AGENDA
Special Meeting
City Council Chamber - 1243 National City
Boulevard, National City, CA
Ron Morrison, Mayor Stephen Manganiello, Acting City Manager Luz Molina, Vice-Mayor - District 1 Heidi Skinner, Interim City Attorney Jose Rodriguez, Councilmember -District 2 Shelley Chapel, MMC, City Clerk Ditas Yamane, Councilmember – District 3
Marcus Bush, Councilmember – District 4
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The City Council also sits as the City of National City Community Development Commission, Housing Authority, Joint Powers Financing Authority, and Successor Agency to the Community Development Commission as the National City Redevelopment Agency
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AGENDA
Special Meeting
City Council Chamber - 1243 National City
Boulevard, National City, CA
Ron Morrison, Mayor Stephen Manganiello, Acting City Manager Luz Molina, Vice-Mayor - District 1 Heidi Skinner, Interim City Attorney Jose Rodriguez, Councilmember -District 2 Shelley Chapel, MMC, City Clerk Ditas Yamane, Councilmember – District 3
Marcus Bush, Councilmember – District 4
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The City Council also sits as the City of National City Community Development Commission, Housing Authority, Joint Powers Financing Authority, and Successor Agency to the Community Development Commission as the National City Redevelopment Agency
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del Concejo Municipal.
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AFFIDAVIT OF POSTING
I, Shelley Chapel, MMC, City Clerk of the City of National City, hereby declare under penalty of perjury that this notice of a Special Meeting – Budget Workshop was called by the City Council of the City of National City was posted and provided on Thursday, April 30, 2026, at 6:00 p.m. Said meeting to be held Monday, May 4, 2026, at 12:00 p.m. in the City Hall, City Council Chambers, 1243 National City Blvd., in the City of National City, California. Said notice was posted on the Bulletin Boards in front of City Hall and the Library.
Shelley Chapel
Shelley Chapel, MMC, City Clerk
AGENDA
City Council Workshop
Monday, May 4, 2026, 12:00 p.m.
City Council Chamber - 1243 National City Boulevard
National City, CA
Pages
1. CALL TO ORDER
2. ROLL CALL
3. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
4. PUBLIC COMMENT (Public Comment will be Restricted to Agenda Items Only)
5. STAFF REPORT
5.1 Fiscal Year 2026-2027 Budget Workshop No. 1 2
Recommendation:
Review, Receive Presentation, and Provide Staff Direction.
6. ADJOURNMENT
AGENDA REPORT
Department: Finance
Prepared by: Paul Valadez, Budget Manager
Meeting Date: Monday, May 4, 2026
Approved by: Stephen Manganiello, Acting City Manager
SUBJECT:
Fiscal Year 2026-2027 Budget Workshop No. 1
RECOMMENDATION:
Review, Receive Presentation, and Provide Staff Direction.
BOARD/COMMISSION/COMMITTEE PRIOR ACTION:
Not Applicable.
EXPLANATION:
The Fiscal Year 2026 -2027 preliminary budget will be presented at Workshop No. 1 as an introduction, offering the City Council and the public a high -level view of the City’s financial position as it enters Fiscal Year 2027.
FINANCIAL STATEMENT:
Not Applicable at this time.
RELATED CITY COUNCIL 2020-2025 STRATEGIC PLAN GOAL:
Balanced Budget and Economic Development
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW:
This is not a project under CEQA , and is therefore , not subject to environmental review.
CCR15378; PRC 21065.
PUBLIC NOTIFICATION:
The Agenda Report was posted at least 72 hours before the Regular Meeting date and time, and 24 hours before a Special Meeting in accordance with the Ralph M. Brown Act.
