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AGENDA RE PQ RT City of Poway
June 16, 2026
Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
Craig Schmollinger, Director of Finance@-_
Craig Schmollinger, Director of Finance
(858) 668-4411 or [email protected]
CITY COUNCIL
Proposed Fiscal Year 2026-27 Operating Budget and Capital Improvement Program This report presents the Proposed Operating Budget and Capital Improvement Program (CIP) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2026-27. The proposed General Fund budget is balanced, when removing a one-time strategic transfer to fund high priority Capital Improvement Plan projects, and continues to maintain reserves at the levels identified in the City's General Fund Reserve Policy. Also included with this report is the City Council-appointed Budget Review Committee's Report of Recommendations. Lastly, this report includes information regarding the Appropriations Limit as required by California Government Code Section 7910.
Recommended Action:
It is recommended the City Council take public input, close the public hearing, receive the Budget Review Committee Report, consider their recommendations, and adopt the Resolutions approving changes to the classification plan and salary schedule, approving the annual operating budget and capital improvement program, and adopting an appropriations limit as required by State law.
Discussion:
The annual budget provides the financial mechanism to carry out the City's work plan and provide services to residents. The operating budget supports public services such as law enforcement, fire protection, community services, street maintenance, water and wastewater, and others. The Capital Improvement Program allocates funding for projects that improve critical infrastructure such as parks, streets, sidewalks, drainage, water and sewer systems, and continues the City's investment in and enhancement of public facilities and community utilized amenities.
The City is continuing to realize the benefits of recent cost recovery and cost reduction/containment actions taken by the City Council which positively impact the FY 2026-27 operating budget. One of those actions was the issuance of pension obligation bonds in December 2021, which refinanced a substantial portion of the City's Cal PERS unfunded accrued pension liability. Another example is the current five-year law enforcement services contract with the San Diego County Sheriffs Office which 2 of 244
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has historically been a source of substantial annual cost increases. Under the current contract which took effect on July 1, 2022, annual cost increases for each of the first two years of the agreement were just 1.0%, with increases of just 3.5% annually for each of the final three years beginning with FY 2024- 25, thereby substantially reducing the annual cost impact this contract has historically had on the City's budget. The FY 2026-27 period is the final year of the current Sheriffs services contract with negotiations currently underway. There is potential for future increases resulting from these negotiations.
The FY 2026-27 Proposed Budget includes a strategic investment measure as the highest and best use of available idle funds in the General Fund. This investment is through a $6.7 million transfer to the City Capital Improvement Fund to pay for one-time, high-priority, community facing capital improvement projects. The General Fund is structurally balanced without this one-time transfer, including accounting for recommendations for additional positions and new programs/projects as noted further below in this report. Community beneficial projects include Community Park Swim Center Pool Deck and Plaster replacement, Community Park Enhancements, Poway Center for the Performing Arts (PCPA) major maintenance projects, Old Poway Park parking lot repaving, two additional park renovations (Garden Road and Poway Oaks Neighborhood parks), and pickleball court construction funding.
The Finance department, in coordination with several departments and consultants Matrix, completed a comprehensive update to the City's Cost Allocation Plan (Plan). The Plan was comprehensively updated for the first time since 2007, and the Proposed FY 2026-27 Budget being the first year for the implementation of the new Plan methodology as recommended by the third party expert consultants Matrix. The Plan was completed towards the end of Calendar Year 2025 and is published on the City website which is available to anyone interested in this information. Plan methodology is in alignment with industry best practices and supported by recognized government accounting standards. The Plan is utilized to proportionally distribute the costs of general, citywide support services (i.e. Administration, Finance, Information Technology and Human Resources) to departments and enterprise funds which use and benefit from those services. Allocating costs across funds is not unique to Poway and is legally permitted under State law. It results in savings for residents and ratepayers as staff and support service costs are shared versus being paid entirely by one business unit (such as wholly for Water services).
The expenditures in the General Fund by department appear in this updated presentment to be elevated compared to previous years; however, per Matrix's recommendation, a new "INDIRECT COST ln/(out)" line has been added to reflect the General Fund recovery of these costs as detailed in the Plan. The projected impact in implementing the new Plan on the Water and Sewer enterprises results in no additional cost burden for water services and a reduction in operational costs for sewer services.
Updated data from the Plan was utilized in the water and sewer rate models and analysis that resulted in new 5-year water and sewer rates being approved in January 2026. This process demonstrated that each ratepayer class is paying its proportionate share of costs and meeting each utility's ongoing operating expenditures, capital improvement needs, fund reserve policies, and regulatory requirements.
The second portion of the project with Matrix was the completion of a Citywide fee update, which needed to include information from the Plan to incorporate the costs of providing services. The finalized Plan, and corresponding updates to roughly 800 different City fees, was presented at the May 19, 2026, City Council meeting and ultimately approved. These fee updates will go into effect on July 20, 2026, with most being updated annually based on an inflationary figure between fee study 3 of 244
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updates anticipated to occur every 5-7 years. It is estimated the fee updates will bring Poway more than $1 million annually going forward.
Each of these changes were pursued to strengthen the long-term financial health of the City, the benefits of which are reflected in the Proposed FY 2026-27 Budget.
Additionally, a request for proposals was approved for release at the noted May 19, 2026, City Council meeting to the study and update of the City's various impact, mitigation, and in-lieu fees. Some of these fees have not been studied or updated in a number of years and are due for analysis. These updates will be in concert with a third-party consultant to help guide this process. Examples of these fees include traffic mitigation, park mitigation, habitat mitigation, housing in-lieu, and fire protection impact fees. Updating the impact, mitigation and in-lieu studies and associated fees will likely help offset the increased cost of providing certain City provided services, and/or offset the impacts of new development.
The City and the volunteer Landscape Maintenance District Advisory Group continue to work to address the financial sustainability of the City's landscape maintenance districts (LM Ds).
Proposed FY 2026-27 General Fund Budget
A summary of the FY 2025-26 adopted budget, and the FY 2026-27 proposed budget is shown below.
While the FY 2025-26 adopted and FY 2026-27 proposed budgets reflect Net Activity of ($3,453,139) and ($6,649,215) respectively, included in the operating budgets are one-time major transfers. The FY 2025-26 adopted budget included a one-time transfer of $6.1 million to retire debt early and save the City roughly $780 thousand versus paying off on the debt term timeline. The FY 2026-27 proposed budget includes a one-time $6.7 million transfer to the City Capital Improvement Fund to pay for one time, priority community facing projects. The FY 2026-27 proposed and FY 2025-26 adopted General Fund budgets are balanced when removing the noted one-time strategic adjustments.
