RESOLUTION NO. 25-XX
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
LANCASTER, CALIFORNIA, ESTABLISHING THE ANNUAL
APPROPRIATIONS LIMIT FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2025-
2026
WHEREAS, the voters of California, on November 6, 1979, added Article XIIIB to the State Constitution placing various limitations on the appropriations of the state and local governments; and
WHEREAS, Article XIIIB provides that the appropriations limit for the Fiscal Year 2025- 2026 is to be calculated by adjusting the appropriations limit of the previous fiscal year for changes in the cost of living and population; and
WHEREAS, the information necessary for making these adjustments is found in Exhibit “A”, attached hereto and made a part hereof by reference; and WHEREAS, the City of Lancaster has complied with all the provisions of Article XIIIB in determining the appropriations limit for the Fiscal Year 2025-2026.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LANCASTER AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The appropriations subject to limitation for the City of Lancaster in Fiscal Year 2025-2026 shall be $280,780,481.
PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED this 24th day of June, 2025, by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSTAIN:
ABSENT:
ATTEST: APPROVED:
____________________________ ______________________________ ANDREA ALEXANDER R. REX PARRIS
City Clerk Mayor
City of Lancaster City of Lancaster
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Resolution No.
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COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) ss
CITY OF LANCASTER )
CERTIFICATION OF RESOLUTION
CITY COUNCIL
I, __________________________, ___________________________ City of Lancaster, CA, do hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of the original Resolution No. , for which the original is on file in my office.
WITNESS MY HAND AND THE SEAL OF THE CITY OF LANCASTER, on this _________ day of ________________, _______.
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EXHIBIT A
Resolution No.
CALCULATIONS FOR DETERMINING THE CITY OF LANCASTER
APPROPRIATIONS LIMIT FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2025-2026
Appropriations Limit Fiscal Year 2023-2024 $ 250,768,962 Change in California Per-Capita Income 3.62%
*Change in population for City of Lancaster
((157,504-157,696) ÷ 157,504) -.10%
Calculation Factor (1.04444 x .9946) 1.035163800
APPROPRIATIONS SUBJECT TO LIMIT THE
FISCAL YEAR 2024-2025 $ 259,586,951
Appropriations Limit Fiscal Year 2024-2025 $ 259,586,951 Change in California Per-Capita Income1 6.44%
Change in population for City of Lancaster2
((173,424 -170,661 ÷ 170,661) 1.62%
Calculation Factor (1.0644× 1.0162) 1.08164328
APPROPRIATIONS SUBJECT TO LIMIT THE
FISCAL YEAR 2025-2026 $ 280,780,481
1 State of California, Department of Finance, Price Factor and Population Information. Sacramento, California, April 2024.
2 State of California, Department of Finance, E-1 Population Estimates for Cities, Counties and the State with Annual Percent Change — January 1, 2023 and 2024. Sacramento, California, May 2024.