ORDINANCE:
Not Applicable
EXHIBITS:
Exhibit A – PowerPoint Presentation – Preliminary FY2027 Budget Workshop
May 4, 2026
Preliminary General Fund Budget
Fiscal Year 2026/2027
Budget Highlights
• 382.0 FTE permanent/benefited positions (276.0 General Fund) • Includes annualized cost of 3.0 FTE added mid-year FY26 • $1.9 Million GF increase for the CalPERS Unfunded Actuarial Liability • $1.4 Million GF increase in General Liability Insurance Premiums • $1.0 Million transfer to CIP Fund
• Budget reflects annualized COLA/equity increases given in FY26, as well as scheduled FY27 increases
May 4, 20262 | Page 4 of 25
Sales Tax Revenues
May 4, 20263 |
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5.00 10.00
15.00 20.00
25.00 30.00
35.00 40.00
45.00 FY 2019 FY 2020 FY 2021 FY 2022 FY 2023 FY 2024 FY 2025 FY 2026 FY 2027 Millions
Sales Tax Trend Line
3.6% Growth Rate
Property Tax Revenues
May 4, 20264 |
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2.00 4.00
6.00 8.00
10.00 12.00
14.00 16.00
2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027
Millions
Property Tax Trend Line
5.9% Growth Rate
General Fund Revenues
Preliminary FY 2027 Budget
May 4, 20265 |
FY 2026 FY 2027 FY 2026 Budget FY 2026 Budget
Adopted Prelim to FY 2027 to FY 2027
Budget Budget Prelim Budget Prelim Budget
Sales & Use Tax 24,261,000 24,723,000 462,000 1.9%
District Transaction Tax 16,868,000 18,125,000 1,257,000 7.5% Property Tax 5,082,384 4,946,900 (135,484) (2.7%)
Property Tax Allocated (2,296,946) (2,243,150) 53,796 (2.3%) Property Tax in Lieu of VLF 9,837,550 9,896,000 58,450 0.6% Other Revenues 19,946,009 20,914,153 968,144 4.9%
Transfers-in 5,500 5,500 - 0%
Total 73,703,497 76,367,403 2,663,906 3.6%
Other Revenues ($20.9)
• $4.1 Million Successor Agency Residual Balance Distribution • $3.2 Million Franchise Fees
• $2.0 Million Transient Lodging Tax
• $1.5 Million Investment Earnings
• $1.4 Million Port Authority Reimbursement
• $900,000 Land Rental Income
• $730,000 Overtime Reimbursements
• $408,000 School District Contract Reimb
• $400,000 Cannabis Revenue (does not include sales tax) • $226,000 Las Palmas Golf Course Rental Income
• $6.0 Million Total Other Revenues
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General Fund Expenditures
May 4, 20267 |
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20.00 40.00
60.00 80.00
100.00
FY 2019 FY 2020 FY 2021 FY 2022 FY 2023 FY 2024 FY 2025 FY 2026 FY 2027 Millions
GF Expenditures Trend Line
5.3% Growth Rate
General Fund Expenditures
Preliminary FY 2027 Budget
May 4, 20268 |
Administration
City Attorney Finance
City Clerk HR
City Manager
FY 2026 FY 2027 FY 2026 Budget FY 2026 Budget
Adopted Prelim to FY 2027 to FY 2027
By Departments: Budget Budget Prelim Budget Prelim Budget Police 33,304,639 36,523,067 3,218,428 10%
Fire 14,910,730 16,995,090 2,084,360 14% Engineering & Public Works 4,296,262 4,722,628 426,365 10% Community Development 3,862,834 4,243,374 380,540 10%
Community Services 3,033,251 3,321,130 287,878 9%
Mayor/City Council 1,073,064 1,073,374 310 0%
Administration 9,038,369 9,651,507 613,137 6.8%
Non-Departmental 13,454,134 15,983,890 2,529,756 19%
Total 82,973,283 92,514,058 9,540,775 11.5%
Non-Department Expenditures
• $4.7 Million Transfer for 2021 POB Bond Payment*
• $4.6 Million Transfers Out to Subsidized Funds (Library, Parks, Nutrition) • $4.4 Million UAL Payment
• $1.0 Million Transfer to CIP Fund
• $460,000 Transfer for Retiree Health
• $390,000 Debt Service Payment (Energy Bonds)
• $310,000 General Operating Expenses
• $15.9 Million Total Non-department Expenditures
May 4, 20269 |
* Previously Part of Labor Costs
Transfers to Other Funds
• $4.7 Million Transfer for 2021 POB Bond Payment*
• $2.5 Million Transfer to Library Fund
• $1.4 Million Transfer to Park Maintenance Fund
• $1.0 Million Transfer to Capital Improvement Fund
• $675,000 Transfer to Nutrition Fund
• $460,000 Transfer for Retiree Health Benefits Fund
• $18,369 Transfer to Mile of Cars LMD
• $10.8 Million Total Transfers
May 4, 202610 |
* Previously Part of Labor Costs
Transfers and ISF Charges
May 4, 202611 |
General
Fund
Transfers
Library
Park
Maint.
Nutrition
Health
Retirement
POB
CIP
General
Fund
ISF Charge
Building
Maint.
Vehicle
Maint.
Vehicle
Replacements
Vehicle
Lease
IT Maint.