FY 2025-26 Adopted FY 2026-27 Proposed
Operating Revenues $71,937,847 $72,148,082
Non-Operating Revenues1 847,600 846,000
Total Revenues 72,785,847 72,994,082
Operating Expenditures1 63,760,072 72,664,988
Non-Operating Expenditures1 5,530,914 (539,168)
Total Expenditures 69,290,986 72,125,820
Net Activity2 $2,646,861 $22,262
One Time Major Activity3 ($6,100,000) ($6,700,000)
Net Activity Including One-Time Items ($3,453, 139) ($6,649,215)
1. Non-operating revenues and expenditures include Programs/Capital Projects and Transfers/Loans. The updated Cost Allocation Plan is reflected in the change between years in how operating and non-operating expenditures are displayed.
This is a presentment change; however as shown the net change between the current year adopted budget and FY 2026- 27 Proposed budget is a 4% increase year-over-year.
2. The Net Activity figure for both displayed years is a positive figure before one-time major transfers which are noted below.
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3. The FY 2025-26 Adopted Budget included a one-time transfer of $6.1 million to retire debt early and save the City roughly $780 thousand in avoided interest costs. The FY 2026-27 Proposed Budget includes a one-time transfer to the City Capital Improvement Fund of $6.7 million to pay for high priority, community facing projects.
Property tax and sales tax revenues are key to the fiscal health of the General Fund. When combined they are responsible for 71 % of the General Fund revenues. Property tax revenues, which comprise 47% of the General Fund revenues, are projected to total $34.3 million in the General Fund, reflecting a 5.3% increase from the current fiscal year. This increase is reflective of stronger actual property tax receipts in the current year which serves as a higher base for the Proposed FY 2026-27 property tax revenue figure. The City's property tax roll is expected to continue to reflect solid growth from changes in ownership at sales prices that are higher than assessed valuations, from new construction activity, and from Proposition 13's 2.0% annual inflationary adjustment applied in accordance with State law.
Sales tax revenue is projected to total $16.9 million in FY 2026-27, a 0.7% decrease from the current fiscal year budgeted figure. This decrease is in line with expectations forecasted by the City's retained property and sales tax consultant, Hdl, for Poway. This decrease is due to temporary sales tax increases for FY 2024-25 and FY 2025-26 related to the two approved Battery Energy Storage Systems {BESS) in Poway with sales taxes being allocated to the City from those projects. Hdl also assisted with forecasting the City property tax revenues.
Other revenues, which predominately include investment income, are projected to total $6.2 million in FY 2026-27, a decrease of 18.7% from the current year budgeted figure. Much like sales taxes, this decrease is reflective of FY 2025-26 actual revenues coming in much higher than previous years due to a one-time community benefit contribution of $2 million as part of one of the BESS projects. This is balanced in part by investment income continuing to perform well. Investment income has greatly outpaced budget figures for the current year as federal interest rates have remained persistently high; this has benefited Poway in investing idle funds at a higher rate of return{+/-4%). While this is great news, we cannot assume this level of interest income will endure long into the future. Staff are mitigating this inevitable decline in interest rates with our investment strategy engaging in longer term investments as over the long-term interest rates will be reduced once the federal reserve drops interest rates. At some point this will put additional pressure on other revenue sources. As noted above, this has been addressed through the study and approval of the Citywide fee update for various fees, permits and other revenue types.
10-Year General Fund Forecast
Part of the Proposed FY 2026-27 Budget compilation process involved completing a new edition of the long range, 10-year forecast for the General Fund. This planning tool is one of the most valuable planning tools for any organization, and especially important in a public-sector context like Poway's.
This helps ensure newly recommended projects, programs, and expenditures can be accommodated over the long haul without risking the long-term health of the City. A forecast shows structural deficits, cost escalations, or revenue slowdowns long before they have the potential of becoming a crisis.
Catching issues early gives you time to adjust-much easier than reacting at the last minute.
This tool helps in evaluating new programs, staffing, or capital investment, by utilizing a long-term outlook to help understand the downstream budget effects. Stronger recommendations can be made when the future impact is modeled with clarity.
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The forecast connects financial capacity with community priorities. This demonstrates proactive stewardship rather than reactive budgeting. This long-range forecast lets the City model scenarios recessions, inflation spikes, shifts in revenues to ensure we can weather these likely situations.
As labor and Sheriff negotiations are on the horizon, having a solid long-term model will help show affordability, sustainability, and trade-offs during those processes.
Personnel Requests: Personnel costs represent approximately 33.3% of the proposed FY 2026-27 operating budget at a total of $43.8 million. In addition to scheduled pay increases in accordance with the City's labor agreements, the proposed budget includes funding for a 5% increase to the part-time temporary/seasonal salary schedule, the addition of five new position classifications to the City's Position Classification Plan and related salary grades to the corresponding salary schedules, and a request to add 6.0 Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) positions. It also includes a contribution toward Retirement Health Savings (RHS) accounts for Management/Confidential employees and a slight increase in executive leave hours for Groups 1, 2A and 2B.
The proposed personnel requests are in the City's Community Services, Development Services, Finance and Public Works Departments as described below.
Community Services: The Recreation Area Manager at the Mickey Cafagna Community Center is responsible for the Community Park and Recreation Divisions. These divisions include programs and operations at the Mickey Cafagna Community Center, Community Park, joint-use gymnasiums, and city-wide sports fields. The Mickey Cafagna Community Center programs and operations alone have expanded and many of the responsibilities within the two divisions are high profile with the community. The single Recreation Area Manager cannot continue to oversee all the supervisory and managerial responsibilities without the necessary support at the appropriate level. By establishing a Recreation Supervisor position classification and subsequently reclassifying one of the Recreation Coordinators to a Recreation Supervisor, higher-level work, backup and support for the Recreation Area Manager that oversees the Community Park and Recreation Divisions will be provided. The higher-level Supervisor position also supports the City's current retention and succession planning efforts.
