Contracts Reduction
Amount Description
City Attorney (46,000) Reduce legal expense
Communications (50,000) Reduce Crisis Communication to an as needed basis Finance - Animal Canvassing (30,000) Partial Dog Canvassing of the City.
Management Services (8,000) Reduce the Lobbyist amount by $8,000 MIS (72,705) Change funding of Technology Strategic Plan To Technology Reserve Fund
Public Safety - Administration (25,000) Reduce legal expense Public Safety - Administration -Parking Consultant (40,000) Reduced - 100% of Parking Consultant Budget Public Services -
Engineering - Traffic Engineer (85,000) Reduced Contract Traffic Engineer Public Services -
Engineering - Public Works Inspector (125,000)
Reduce Public Works Inspection Contract (Non-CIP)
OPERATING BUDGET REDUCTTIONS PER MAY 23, 2026 MEETING
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Contracts Reduction
Amount Description
Public Services -
Engineering - Surveyor 50,000 Add Contract City Surveyor/Plan Check Services Public Services - Environmental (97,000)
Change funding source: Stormwater Lift Station Cleaning, Annual MS4 Permit Fees & Catch Basin Cleaning to
Measure W fund ($92,000)
Decrease legal services for MS4 Permit ($5,000)
Social Services (3,000) Reduce mental health presentations in multiple languages
Recreation - Event Security (32,667) Recreation Event Security - Reduce contract amount from $100,000
TOTAL $ (564,372)
LA County Sheriff's Contract Amount Description
LA County Sheriffs (1,892,129) Additional anticipated savings - due to vacant contract units and no overtime backfills
TOTAL $ (1,892,129)
OPERATING BUDGET REDUCTTIONS PER MAY 23, 2026 MEETING
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Professional Development Reduction
Amount Description
Mayor & Council (14,500) 50% reduction in Out of State conferences State conferences maintain level of FY 2026
TOTAL $ (14,500)
Software Reduction
Amount Description
Communications (13,000) Delete Community Survey
Recreation - Administration (10,500) Delete new Adobe Pro (20) and Creative Illustrator (5) licenses
Senior Center (3,360) Case Management Software will be funded from Child Care grant
TOTAL $ (26,860)
OPERATING BUDGET REDUCTTIONS PER MAY 23, 2026 MEETING
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Operations Reduction
Amount Description
Administration (10,000) Reduction under Programs & Activities Finance (8,000) Reduction under Office Supplies and Postage Public Service -Traffic Maintenance (5,500) Reduction under Small Tools and Special Materials Public Services - Park Maintenance (1,500) Reduction under Small Tools Pubic Services- City Owned Street Lights (411,000)
Reduced Streetlight Pole Repair Services, Pole
Purchases, Underpass Lighting Services
Reduction in purchases of bulbs and anti-theft lids
Senior Center (24,750)
Social Services (16,800)
TOTAL $ (477,550)
Reduction under Promotional Items, Postage, Office
Supplies, Special Materials and Program & Activities
OPERATING BUDGET REDUCTTIONS PER MAY 23, 2026 MEETING
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Special Programs & Events Reduction
Amount Description
Int'l Friendship Commission (5,000) Reduce program to FY 2026 level Communications - City Wide Events (9,300) Streamline events and programs Communications - Memorial Day (3,200)
Communications - Veterans' Day (3,200)
Finance - Cat Neutering (8,800) 50% Program Reduction. City offers up to $150/neutered cat. Reduction from budgeted 110 to 55 participants.
Social Services - Mentoring Programs (10,200) Reduce activities for LADY and MEN programs Senior Center - Tours (11,250) Reduce number of Tours from 12 to 8 One bus limit per tour
Senior Center - Events (10,000) Reduction of cost
Senior Center - Classes (4,500) Reduce number of classes in Senior Center from 12 to 8 Senior Center - Nutrition Program Subsidy (300,350)
Staff to secure additional grant funding, consequently
reducing the amount of General Fund program funding
from $789k to $489k
Reduce cost by renting the appropriate Tent.
Staff will also explore different locations for the events that may eliminate need for tent rentals
OPERATING BUDGET REDUCTTIONS PER MAY 23, 2026 MEETING
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Special Programs & Events Reduction
Amount Description
Recreation - Park Pals After School Program (49,035)
Reduction in hours of operations for the After School
Program: Monday - Friday in the fall and winter. Open
Saturdays in spring and summer
Recreation - Boxing (39,210) Keep program at FY 2026 level Recreation - CAC (22,990) Closing on Saturdays
Recreation - Teen Center (37,580)
Reduction in hours of operations from 5 days a week to 3 days a week (Monday/Wednesday/Friday in fall and winter) Reduce Saturday operations annually from 4 days to 2 days a month
Recreation - Kids and Cops (10,113) Cancel the event (about 35 participants between ages 7- 17)
Recreation - Beach Bus (11,184) Cancel the Beach Bus excursions (2 excursions for youth ages 7+)
Recreation - Front Street Fridays (67,287) Cancel all 3 events Recreation - Movies in the Parks (14,953) Cancel all 5 movie nights Recreation - Norwalk 5K (110,076) Cancel 2027 event
Recreation - Halloween Festivals (17,317)
Decrease from 3 events to one event/one location at
Norwalk Park. Lakeside and Hermosillo locations will be closed
Recreation - Halloween Parade (95,480) Cancel the Halloween Parade Recreation - Las Posadas (11,681) Consolidate Las Posadas with Tree Lighting event Recreation - Santa Sleigh (30,211) Cancel the event
TOTAL $ (882,919)
TOTAL OF BUDGET REDUCTIONS AND SAVINGS per May 23, 2026 Meeting $ (3,858,330) OPERATING BUDGET REDUCTTIONS PER MAY 23, 2026 MEETING
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