General
Liab. InsPage 13 of 25
General Liability &
Workers Comp Ins Funds
May 4, 202612 |
FY 2026 Adopted FY 2027 Prelim Difference
General Liability Ins Premiums 2,662,300 3,994,400 1,332,100 Workers Comp Ins Premium 377,000 412,000 35,000
Claims (W/C & Gen Liab.) 4,248,000 4,700,000 452,000
Labor 127,965 138,235 10,270
Operating Expenses 175,450 175,850 400
Total 7,590,715 9,420,485 1,829,770
Internal Service Fund Charge
Cost to the General Fund
May 4, 202613 |
FY 2026 Adopted FY 2027 Prelim Difference
Building Maintenance Charge 3,269,006 3,703,528 434,522 Vehicle Maintenance Charge 1,113,781 1,282,402 168,621 Vehicle Replacement Charge 827,870 1,589,863 761,993
Vehicle Lease Charge 430,500 509,780 79,280
IT Maintenance Charge 2,472,042 2,937,720 465,678
General Liability Charge 3,456,377 4,881,088 1,424,711
Total 11,569,576 14,904,381 3,334,805
Transfers to Other Funds
May 4, 202614 |
FY 2026 FY 2027 Difference
Library 2,225,474 2,544,398 318,924
Park Maintenance 1,028,759 1,415,916 387,157
Nutrition Fund 503,396 674,832 171,436
Retirement Fund 400,000 460,000 60,000
Mile of Cars LMD 18,369 18,369 -0
Subtotal 4,175,998 5,113,515 937,517
POB 4,817,793 4,722,723 (95,070)
CIP/Transfer 1,000,000 1,000,000 -
Total 9,993,791 10,836,238 842,447
CalPERS UAL Projections
FY 2025 FY 2026 FY 2027 FY 2028 FY 2029 FY 2030 FY 2031 Safety 907,678 1,824,693 2,982,531 3,633,000 4,269,000 4,313,000 4,313,000 Misc 549,456 1,205,212 2,137,829 2,522,000 2,665,000 2,691,000 2,691,000 Total UAL 1,457,134 3,029,905 5,120,360 6,155,000 6,934,000 7,004,000 7,004,000 May 4, 202615 |
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6 8
FY 2025 FY 2026 FY 2027 FY 2028 FY 2029 FY 2030 FY 2031 Millions
May 4, 202616 |
FY2021 FY2021 FY2022 FY2022 FY2023 FY2023 FY2024 FY2024 Category Adopted Actual Adopted Actual Adopted Actual Adopted Actual Sales & Use Tax 17,281,000$ 22,139,734$ 20,397,106 23,849,255 23,905,000 22,979,943 24,394,000 23,833,880 District Transactions & Use Tax 11,293,000$ 13,118,582$ 12,654,000 15,246,516 14,951,000 15,470,285 15,004,000 16,261,936 Property Tax 2,436,700$ 2,290,019$ 2,372,998 2,407,624 2,497,353 2,565,499 2,598,287 2,685,138 Property Tax in Lieu of VLF 7,400,000$ 7,634,768$ 7,741,006 7,895,180 8,223,000 8,265,143 8,599,000 8,850,464 Other Revenues 13,662,228$ 20,235,374$ 13,588,107 15,339,601 14,997,724 20,288,931 17,156,742 22,122,793 Transfers In 5,500$ 5,500$ 5,500 2,065,500 2,005,500 2,005,500 2,005,500 2,005,500 Total Revenues 52,078,428$ 65,423,977$ 56,758,717 66,803,677 66,579,577 71,575,301 69,757,529 75,759,711 FY2021 FY2021 FY2022 FY2022 FY2023 FY2023 FY2024 FY2024 Category Adopted Actual Adopted Actual Adopted Actual Adopted Actual Personnel Services 41,057,517$ 42,054,142$ 41,045,469 41,330,388 45,410,890 44,550,675 46,159,564 41,060,996 Maintenance & Operations 6,837,486$ 7,178,208$ 6,863,263 7,152,068 7,776,245 8,076,736 8,828,402 8,834,595 Capital Outlay 175,430$ 152,734$ 175,430 151,179 143,500 330,406 160,000 1,939,246 Capital Improvement Projects 800,000$ 3,560,732$ 2,750,000 1,994,645 1,900,000 2,396,265 3,150,000 549,489 Internal Service Charges and Reserves 7,824,869$ 7,717,869$ 7,726,142 7,610,451 8,506,822 8,381,822 9,506,304 9,493,733 Transfers Out 2,100,617$ 2,368,520$ 1,993,910 2,883,446 2,557,210 2,567,210 2,999,446 8,260,666 Total Expenditures 58,795,919$ 63,032,205$ 60,554,214 61,122,177 66,294,667 66,303,113 70,803,716 70,138,725 Gain/(Use) of Fund Balance (6,717,491)$ 2,391,772$ (3,795,497) 5,681,500 284,910 5,272,187 (1,046,187) 5,620,986 General Fund Revenues and Expenditures - Adopted vs Actuals Page 18 of 25 General Fund Vacancy Snapshot