A long-term employee in the administrative office of the Community Services Department recently retired as the Senior Management Analyst. The retirement provided an opportunity for the Director of Community Services to evaluate and reorganize administrative duties among the Director's administrative team. Through the evaluation, the Director has identified a need to reclassify the existing full-time Administrative Assistant Ill position to a Senior Administrative Assistant level. This will allow the role to expand and take on duties with high accountability and visibility with the public such as sponsorship support, work on the Community Services Guide and support of the Parks and Recreation Committee. It will also provide higher-level administrative support to the Director, Senior Management Analyst and Management Analyst positions. Currently, in the absence of a Senior Administrative Assistant, work that would normally be allocated at this level is being handled by analysts, but this is suboptimal because it underutilizes administrative staff while overly burdening analyst staff.
Development Services: Proposed personnel requests in the Development Services Department include the addition of 2.0 FTE positions and budget authorization for a reclassification in the engineering division, the addition of 1.0 FTE in the Planning Division, and part-time, temporary funds for staffing support in the form of retired annuitants in both the Engineering and Planning Divisions. 6 of 244
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In the Planning Division, the current volume of projects exceeds current staffing capacity, causing slower than desired processing times. In addition, State housing laws continue to require Code amendments, which staff have been unable to complete due to the volume of current projects. The Principal Planner will oversee and manage complex planning applications and development projects, ensuring alignment with local and state regulations. The position will also assist with General Plan, Specific Plan and Municipal Code updates and manage a team of planners and technical staff, providing guidance, training, and support to ensure effective project delivery. In addition, funds for part-time, temporary staff support will provide continuity of retired annuitant support on special projects along with specialized skills and historical knowledge on planning projects.
In the Stormwater Section of the Engineering Division, staff is proposing to add 1.0 FTE Associate Civil Engineer to take on additional projects and stormwater assignments that the current staffing levels cannot support. The new Associate Civil Engineer will help meet the demand of the current volume of development projects and stormwater requirements from the Regional and State Water Resources Control Board. In the Capital Projects section of the Engineering Division, staff is requesting to add
1.0 FTE Associate Civil Engineer to take on additional capital improvement projects, which is needed to add capacity of an experienced project engineer for oversight of the design, construction administration and inspection of capital improvement projects. Funds to continue support of the part-time, temporary retired annuitant in this section are also requested.
Lastly, in the Land Development section of the Engineering Division, staff is requesting budget authorization to reclassify the Senior Civil Engineer to a Principal Civil Engineer. The Senior Civil Engineer is currently overseeing both the Land Development and Stormwater Program Divisions.
Increasing demands and complexity of both divisions align with a higher job classification. The Principal Civil Engineer classification already exists on the City's Position Classification Plan, but Council authorization is needed to budget funds for the reclassification.
Finance: The Information Technology (IT) Division, within the Finance Department, includes the Assistant Director of Finance for Business Operations, a Network Administrator, Network Analyst, two IT Analysts and a Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Administrator. The Assistant Director of Finance for Business Operations has indicated he will be retiring in late summer of 2027. The Assistant Director of Finance oversees the IT Division, the purchasing function and the Customer Services Division. To create a succession plan for his retirement, staff is requesting the addition of a new classification on the City's Position Classification Plan of IT Manager with 1.0 FTE being added effective January 1, 2027. This will allow time for a closed promotional recruitment within the IT Division, a promotion within the division, and sufficient time for the Assistant Director of Finance to train the IT Manager prior to retiring. This position will be the lead manager for the IT Division, overseeing daily activities including development of city-wide user requirements, network infrastructure, telecommunications, database administration, maintenance of IT systems and personal computers, and other related systems and equipment. This position will directly supervise front-line IT staff, and manage citywide or departmental technology projects, hardware infrastructure and business applications and providing supervisory savings from the position promoted will be realized through the remainder of FY 2026-27, after which the lower-level IT position will be filled.
In the Finance Director Division, staff is proposing to add 1.0 FTE Principal Financial Analyst, effective April 1, 2027. This position will assist financial operations Citywide, and not specific to the Finance 7 of 244
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Division workload. This position will serve as the Purchasing Agent, overseeing and supporting the procurement process Citywide, which is currently being managed by the Assistant Director of Finance for Business Operations who, as noted above, is planning to retire in late Summer 2027. Additionally, this position will provide expert project management skills for both budget development and management processes, in concert with the Director of Finance. The selected candidate will join a team of collaborative experts with a deep knowledge of municipal financial systems and practices.
Having overlap prior to the noted retirement will allow sufficient time for the Assistant Director of Finance to train the Principal Financial Analyst on procurement practices prior to retiring.
In the Customer Services Division, staff is requesting City Council approval to add the new classification of Senior Customer Services Technician and authorize the budget to include funds to reclassify one of the three Customer Services Technician II positions to the new Senior classification.
Creating the higher-level classification will appropriately recognize and dedicate the advanced technical skills, accuracy, and accountability to the role of Utility Billing. This specific responsibility carries significantly more complex duties compared to the other functions in the division. The role is detail-intensive and essential to maintain revenue integrity and resident trust. The higher-level classification also supports retention of knowledgeable and qualified staff and supports succession planning.
Public Works: In the Parks, Trails and Landscape Division of the Public Works Department, 1.0 FTE Parks Maintenance Worker I is proposed to be added to improve customer service. This position will enhance the City's weekend services by supporting Community Services Department staff with an expanded range of weekend activities, including the farmers market, cam pouts, and fishing events, as well as seasonal programs such as the Old Poway Park Halloween and Christmas events and the Winter Festival at Community Park. This position will also enable improved response times for needed trail and irrigation repairs and expanded capabilities to complete park enhancement projects such as planter renovations and tree planting. Finally, this position will strengthen our ability to maintain parks and trails at a consistently high standard.
The table below shows the total budgeted Full Time Equivalent positions authorized in the current fiscal year and proposed in Fiscal Year 2025-26.
