
Appropriation Type FY 2024
Actuals
FY 2025
Actuals
FY 2026
Amended
FY 2027
Proposed
Personnel $ 18,475,878 $ 21,002,865 $ 22,687,600 $24,215,200 Non-Personnel $4,775,213 $ 3,781,002 $ 4,523,000 $4,892,300 Interdepartmental $3,827,297 $ 4,956,146 $ 4,613,300 $4,671,200 Total $27,078,388 $29,746,013 $ 31,865,900 $33,778,700
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City Attorney’s Office
FY 2027 Budgeted Positions3
Section FY 2025
Adopted
FY 2026
Adopted
FY 2026
Amended
FY 2027
Changes
FY 2027
Proposed
Legal Proceedings 67.00 76.00 78.00 2.00 80.00
Code 111.75 115.00 115.00 (1.00) 114.00
Total 178.75 191.00 193.00 1.00 194.00
Notes
¾ Added one (1) City Attorney Investigator via the 2nd PAR Amendment @ 1.00 FTE ¾ Added one (1) Senior Paralegal via the 2nd PAR Amendment @ 1.00 FTE ¾ Made Whole – four (4) positions that were added in FY 2026 at .75 FTE JUNE 11, 2026 MAYOR’S PROPOSED BUDGET FY 2027
City Attorney’s Office
FY 2027 City Attorney’s Services4
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TRANSACTIONS
Contracts
Procurement
Ordinances
Resolutions
Ethics Advice
Charter Analysis
CEQA
Land Use
Impact Fees
Taxes
Elections
Council Procedure
Commissions
LITIGATION
Public Records Act
Defense Litigation
Plaintiff’s Litigation
Class Actions
Labor Advice
Employee Contracts
Employee Discipline
Investigations
PD Advice
Employment Advice
Labor PERB Defense
CODEE ENFORCEMENT
Cultivations/Smoke Shops/CAPP
Eviction Protection Program
Rental Inspection/ASET
Illegal/Tire Dumping
CUP Enforcement
Motel Inspections
Vacant Buildings
Abatement
Demolitions
District Teams
School Area Team
Mobilehome Parks
Encampment Cleanups
Collections/Assessments
Illegal Tobacco Enforcement
Grant Administration
Vacant Lots
Night Team
CRIMINALL && SPECIALL
PROSECUTIONS
FMC Prosecution
Health & Safety Code
Violations
Wage Theft Prosecutions
Wage Theft Investigations
City Attorney’s Office
FY 2027 City Attorney’s Current Authorized Positions5
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Type Numberr off
SStafff Allocated
Vacantt
PPositions
Attorneys 42 2
Managers/Supervisors 17 1
Secretaries/Admin 24 1
Investigators 4 1
Paralegals 16 2
Accounting 5 0
Inspectors/Labor 86 10
Total 194 17
*Temp Staff: Three Law Clerks and Two Services Aides
City Attorney’s Office
State Grants6
Item 2026
Proposed
State:
Waste Tire Clean-Up $100,000
Tire Waste Amnesty $26,500
Waste Tire Enforcement $201,800
Tobacco State Grant $248,500
Workers Rights Grant $166,800
Notes:
1. Waste Tire Clean-Up – TCU21-26-00
• Grant Performance 10/2026 – 10/2028
2. Tire Waste Amnesty – TA8-25-00
• Grant Performance 10/2025 – 10/2027
3. Waste Tire Enforcement – TEA33-25-00
• Grant Performance 07/2026 – 06/2027
4. Tobacco State Grant
• Grant Performance 11/2024 – 06/2028
5. Workers Rights Grant
• Grant Performance 08/2025 – 07/2026
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City Attorney’s Office
Eviction Protection Program (EPP)7
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EPPP Servicee FYY 255
Total
FYY 26
Totall
Total Intakes 348 389
Total Intakes Referred to Outside Counsel 154 182
OUTCOMES
Extended Time for Move Out 136
Reduced Money Owed to Landlord 42
Cash for Keys Offer Negotiated 17
Tenant Able to Remain in Home 24
Prevented Unlawful Detainer on Client’s Records 138
Removed Unlawful Detainer From Client’s
Records
12 Stopped Lock-Out 15
*Data from May 15, 2025 through May 15, 2026
City Attorney’s Office
Code Enforcement’s Tire Amnesty Events8
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Amnestyy Eventt Date/Location Wastee Tiress
Collected
Saturday October 18, 2025
Mennonite Community Church
5015 E Olive
539
Saturday Feb 28, 2026
Hanoian Shopping Center
4218 E Butler
1,430
Saturday May 9, 2026
Fresno EOC
1805 E California
409
City Attorney’s Office
Code Enforcement Smoke Shop/Cultivation Investigations9 JUNE 11, 2026 MAYOR’S PROPOSED BUDGET FY 2027
Cannabiss Administrativee Prosecutorr Programm (CAPP)
Total Inspections 94
Retail Smoke Shops 83 (not including markets/other
selling tobacco products)