May 4, 202617 |
Title Count Est Annual Cost
Administrative Technician 1.00 88,029
Animal Regulations Officer 1.00 85,715
Community Services Officer 2.00 155,079
Crime & Intelligence Analyst 1.00 107,142
Deputy City Manager 1.00 272,409
EMS Coordinator 1.00 159,280
Executive Assistant II 1.00 105,576
Fire Captain 1.00 163,711
Fire Inspector II 1.00 113,219
Firefighter 1.00 124,517
Human Resources Manager 1.00 171,205
Plan Checker 1.00 87,037
Police Corporal 3.00 589,148
Police Dispatcher 4.00 398,614
Police Officer 5.00 794,516
Police Sergeant 1.00 196,365
Property & Evidence Spec II 1.00 84,083
Recreation Center Supervisor 2.00 194,498
TOTAL 29.00 3,890,141
Reserve Balances
May 4, 202618 |
Reserves
6/30/2025
Est. Balance
6/30/2026
Est. Balance Target Policy Level
OPEB Trust Reserve 3,827,075 3,827,075 3,866,000 80% of OPEB Liability Pension Trust Reserve 7,809,495 7,809,495 10,240,720 2 Years of UAL Payments (based on FY27 UAL) Facility Maintenance Reserve 2,880,000 2,880,000 3,735,000* 4.5% of General Fund Operating Expenditures Economic Contingency Reserve 12,800,000 11,800,000 16,600,000* 20% of General Fund Operating Expenditures Unassigned Fund Balance 23,394,613 13,139,146 8,300,000* 10% of General Fund Operating Expenditures Total 50,711,183 39,455,716 42,741,720
*Based on FY26 $83M adopted operating budget
General Fund Expenditures
Preliminary FY 2027 Budget
May 4, 202619 |
FY 2026 FY 2027 FY 2026 Budget FY 2026 Budget
Adopted Prelim to FY 2027 to FY 2027
Budget Budget Prelim Budget Prelim Budget
Personnel Services 54,165,445 61,373,602 7,208,158 13.3% Maint & Operations 9,890,698 9,606,239 (284,459) -2.9%
Capital Outlay 255,773 255,773 (0) 0%
Debt Services 554,377 418,913 (135,464) -24.4%
Internal Svc Chgs 8,113,199 10,006,793 1,893,594 23.3%
Transfers Out 9,993,791 10,836,238 842,447 8.4%
Total 82,973,283 92,497,558 9,524,275 11.5%
Net Surplus/(Deficit) (9,269,786) (16,130,155)
General Fund Expenditures
Preliminary FY 2027 Budget
May 4, 202620 |
FY 2026 FY 2027 FY 2026 Budget FY 2026 Budget
Adopted Prelim to FY 2027 to FY 2027
Budget Budget Prelim Budget Prelim Budget
Personnel Services 54,165,445 61,373,602 7,208,158 13.3% Maint & Operations 9,890,698 9,606,239 (284,459) -2.9%
Capital Outlay 255,773 255,773 (0) 0%
Debt Services 554,377 418,913 (135,464) -24.4%
Internal Svc Chgs 8,113,199 10,006,793 1,893,594 23.3%
Transfers Out 9,993,791 10,836,238 842,447 8.4%
Total 82,973,283 92,497,558 9,524,275 11.5%
Net Surplus/(Deficit) (9,269,786) (16,130,155)
Use of Unassigned Fund Balance 8,269,786
Economic Contingency Reserve 1,000,000
General Fund Unassigned Fund Balance
May 4, 202621 |
Projected Ending Unassigned Fund Balance FY 2025 $ 23,394,613 Less Projected Deficit FY 2026 (10,255,467)
Projected Ending Unassigned Fund Balance FY 2026 13,139,146 Less Projected Deficit FY 2027 (16,130,155)
Projected Ending Unassigned Fund Balance FY 2027 $ (2,991,009)
Next Steps
May 4, 202622 |
• Schedule Budget Workshop #2
• Deficit Mitigation
• Budget Reductions
• Revenue Initiatives
Discussion and Questions