FY 2024-25 Authorized FY 2025-26 Proposed
Legislative and Administrative Services 8.00 8.00
Finance 23.00 25.00
Human Resources and Risk Management 7.00 7.00
Community Services 29.98 29.98
Development Services 26.00 29.00
Public Works 89.00 90.00
Fire 58.00 58.00
Total 240.98 246.98
As part of recruitment and retention efforts, the proposed budget also includes a request to increase executive leave hours for Group 1 employees from 64 hours to 80 hours and for Group 2A and 2B employees from 32 hours to 50 hours, reflecting the San Diego market median hours to remain competitive. It also includes a contribution to the Retiree Health Savings plan of $40 per pay period for full-time regular Management/Confidential employees at all group levels, prorated based on FTEs for part-time Management/Confidential employees. Staff is also seeking authorization to add 8 of 244
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language to the Management/Confidential Salary and Benefits Plan that allows the City Manager, upon the recommendation of the Department Director, to approve an increase in vacation accruals for Management/Confidential employees who may not have qualifying prior public service time but whose performance warrants a higher vacation accrual amount within the currently approved vacation accrual tables.
New Programs/Expenditure Requests
The proposed FY 2026-27 budget includes a moderate amount of new programs or projects at a total cost of $480,799 across all impacted funds. Poway is able to fund these new programs or expenditures to better serve the public as the result of the sound financial footing the City remains in. Following is a partial listing of these items.
• Winter Festival Skating Rink Rental
• .Gov (from .Org) State Mandated City Website Migration • Citywide Document Digitizing (Scanning)
• Emergency Medical Services Training Mannequins
• Fire Station #2 Apparatus Storage Structure
• Fire Department Children's Safety Trailer Rehabilitation • Utility Systems Operations and Maintenance New Vehicle Purchase • As-Needed Sewer Lateral Cleanout Repair Services
• Arc Flash Required Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Program Update • Sewer Lateral Camera
• Water System Virtual Chemical Analysis Software
• Dirt Compactors (x2)
General Fund Reserves
Pursuant to the General Fund Reserve Policy, the "City of Poway will maintain a General Fund reserve equivalent to 45% of budgeted annual General Fund operating expenditures." This 45% is sub-divided into three categories: 1. Revenue Volatility Reserve (10%); 2. Expenditure Volatility Reserve (5%); and
3. Extreme Events Reserve (30%).
On April 16, 2020, the City Council authorized the appropriation of $2.0 million from the Extreme Events Reserve to fund the Poway Emergency Assistance Recovery Loan (PEARL) program to offer short-term financial assistance to independently owned and operated local small businesses impacted by COVID-19. As repayments are received, funds are returned to the Extreme Events Reserve. The final PEARL repayments are due in June 2026 with the City recovering almost all of the $1.22 million ultimately loaned out.
For FY 2026-27, $2.9 million will be transferred from the General Fund to the three reserves to maintain compliance with the policy. The transfer amount is based on net General Fund operating expenses of approximately $64.2 million when backing out the Indirect Cost transfer in figure of $7.0 million. Approximately $1.5 million in asset replacement charges included in the operating budget are excluded from the calculation.
The information below presents the reserve balances in compliance with the policy:
FY 2024-25 FY 2025-26 Change
Revenue Volatility Reserve $6,067,823 $6,415,778 $347,955 9 of 244
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Expenditure Volatility Reserve 3,033,911 I 3,207,8891 173,978 Extreme Events Reserve 16,774,285 19,177,276 2,402,991 ---------;---------~------Tot a I $25,876,020 I $28,800,944 I $2,924,924 On November 16, 2021, in conjunction with authorizing the issuance of pension obligation bonds, the City Council adopted a Pension Reserve and Funding Policy to establish a Pension Reserve Fund (PRF) to help mitigate pension costs, including any unfunded liability obligations that arise in the future.
Contributions to the PRF may be made in an amount up to 50% of the increase in the General Fund unassigned fund balance from one year to the next. To date contributions to the PRF have totaled $8,959,587. The proposed budget for FY 2026-27 reflects the use of approximately $2.1 million from the PRF.
As a result of many years of responsible fiscal management decisions having been made, similar to those previously discussed in this report, the proposed FY 2026-27 budget reflects a projected General Fund unassigned fund balance, beyond the reserve balances previously mentioned, of approximately $17.7 million on June 30, 2027.
Water and Wastewater Utilities
An important investment in the City's aging water system is represented by the Water Infrastructure Improvement Program. Phase I of this program included the construction of a temporary bypass for storing treated water and was completed in late 2022. Phase II of this program includes the Clearwell Replacement, a $39.4 million project currently close to completion that replaces the existing Clearwell that was built in 1964 with two new four-million-gallon prestressed concrete tanks, with project completion expected later in June 2026. Phase Ill is envisioned to provide a treated water connection to San Diego County Water Authority (SDCWA) facilities. The City of Poway and the Ramona Municipal Water District entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for a Water Purchase Agreement.
The MOU is designed to meet the treated water redundant water source Phase Ill intention at a more economical price which should benefit all Poway water rate payers. The goal of these projects is to improve the reliability, redundancy, and resiliency of Poway's water system, and these projects represent the single largest set of capital improvement projects in the City's history.
The proposed FY 2026-27 Water Utility Funds budget includes $44.9 million in total revenues and $46.0 million in total expenditures. These amounts do not include the continued expenditure of $38.1 million in bond proceeds from the September 2023 sale of water revenue bonds used to finance Phase II of the Water Infrastructure Improvement Program, or the anticipated additional round of Water Revenue Bonds forecasted to finance Phase Ill of the Water Infrastructure Improvement Program.
Focusing on just the water utility operating fund, the total budgeted fund expenditures exceed the estimated fund revenues by $1.6 million for FY 2026-27. The FY 2026-27 budget shortfall can be covered with existing reserves and was forecasted in the water rates and associated model approved in January 2026. Approximately 96% of the City's water supply is purchased from the SDCWA, the cost of which the SDCWA presented on May 28, 2026 is expected to increase in January 2027 with an increase of roughly 2.5% to the City.
As a best practice, almost all water agencies in San Diego County have pass-through provisions in their adopted rate schedules allowing them to automatically pass on any increases in SDCWA water rates, or SDG&E energy rates, to customers. Poway now does as well with the current approved 5-year rate structure to help address these major cost drivers outside of City control.
The proposed FY 2026-27 Wastewater Utility Fund budget includes $11.4 million in total revenues and 10 of 244
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$12.9 million in total expenditures. The adopted rate study and rates also included consideration for a pass-through ordinance related to wastewater treatment costs where the San Diego Metro JPA provides wholesale wastewater treatment services for the City, whose costs are outside of the control of the City.