Cultivation Sites 18 Commercial and Residential
Notice and Orders 34
Total Citations Issued 14 citations for $17,240,000
Total Funds Collected on Citations
Citations Pending Appeal Hearing
Citations Pending Settlement
Citations in Active Payment Plans
Citations Added to Tax Roll
$59,000
7 2
2 2
City Attorney’s Office
Code Enforcement Smoke Shop Cases10
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Smoke shop containing illegal
narcotic paraphernalia, gambling
records, and illegal tobacco products
Smoke shop containing illegal
tobacco products, gambling,
cannabis, and unpermitted electrical
Smoke shop containing illegal
tobacco products, illicit drugs, drug
paraphernalia, and nitrous oxide
Smoke shop with illegal cannabis
retail operations, paraphernalia,
nitrous oxide, and illicit drugs for sale
Smoke shop with illegal cannabis
stored in hidden compartments,
illicit drugs for sale, illegal tobacco
sales, unpermitted wall added,
unapproved electrical, gambling
notes and payout sheets
City Attorney’s Office
Code Enforcement Cultivation Cases11
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Illegal commercial cultivation
site that spanned 4 rooms with
illegal construction to support
the cultivation
Illegal residential cultivation
site that spanned 5 rooms
with unpermitted electrical
Illegal residential cultivation
site that spanned indoors and
outdoors
Illegal residential cultivation
site with unpermitted
insecticide usage, chemical
storage, unpermitted
electrical and ducting
Illegal commercial cultivation site
that spanned 4 large rooms
equipped with insulated walls,
fans, lighting, CO2 canisters,
fertilizer, water source,
dehumidifiers, filters, venting,
unpermitted and hazardous
electrical panel, and unpermitted
air conditioners
City Attorney’s Office
Code Enforcement Tobacco Enforcement Grant12
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The Tobacco Retailer Ordinance
(Ordinance 2025-48 adding
Chapter 9, Article 37 to the FMC),
which requires all tobacco
retailers to comply with applicable
local, state, and federal laws,
went into effect on December 18,
2025. These requirements include
prohibitions on selling tobacco
products to individuals under 21,
restrictions on flavored tobacco
sales, and other compliance
measures.
CAO began issuing billing for
violations on February 25, 2026.
Since then, a total of $9,229.37 in
fines has been imposed, with
$3,036.64 collected within the
first three months.
Tobaccoo Enforcementt Grant
Spring
2025
Summer
2025
Fall
2026
Winter
2026
Four Quarter
Total
Total Education Visits 218 0 0 58 276
Total Stores Visited 111 311 266 38 726
Total Inspections 111 128 157 38 434
Total Minor Decoy
Operations
05 1 0 0 1 5
Total Stores that Failed to
Display a Valid Business
License
40 78 49 11 178
Total Stores that Sold
Flavored Tobacco
62 57 73 8 100
Total Stores Selling to
Minors
02 1 0 3
City Attorney’s Office
Code Enforcement Night Team13
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Nightt Teamm
Sidewalkk Vendors
Written Warnings 75
Citations
Total Citation Amount
59 $12,100
Mobilee Vendors
Citations
Total Citation Amount
60 $29,000
Total Closed Cases 1,060
City Attorney’s Office
Transactions Unit Highlights14
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x Over 3,364 Requests for Legal Services
x Council special projects
x Draft resolutions and ordinances/text amendments
x Advise on Requests for Legal Services and Administration projects
x Advise on in-house meetings and City bodies:
x City Council
x Planning Commission
x Parks, Recreation and Arts Commission
x Historic Preservation Commission
x Council subcommittees and other bodies
x Advise on procurement matters
x Advise on bonding and other City financing issues
x Advise on ethics and conflicts issues
x Advise on development and construction, long-term
infrastructure planning, and interagency agreements
x Manage and assist Transactions outside counsel
x Advise on preparation, environmental assessment, and
administration of long-range specific plans for subregions within the City.
