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OFFICE OF THE CITY ATTORNEY
DAWN MCINTOSH, City Attorney
411 W. Ocean Boulevard, 9th Floor
Long Beach, CA 90802
ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF LONG BEACH APPROVING AND ADOPTING THE
OFFICIAL BUDGET OF THE CITY OF LONG BEACH FOR
THE FISCAL YEAR 2026-2027, CREATING AND
ESTABLISHING THE FUNDS OF THE MUNICIPAL
GOVERNMENT OF THE CITY OF LONG BEACH AND
APPROPRIATING MONEY TO AND AUTHORIZING
EXPENDITURES FROM SAID FUNDS FOR SAID FISCAL
YEAR; DECLARING THE URGENCY THEREOF, AND
PROVIDING THAT THIS ORDINANCE SHALL TAKE EFFECT
AT 12:01 A.M. ON OCTOBER 1, 2026
The City Council of the City of Long Beach ordains as follows:
Section 1. The City Manager’s Recommended Budget which was submitted to the City Council on June 30, 2026, by the Mayor, and which constitutes the preliminary budget for the fiscal year beginning October 1, 2026, is hereby adopted as the Official Budget of the City of Long Beach for fiscal year 2026-2027.
Section 2. The amounts appropriated in Sections 3 and 4 shall govern and control the expenditures for fiscal year 2026-2027 of the several fund types, funds, departments, offices and agencies stated therein. Said amounts conform to the adopted budget of the City of Long Beach as set forth in Section 1. All detailed schedules and other data set forth in the City Manager’s Recommended Budget other than those mentioned in this ordinance are provided for information purposes only and are not intended to limit expenditures.
Section 3. The Funds specified in Exhibit “A” are hereby established, those of such funds not otherwise created are hereby created, and the specified sums of 2 ANS:jj A26-02906 (7-30-26)
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OFFICE OF THE CITY ATTORNEY
DAWN MCINTOSH, City Attorney
411 W. Ocean Boulevard, 9th Floor
Long Beach, CA 90802
money set forth opposite the names of said funds are hereby appropriated and authorized to be spent in 2026-2027, all of which sums are based on the approved and adopted budget.
Section 4. The specified sums of money set forth opposite the names of the following departments, offices and agencies in Exhibit “B” are hereby appropriated and authorized to be spent in fiscal year 2026-2027, all of which sums are based upon the approved and adopted budget.
Section 5. This is an emergency measure and is urgently required for the reason that in order to carry on the affairs, functions and business of the City of Long Beach during the fiscal year which begins on October 1, 2026, it is necessary to authorize the expenditure of monies required for such purposes. Currently, no authority exists to pay the salaries and wages of the officers and employees of said City or to make the necessary purchases of supplies, equipment and servi ces to carry on the affairs, functions and business of said City in the forthcoming fiscal year. Commencing on October 1, 2026, it will be necessary for the City of Long Beach to make certain payments on the principal and interest of the bonded indebtedness of said City and to meet the payrolls of the various departments of said City, including the Police, Fire and Health Departments.
In order that said obligations may be met when due and payable and said expenditures may be made, it is necessary that this ordinance be passed as an emergency measure, to take effect at 12:01 a.m. on October 1, 2026.
Section 6. If any section, subsection, subdivision, sentence, sum, percentage, clause or phrase of this ordinance is for any reason held to be unconstitutional, invalid or void, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this ordinance. The City Council hereby declares that it would have passed this ordinance, and every section, subsection, subdivision, sentence, sum, percentage, clause and phrase thereof, irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections, subsections, subdivisions, sentences, sums, percentages, clauses or phrases thereof is declared unconstitutional, invalid or void.
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OFFICE OF THE CITY ATTORNEY
DAWN MCINTOSH, City Attorney
411 W. Ocean Boulevard, 9th Floor
Long Beach, CA 90802
Section 7. This ordinance is an emergency ordinance duly adopted by the City Council by a vote of five (5) of its members and shall take effect immediately. The City Clerk shall certi fy to a separate roll call and vote on the question of the emergency o f this ordinance and to its passage by the vote of five (5) members of the City Council of the City of Long Beach, and cause the same to be posted in three (3) conspicuous places in th e City of Long Beach, and it shall thereupon take effect and shall be operative on and after 12:01 a.m. on October 1, 2026.