Capital Improvement Program
The City's Capital Improvement Program (CIP) is administered by staff from the Engineering Division of the Development Services Department with the goal of maintaining and improving the City's infrastructure, and enhancing public facilities based upon community needs. Engineering staff provides professional engineering services in the planning, design, and construction of the CIP projects. The CIP is an ongoing process which matches available funds with prioritized needs. During program planning, staff takes inventory of the City's existing infrastructure and facilities, considers facility and system assessments completed by consultants as well as community needs, and then develops a prioritized project list consistent with community goals. Projects are prioritized and designed to achieve optimum use of available funding. Projects are categorized into the following categories: Streets, Drainage, Public Facilities, Water, and Sewer. As noted earlier in this report, the FY 2026-27 Proposed Budget includes a strategic transfer of $6.7 million to finance high priority, community-beneficial projects.
The City's Engineering and Public Works staff will oversee 52 existing and 20 new proposed projects, with $32.8 million appropriated in FY 2026-27 for a total of $118.89 million in appropriations for these projects. $45.4 million has been spent on these projects to date, leaving a proposed available funding balance in this proposed budget of $73.5 million. Included in the CIP requests are projects that benefit the community with improvements and maintenance to parks, sidewalks, facilities, street safety, as well as water, sewer and drainage infrastructure enhancements to ensure system reliability.
Streets
The primary goal of projects within the Streets category is to extend the useful life of public streets, address capacity issues, maintain the City's traffic signals, refresh and update street striping and signage, and maximize efficiency for vehicles, bicycles, and pedestrians while ensuring public safety. The total proposed additional funding in the Streets category is $5.7 million, which comes from a variety of funding sources including Transnet, Road Maintenance Rehabilitation Account (RMRA}, the Lighting District, and Gas Tax.
The proposed projects include $300,000 for the Traffic Signal Controller Upgrades project, which is an ongoing program to upgrade the City's aging traffic signal system. Additional projects within the Streets category include $8,420 for the ongoing maintenance of the City's traffic signal software program Transparity, and $5.38 million for the annual Street Maintenance, Street Overlay, and Citywide Striping projects.
Ongoing, previously funded projects in the streets category include:
• Traffic Signal Video Detection System Upgrades. This project involves the installation of traffic signal video detection upgrades at the intersections of Twin Peaks Rd & Community Rd and Pomerado Rd & Meadowbrook Rd. The work involves the installation of pull boxes, conduit, controllers, cabinets, video detection cameras and wiring at intersections. Contractor (Econolite Systems) began work on April 7, 2026. Signal work is estimated to be completed in July 2026. • FY 2025-26 Street Overlay Project (Zone 1 ). Awarded at the May 5 City Council meeting and will 11 of 244
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be constructed in July and August of 2026.
Streets projects completed this fiscal year include the Annual Street Overlay project and the Annual Street Maintenance project in Maintenance Zone 8, FY 2025-26 Citywide Striping project, and the Garden Road Sidewalk project.
Drainage
The projects proposed within the drainage category have the goal of preserving and maintaining the existing infrastructure, including culverts, concrete channels and natural channels, and the ongoing annual replacement of corrugated metal pipes (CMP} which have surpassed their service life.
Drainage additional funding in the amount of $1.50 million is being requested from the Drainage Fund, which includes $300,000 for the annual CMP Repair/Replacement project to rehabilitate priority CMP pipes throughout the City. Additional funding in the amount of $500,000 for the Community Park Concrete Ribbon Drain project is requested to fully fund the project which will continue into the next phases for engineering design and permitting activities. $300,000 for the Annual Channel Rehabilitation is proposed to repair various sections of deteriorated concrete channels in the City. $400,000 is proposed for the citywide Drainage Master Plan and Impact Fee Update.
All drainage related projects requesting funds this year are for ongoing, previously funded or annual projects with the exception of the Drainage Master Plan and Impact Fee Study Update project.
Public Facilities
The primary goal of projects within the Public Facilities category is the preservation and maintenance of over 100 public buildings and parks. This category also includes installation of new public facilities as well as renovation of existing facilities. Building maintenance tasks are typically combined with creating the annual Public Facilities Renovation project. The individual tasks that make up the Public Facilities Renovation project are accomplished by a combination of City staff. In 2016, a Facility Needs Assessment was conducted which included a comprehensive assessment of select City facilities, with the assessment of each facility varying from an entire building assessment to roof and HVAC assessments only. It provided a ten-year list of corrective actions as well as continuous ongoing maintenance items at each assessed building. In January 2022, a Community Park Needs Assessment was adopted by the City Council identifying and prioritizing future improvements at Community Park.
Funding for Public Facilities projects being requested is an additional $9.98 million. Funding from the Park Improvement Fund in the amount of $980 thousand is requested for the Community Park Signage, South Poway Pickleball Courts, and Lake Poway Softball Field Shade Sail Structure projects.
Additional funding from the Capital Improvement Fund in the amount of $6.8 million is being requested for several projects, including; the Fire Station 2 Gym Structure, PCPA Fiscal Year 2027 Maintenance projects, Community Center Swim Center Pool Deck and Plaster replacements, City Facilities Renovation work for concrete rehabilitation, City Monument Signs, Pickleball Court Construction, Community Park Enhancements, Old Poway Park bridge repair and wood replacement and parking lot paving, and the Garden Road Park Playground Renovation projects. As stated in the City of Poway and PUSD joint use agreement for PCPA projects, PUSD will reimburse the City 35% of the construction cost once the projects are completed.
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Pool Heater Replacement and City Facility work (flooring, HVAC, painting, roofing, wood repairs, and general maintenance).
Ongoing previously funded projects include:
• The PCPA Facility Maintenance project is a multi-year rehabilitation program for the PCPA.
Staff has received approval from the Division of State Architects (the governing jurisdiction for school facilities) for the design of the overall project which includes various infrastructure modernizations.
o FY26 PCPA Maintenance Project includes exterior ADA improvements and restroom renovations. The start of construction is tentatively scheduled for July 2026. o PCPA Lobby ADA Upgrades included the installation of a new lift on the mezzanine level.
• The Community Park Restroom project is currently in the design phase. This project will add a restroom by the bocce courts at Community Park, which was identified as a priority in the Community Park needs assessment.
• Phase 1 of the ADA Barrier Removal (Buckley Street Connection) has been completed. Phase 2 will install an ADA-accessible parking stall and make sidewalk improvements. This is currently in the design phase.