x Advise on funding and development of affordable housing developments consistent with state and federal programs. x Advise on drafting and development of new local legislation. x Advise on compliance with regional and state regulations including Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT), Greenhouse Gas
reduction, and state water conservation requirements.
x Advise on acquisition of property for City projects including Blackstone McKinley Grade Separation and El Dorado Park x Advise on the disposition of City properties consistent with local and State regulations including the South Fulton
properties (South Stadium) and 8th and Ventura.
x Advise on establishment and administration of special programs such as cannabis permitting/CUPS and
entertainment districts.
x Advise on Climate Adaptation Plan and Environmental
Justice updates to the General Plan.
x Advise on updates to infrastructure plans including Urban Water Management Plan and Active Transportation Plan.
x Advise on updates to administration of fee programs.
City Attorney’s Office
FY 2026 RLS Report15
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Cityy Attorney'ss Officee Workload
Calendarr
Year
Requests for Legal
Services
Average Per
Calendar Day
2021 2,443 6.69
2022 2,753 7.54
2023 3,048 8.35
2024 3,169 8.68
2025 3,092 8.47
2026 3,364 (as of 6/8/26) 9.84
City Attorney’s Office
Criminal Cases and Motions16
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Criminall Cases
• 2,088 Criminal Cases Open
• 196 Criminal Cases Closed
Motions
Weapons Forfeiture- 26 (all 26 closed)
Pitchess-12 (10 closed 2 ongoing)
Return of Property- 4 (3 closed 1 ongoing)
Pet. for Dismissal- 3 (3 closed)
Total Motions- 45
City Attorney’s Office
Litigation Cases17
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Casee Status FYY 25 FYY 26
Litigation Cases Opened 188 218
Litigation Cases Ongoing 132 180
Litigation Cases Closed 56 38
City Attorney’s Office
Civil Case Statistics 2023-202618
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Adjudicatedd Cases Count
Disposed where the City Resolved the matter for $0 120
Disposed where the City Resolved the matter for under $50,000 51 Disposed where the City Resolved the matter for $50,000 - $250,000 15 Disposed where the City Resolved the matter for $250,000 – $500,000 4 Disposed where the City Resolved the matter for over $500,000 5 Casess wheree thee Cityy wass thee Recipientt off ann Award Awardd Amount Adventure Church $186,000
Shell Oil $230,000,000
Sebastian $142,000
*Other notable ruling: Preliminary injunction protecting $250,000,000 in federal grant funding for Housing and Transportation
City Attorney’s Office
FY 2026 PRA Report19
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Cityy Attorney'ss Officee Workload
Calendarr
Year
Requests for Public
Records
Average Per
Calendar Day
2021 2,602 7.1
2022 3,924 10.8
2023 4,748 13.0
2024 6,217 17.0
2025 7,488 20.5
2026 7,810 (as of 5/31/26) 23.32
City Attorney’s Office
FY 2026 Workers Rights Enforcement Cases20
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Category Criminal Civil Totall Employerss
(( ## off Employees)
Claimant Intakes
Investigations Opened
0 0
89 22
89 22 (58 employees)
Investigations Pending 0 6 6
Investigations Closed 0 18 18
Prosecutions Filed 0 0 0
Convictions 0 0 0
Civil Filings 0 3 3 (33 employees)
Judgements Obtained 0 0 0
Restitution Ordered 0 0 0
Restitution Collected
Totall Amountt Sought
0 2 $28,477.16
$886,595.688
21 Questions or
Comments?
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