I hereby certify that on a separate roll call and vote which was taken by the City Council of the City of Long Beach upon the questions of the emergency of this ordinance at its meeting of _________________________, 2026, the ordinance was declared to be an emergency by the following vote:
Ayes: Councilmembers:
Noes: Councilmembers:
Absent: Councilmembers:
Recusal(s): Councilmembers:
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I further certify that thereafter, at the same meeting, upon a roll call and vote on adoption of the ordinance, it was adopted by the City Council of the City of Long Beach by the following vote:
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DAWN MCINTOSH, City Attorney
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Long Beach, CA 90802
I further certify that the foregoing ordinance was thereafter adopted on final reading of the City Council of the City of Long Beach at its meeting of _____________________________, 2026, by the following vote:
Ayes: Councilmembers:
Noes: Councilmembers:
Absent: Councilmembers:
Recusal(s): Councilmembers:
City Clerk
Approved: __________________
(Date) Mayor
Exhibit A as of 8:33 PM
FY 27 PROPOSED FY 26 ESTIMATED FY 27
FUND GROUP ALLOCATION CARRYOVER1 APPROPRIATION
GENERAL FUND 741,894,884 - 741,894,884 UPLAND OIL 6,561,248 - 6,561,248 GENERAL GRANTS 15,917,111 20,245,402 36,162,512 POLICE & FIRE PUBLIC SAFETY OIL PROD ACT 2,551,885 - 2,551,885 HEALTH 63,708,657 77,235,419 140,944,076 CUPA 2,828,466 11,445 2,839,911 SPECIAL ADVERTISING & PROMOTION 16,822,430 - 16,822,430 HOUSING DEVELOPMENT 9,433,725 29,706,703 39,140,428 BELMONT SHORE PARKING METER 1,435,258 - 1,435,258 BUSINESS ASSISTANCE 770,438 4,890,849 5,661,288 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT GRANTS 27,700,041 26,383,551 54,083,592 HOUSING AUTHORITY 118,729,701 6,041,543 124,771,243 GASOLINE TAX STREET IMPROVEMENT 13,587,205 20,058,344 33,645,549 CAPITAL PROJECTS 221,942,955 882,723,971 1,104,666,926 SUCCESSOR AGENCY OPERATIONS 3,729,509 34,618,484 38,347,993 CIVIC CENTER 25,776,180 (1,051,053) 24,725,127 GENERAL SERVICES 92,552,524 14,282,235 106,834,759 FLEET SERVICES 61,271,560 5,983,979 67,255,540 INSURANCE 92,923,549 (630,841) 92,292,708 EMPLOYEE BENEFITS 518,731,278 - 518,731,278 TIDELANDS OPERATING 118,194,250 111,710,821 229,905,071 TIDELANDS AREA S 62,780,584 41,143,293 103,923,877 TIDELANDS OIL REVENUE 87,760,335 - 87,760,335 RESERVE FOR SUBSIDENCE 100 - 100 DEVELOPMENT SERVICES 45,611,827 7,621,060 53,232,887 AIRPORT 75,126,180 22,883,866 98,010,047 REFUSE/RECYCLING 102,725,743 2,867,419 105,593,162 SERRF 644,262 - 644,262
SERRF JPA - - - TOWING 8,028,155 - 8,028,155 DEBT SERVICE 11,024,979 - 11,024,979 SUCCESSOR AGENCY - DEBT SERVICE 13,123,984 - 13,123,984 TOTAL 2,563,889,003 1,306,726,487 3,870,615,490 1 Reflects estimated carryover for accounts with projects and grants as of 5/31/26.
FISCAL YEAR 2027 APPROPRIATIONS ORDINANCE BY FUND GROUP FY 27 FUND Ord Exhibit A 9/8/2026
Exhibit B as of 8:35 PM
DEPARTMENT
FY 27 NEW
ALLOCATION
FY 26 ESTIMATED
CARRYOVER1
FY 27
APPROPRIATION
MAYOR AND COUNCIL 8,941,868 (468) 8,941,400 CITY ATTORNEY 11,730,573 (3,900) 11,726,673 CITY AUDITOR 4,172,890 - 4,172,890 CITY CLERK 3,964,014 - 3,964,014 CITY MANAGER 27,145,623 7,240,723 34,386,347 CITY PROSECUTOR 7,932,905 2,727,324 10,660,229 AIRPORT 74,183,211 22,351,496 96,534,707
DISASTER PREPAREDNESS & EMERGENCY
COMMUNICATIONS 16,868,163 609,472 17,477,635 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT 94,369,447 93,593,798 187,963,245 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT & OPPORTUNITY 29,541,324 11,127,356 40,668,680 FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT2 788,332,867 221,760,164 1,010,093,031 FIRE 200,547,303 742,330 201,289,632 HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES 193,822,424 86,617,961 280,440,385 HUMAN RESOURCES 57,525,011 (680,530) 56,844,481 LIBRARY, ARTS, AND CULTURE 23,615,639 5,659,504 29,275,143 ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES 189,979,668 1,458,814 191,438,481 PARKS, RECREATION AND MARINE 84,517,160 40,603,267 125,120,427 POLICE 347,703,305 7,969,135 355,672,439 POLICE OVERSIGHT 1,790,033 - 1,790,033 PUBLIC WORKS 331,851,271 787,052,194 1,118,903,466 TECHNOLOGY & INNOVATION 85,161,802 17,897,848 103,059,650 TOTAL 2,583,696,502 1,306,726,487 3,890,422,989 1Reflects estimated carryover for accounts with projects and grants as of 5/31/26.
FISCAL YEAR 2027 APPROPRIATIONS ORDINANCE BY DEPARTMENT 2The Financial Management Department includes internal service charges that are contained in the resolutions of the Water, Sewer, Gas, and Harbor fund groups for accounting, budgeting and treasury functions, and other citywide activities such as debt service.
FY 27 DEPT Ord Exhibit B 9/8/2026