• The Zero Emission Vehicle Charging Infrastructure design is underway. The consultant is preparing engineering drawings to convert medium to heavy City fleets to zero emission as required by the Advanced Clean Fleets regulation.
• The Workplace Safety Facility Improvement project is in the final design phase. • The Convection Ovens and Exhaust Hood at the Mickey Cafagna Center are in the award of contract phase. This project will expand the equipment by adding two new ovens and replacing the exhaust hood at the Cafagna Center to facilitate the ability to prepare meals onsite instead of offsite for the congregate meal program. • The design of the Community Park Signage project is nearly complete. • The Community Park Sidewalk project will start construction this August to avoid conflicts with the summer programs at the park.
• Fire Station 2 Gym Structure is in the design phase, while the equipment storage shed will be constructed this summer.
• Staff is currently preparing to request City Council award a construction contract for completion of the Fire Station 2 Overhead Flashing Beacons project. • Public Facilities projects completed within this fiscal year include:
o ADA Barrier Removal at Buckley Street Phase 1
o City Hall Chiller Replacement
o Community Pool Pump Replacement
o Pool Filter Media and Rehabilitation
o PCPA Sound System and HVAC Controls
o Midland Road Fence Replacement
Water
In 2014, assessments of the City's water distribution system and Water Treatment Plant were completed, and a ten-year water CIP was developed from the assessments. There are nine previously funded projects in various stages of completion with the primary goal of preserving existing infrastructure, including pipelines, reservoirs, pump stations, pressure reducing stations, and the Water Treatment Plant facility. The City issued Series 2023 Water Revenue Bonds to fund the replacement of the existing 10 million-gallon Clearwell tank with two new reservoirs that will serve the 13 of 244
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residents of Poway for generations.
Water funding in the amount of $13.8 million is being requested for five ongoing water projects, and three new projects. Ongoing projects include Water Treatment Plant Filters Upgrade, Water Pump Stations Motor Control Center Upgrades for Pump Stations 8 through 12, Water Treatment Plant Chemical Tank Rehabilitation, Emergency Interconnection #1 (Avenida La Valencia), Water Treatment Plant Groundwater Investigation and Assessment, and the Treated Water Facilities and Redundant Pipeline projects. New projects include the R-12 Reservoir Rehabilitation, Crocker Easement Pipeline Realignment preliminary design, and Meter Vault Lid Replacement projects.
Ongoing previously funded water projects include:
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The Water Infrastructure Program is a three-phase program to improve the reliability, redundancy and resiliency of the City's potable water system. The first phase is the Clearwell Bypass project which is in operation. The remaining two phases of the program consist of the following projects at various stages of progress:
o The Clearwell Replacement project is nearly complete. The new Clearwell commissioning is anticipated in late June 2026.
o The Poway Treated Water Facilities & Redundant Pipeline design will be completed in Fall 2026. Staff expects to bring the CEQA Mitigated Negative Declaration to City Council on August 18, 2026. Construction bids will be solicited in November 2026 with construction tentatively scheduled for early 2027.
The Water Treatment Plant Filters Upgrade Project Phase A is in construction and will be completed in July 2026.
Design is complete for the Water Pump Stations Motor Control Center Upgrades for Pump Stations 8 through 12. Pump Station No. 8 is currently in the construction phase as the contractor is awaiting delivery of electrical and pump station equipment. Installation is anticipated in September and October of 2026.
The Water Treatment Plant Chemical Tank Rehabilitation project is currently in design phase .
The Emergency Interconnection No. 1 is expected to be ready to advertise for bids in July 2026 .
Design for the Emergency Interconnection No. 2 is expected to be completed in Fall 2026 .
The Water Master Plan Update is currently being developed. This item will be brought to City Council for consideration in February 2027.
Water projects completed within this fiscal year include the R-4 and R-7 Water Reservoir Rehabilitation and the Annual Water Valve Replacement project.
Sewer
The primary goal of projects within the sewer category is preservation of existing infrastructure, including pipelines, manholes and lift stations, and providing increased flow capacity wherever identified as necessary. In 2013, an assessment was completed for the City's sanitary sewer distribution system. A ten-year sewer CIP was developed and included both capacity increasing projects and maintenance projects.
Sewer funding in the amount of $1.3 million is requested to fund the annual projects including the Annual Sewer Line Repair/Replace and the Annual Sewer Manhole Rehabilitation. These projects were all contemplated when sewer rates were adopted in January 2026.
Ongoing previously funded projects include:
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• The Butterfield Trail Sewer Upsize Project is currently at the 90% design phase completion. • The Annual Sewer Line Repair/Replacement project will start construction this summer. The construction contract is currently being executed with the contractor. • Annual Sewer Manhole Rehabilitation project is currently being advertised for construction bids.
• The Sewer Master Plan Update is currently being developed. This item will be brought to City Council to receive and accept in February 2027.
Budget Review Committee
The Budget Review Committee completed a review of the proposed FY 2026-27 budget at four meetings held in April and May 2026. Their report of recommendations is attached to this report as Attachment B. The Committee Chair or Vice Chair, Phil Rath or Alec Huettinger, plan to participate at the public hearing to comment on the Committee's report and respond to any questions from the City Council.
Appropriations Limit
California Government Code Section 7910 requires each local government to establish its Proposition 4 Appropriations Limit by resolution annually at a regularly scheduled meeting or a noticed special meeting. Proposition 4 was adopted by the voters on November 6, 1979, and became Article XIIIB of the California Constitution. The goal of this legislation was to keep real (inflation adjusted) per person government spending within 1978-79 levels. Under Article XIIIB, known as the Gann Initiative, a maximum amount is established for tax-funded government appropriations each fiscal year based on the government's proceeds of taxes subject to the limitation calculation. Proceeds of taxes are revenues such as property taxes and sales taxes and do not include other revenue sources such as rental and franchise fees.
The City of Poway, as part of its Articles of Incorporation, established the base year Appropriations Limit at $7,047,200 for FY 1981-82. Article XIIIB provided that the base limit be increased each year using specified population and inflationary growth factors. For the inflationary growth factors, Article XIIIB required the lower of the change in either the U.S. Consumer Price Index or the California Per Capita Personal Income be used. Beginning with the FY 1990-91 Appropriations Limit, Article XIIIB was modified by Proposition 111 and SB-88 (Chapter 60/90) to allow cities to choose: 1) their city's population growth or the county's population growth as the population factor, and 2) the growth in the California Per Capita Personal Income or the growth in Assessed Valuation of Nonresidential New Construction within the city as the inflation factor. Consequently, each year the City chooses the more beneficial of the two population and inflation measures for the Appropriations Limit calculation.
