RESOLUTION NO. 2025-
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LAKE ELSINORE, CALIFORNIA, ADOPTING THE FY 2025-26 ANNUAL OPERATING BUDGET AND
ESTABLISHING THE CONTROLS ON CHANGES IN THE APPROPRIATIONS
Whereas, the City Council (Council) has a policy of adopting an annual operating budget to plan expenditures and to match anticipated revenues available in various City accounts to make the most efficient use of the City’s limited resources for each fiscal year; and, Whereas, the City of Lake Elsinore (City) Municipal Code Section 3.04.010 defines the fiscal year for the City of Lake Elsinore as extending from July 1 st of each year to and including June 30 th of the following year.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LAKE ELSINORE DOES HEREBY RESOLVE, DETERMINE AND ORDER AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The City of Lake Elsinore Annual Operating Budget is hereby approved and adopted for the 2025-26 fiscal year and as amended herein 2024-25 fiscal year for as attached per Exhibit A to this Resolution.
Section 2. A copy of the City of Lake Elsinore Operating Budget hereby adopted and certified by the City Clerk shall be filed with the City Manager or a designated representative, and a further copy so certified shall be placed and shall remain on file in the Office of the City Clerk where it shall be available for inspection. Copies of the certified budgets shall be made available for the use of departments, offices, and agencies of the City.
Section 3. That the following controls are hereby placed on the use and transfer of budget appropriations:
(a) No expenditure of funds shall be made unless there is an unencumbered appropriation available to cover the expenditure.
(b) The Department Director may prepare a transfer of appropriations within departmental budget accounts, with the approval of the City Manager. (c) The City Council must authorize transfers (appropriations) of funds from the Unreserved Fund Balance and transfers between departmental budget accounts. (d) The City Council must authorize any changes to the Schedule of Authorized Positions. The City Manager may authorize the hiring of temporary or part-time staff as necessary within the limits imposed by the controls listed above.
(e) The City Manager may approve change orders on Public Works contracts approved by the City Council in amounts up to project contingency established by the City Council. (f) Outstanding encumbrances shown on the City books at June 30, 2025, that are approved by the City Manager, are hereby appropriated for such contracts or obligations for FY2025-26. (g) The City of Lake Elsinore Annual Operating Budget is hereby approved.
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Section 4. This Resolution shall take effect immediately upon its adoption.
Section 5. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Resolution and enter it into the book of original Resolutions.
Passed and Adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Lake Elsinore, California, this 24th day of June 2025.
Brian Tisdale
Mayor
Attest:
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Candice Alvarez
City Clerk
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE ) ss.
CITY OF LAKE ELSINORE )
I, CANDICE ALVAREZ, City Clerk of the City of Lake Elsinore, California, do hereby certify that Resolution No. 2025-___ was adopted by the City Council of the City of Lake Elsinore, California, at the regular meeting of June 24, 2025, and that the same was adopted by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
Candice Alvarez, MMC
City Clerk