For the FY 2026-27 Appropriations Limit, the City compared the growth in San Diego County's population from January 1, 2025 to January 1, 2026 of 0.04% to the growth in the City's population of -0.86%. The City then compared the growth in the California Per Capita Personal Income of 4.95% to the growth in Assessed Valuation of Nonresidential New Construction within the City of Poway of
0.005%. Choosing the growth in the County's population and the growth in the California Per Capita Personal Income as its population and inflation factors, respectively, the City's Appropriations Limit for FY 2026-27 is $78,407,922. The City's FY 2026-27 Appropriations Subject to Limitation is $57,311,420, which is $21,096,501 below the Appropriations Limit. The attached Resolution (Attachment E) establishes the City of Poway's Appropriations Limit for FY 2026-27. 15 of 244
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Environmental Review:
This action is not subject to review under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA).
Fiscal Impact:
The fiscal impact is outlined throughout this report.
Public Notification:
A Notice of Public Hearing was published in the Poway News Chieftain on Thursday, June 4, 2026 and Thursday June 11, 2026.
Attachments:
A. General Fund Budget Summary
B. Report of Recommendations by the Budget Review Committee C. Resolution Approving Changes to the City of Poway Position Classification Plan and the City of Poway Salary Schedule for Management/Confidential and Non-Safety Employees D. Resolution Approving and Adopting the Annual Operating Budget & Capital Improvement Program for Fiscal Year 2026-27 and Appropriating Funds E. Resolution Adopting an Appropriations Limit as Required by Article XIIIB of the California Constitution for the Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2027
F. Proposed Fiscal Year 2026-27 Operating Budget & Capital Improvement Program (on file with the Office of the City Clerk
d/ Approved By:
tevens
Assistant City Manager
Reviewed By:
Alan Fenstermacher
City Attorney
Chris Hazeltine
City Manager
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GENERAL FUND
Fund Number: 1000
2022-23 2023-24 2024-25 2025-26 1 2025-26 1 2026-27
Actual Actual' Actual Budget Projected Budget
FUNDS AVAILABLE
Beginning Fund Balance ijuly 1) $13,155,789 $17,374,535 $20,460,626 $27,246,572 $27,246,572 $24,327,786
REVENUES
Taxes & Franchises
Property Tax 26,208,470 28,187,627 29,116,612 32,526,000 32,629,144 34,262,000 Sales Tax 16,023,706 15,780,684 18,754,250 17,025,000 18,798,125 16,911,000 Franchise Fees, TOT 3,603,409 3,913,510 3,674,658 3,828,961 3,846,644 3,946,335 Fees, Permits & Services 10,353,606 11,535,111 11,662,430 10,942,142 10,950,663 10,837,528 Use of Property, Grants, Investment Income, Other 4,049,881 5,728,675 6,738,446 7,615,744 8,780,890 6,191,219 Total General Fund Revenues 60,239,072 65,145,607 69,946,396 71,937,847 75,005,466 72,148,082 TOTAL FUNDS AVAILABLE 73,394,861 82,520,142 90,407,022 99,184,419 102,252,038 96,475,868
EXPENDITURES
Operating Expenses
Legislative and Admin. Services 726,194 761,629 925,478 1,023,468 1,001,608 2,618,071 Finance 1,691,480 2,029,173 2,106,669 2,346,204 2,204,091 6,459,615 Human Resources 1,093,391 2,259,773 1,718,165 1,764,896 1,507,135 3,307,624 Community Services 7,223,383 7,550,096 8,199,216 9,369,355 9,407,201 9,813,626 Development Services 4,820,979 6,754,462 5,704,961 7,544,707 6,079,694 6,176,548 Public Works 6,966,828 6,858,692 7,189,396 8,256,637 9,093,388 8,768,808 Fire 14,242,214 15,222,580 17,314,595 17,216,627 17,533,781 18,773,306 Law Enforcement 14,932,677 15,107,043 15,642,459 16,218,178 16,213,178 16,747,390 Total Operating Expenses 51,697,146 56,543,446 58,800,939 63,740,072 63,040,075 72,664,988 Capital Projects 161,083 84,000 120,000 20,000 20,000
Programs 5,880 55,588 --
Total Capital Projects/Programs 166,963 139,588 120,000 20,000 20,000 - TOTAL EXPENDITURES 51,864,109 56,683,034 58,920,939 63,760,072 63,060,075 72,664,988
OTHER SOURCES/USES
Reserve Funds Transfers ln/(Out) (1,305,600) (772,355) (1,360,516) (1,806,408) (1,806,408) (2,924,924) All Other Transfers ln/(Out) (2,869,187) (7,061,574) (3,979,254) (9,824,506) (9,824,506) (3,540,411) INDIRECT COST ln/(Out) --- -7,004,503
Other Fund Balance Activity 18,570 2,457,451 1,100,255 -(3,233,263) - TOTAL OTHER SOURCES/USES {4,156,217) (5,376,478) {4,239,515) {11,630,914) {14,864,177) 539,168 NET FUND ACTIVITY 4,218,746 3,086,095 6,785,942 (3,453,139) {2,918,786) 22,262 One-Time Capital Improvement Transfer for High Priority Projects (6,700,000) ENDING FUND BALANCE $17,374,535 $20,460,626 $27,246,572 $23,793,433 $24,327,786 $17,650,048 1 FY2025-26 transfer increase is to pay off the 2012 Refunding Certificate of Participation debt related to realize significant interest cost avoidance savings versus paying off and accruing interest costs through 2033. Also includes transfer to the Capital Improvement Fund to fund high priority projects. 2 FY2026-27 transfer increase is funding one-time priority capital improvement projects. The General Fund is structurally balanced without this one time transfer of $6,700,000.
Community beneficial projects include Community Park Swim Center Pool Deck and Plaster replacement, Community Park Enhancements, Poway Center for Performing Arts 3 FY2026-27 is the first year tor the implementation ot the new Cost Allocation Plan (Plan) methodology as recommended by the third party consultant experts who performed the update, Matrix. This methodology is in alignement with industry best practices and supported by recognized govern merit accounting standards. The expenilitures in the General Fund by department appear in this form to be elevated compared to previous years; however per the Consultants recommendation, a new "INDIRECT COST ln/(out)" line has been added to reflect the General Fund recovery of these costs as detailed in the Plan. The projected impact of the new Plan implementation on the Water and Sewer enterprises results in no additional cost burden for water services and a reduction in operational costs for sewer services ABOUT
The General Fund is the City's principal source for fire protection, law enforcement, parks and recreation, public works, planning and engineering and other operations that are not funded by dedicated or restricted sources. The primary source of revenues for the General Fund are property taxes, sales tax, and fees for services.
ATTACHMENT A
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Date: To: From: Subject:
June
4,
2026
Honorable
Mayor
and
Members
of
the
City
Council
Phil
Rath,
Chairman
of
the
Budget
Review
Committee
Committee
Observations
and
Recommendations
for
Fiscal
Year
2026-27
Proposed
Budget
I am
pleased
to
recommend
on
behalf
of
the
City
of
Poway
Budget
Review
Committee
the
Fiscal
Year
2026-2027
Operating
Budget
and
Capital
Improvement
Program.
The
City
of
Poway's
Budget
Review
Committee
(BRC)
is
comprised
of
5 dedicated
residents
that
have
the
privilege
of
meeting
each
spring
to
provide
guidance
on
the
proposed
budget,
enhance
transparency
to
the
public,
and
learn
about
city
operations,
projects,
and
programs,
that
will
ensure
Poway
continues
to
grow
in
a
responsible
way.
As
a
returning
member
of
the
BRC
and
the
Chair
I am
pleased
to
report
on
another
successful,
transparent,
and
fiscally
sound
budget
process. It
is
appreciated
by
all
members
of
the
BRC
that
the
City
provides
this
opportunity
for
residents
to
come
together
in
a
casual
and
informative
setting
where
members
are
encouraged
to
ask
questions
and
discuss
topics
amongst
themselves, with
staff
support
and
input.
Throughout
the
process
City
staff
provided
a
very
thorough
outline
of
City
services.
It
is
quite
apparent
to
the
committee
and
to
me
that
Poway
has
some
of
the
best
if
not
"the"
best
highly
skilled
professionals
leading
this
organization.
Over
the
course
of
the
four
meetings
staff
provided
details
of
the
budget
process
overview,
essential
programs,
maintenance
obligations,
projects
underway
and
those
planned
in
the
future.
How
the
city
generates
revenue,
and
how
the
money
is
spent,
was
also
discussed
in
detail
by
Finance
Director,
Craig
Schmollinger.
During
the
second
meeting,
although
4-hours
long
but
worth
every
minute,
each
director
gave
a
detailed
presentation
of
their
department
operations
and
the
organizational
structure.
We
were
highly
impressed
with
the
pride
the
leadership
team
has
in
the
work
they
do
and
feet
very
strongly
that
the
residents
are
in
good
hands
with how
each
department
manages
their
budgets
(expenditures
and
revenues)
and
capital
programs.
The
passion
and
dedication
this
team
has
for
their individual
areas
of
expertise
is
quite
impressive,
which
ultimately
.transfers
to
a
high
quality
of
life
for
Poway
residents.
During
the
third
meeting
the
BRC
received
a
draft
copy
of
the
FY
2026-2027
Operating
Budget
and
Capital
Improvement
Program
.
Craig
Schmollinger
provided
a
very
detailed
tutorial
on
how
to
read
it
and
gave
an
overview
of
the
new
programs
and
personnel
requests.
Director
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Schmollinger
also
explained
the
implementation
of
the
new
Cost
Allocation
Plan,
including
the
changes
in
budget
presentment
from
this
new
plan.
Several
questions
were
asked
by
the
BRC,
and
we
were
given
two
weeks
to
review
and
encouraged
to
reach
out
with
any
questions
or
comments
on
the
draft
budget
document.
WiM Before
moving
into
recommendations,
it
is
important
to
recognize
several
wins
for
the
City
of
Poway.
The
proposed
Fiscal
Year
2026-27
budget
is
not
only
balanced
but
fully
funds
all
current
operations
and
programs
and
includes
additional
staffing
in
key
departments
such
as
Finance,
Community
Services,
Development
Services,
and
Public
Works.
These
front-facing
departments
will
add
a higher
level
of
customer
service
for
our
residents
and
internally
to
other
departments,
while
also
providing
the
organization
with
a
succession
plan
for
long-term
efficiencies.
This
is
also
consistent
with
the
ongoing
objective
of
delivering
core
services
to
residents
and
the
community.
The
BRC
is
also
pleased
to
see
that
a few
recommendations
from
last
year
were
incorporated
into
the
budget
process
to
include
the
completion
and
update
of
the
City's
Cost
Allocation
Plan
and
the
completion
of
a
10-year
General
Fund
Forecast.
The
City
has
also
paid
off
the
2012
refunding
Certificate
of
Participation
Debt
early
and
is
actively
working
to
update
the
various
City
In-Lieu,
Impact, and
Mitigation
Fees.
Additionally,
the
City
completed
a
much-anticipated
Citywide
User
Fee
Study
update
to
align
service
costs
with
revenue
recovery
efforts
which
Council
approved
at
the
May
19,
2026,
City
Council
meeting.
The
BRC
is
supportive
of
these
best-management
fiscal
efforts
which
will
increase
revenues
to
help
offset
the
increased
costs
of
essential
services
and
infrastructure,
while
also
taking
into
consideration
fees
set
appropriately
to
support
small
businesses
and
residents.
The
asset
management
process
assumptions
for
asset
lifespans,
values,
inventory
practices,
and
internal
control
procedures
are
also
in
progress
through
consideration
for
adoption
of
a
formal
Capital
Asset
Policy.
This
will
help
avoid
spikes
in
the
budget
when
items
reaching
the
end
of
their
useful
life
must
be
replaced
through
adequate
set
aside
of
"rental"
charges
by
following
the
Capital
Asset
Policy
provisions.
Overall,
throughout
the
presentations
the
BRC
was
fully
engaged
and
complimentary
of
the
operations
of
the
City
and
staff.
There
was
much
discussion
on
high
quality
services
such
as
public
safety
operations,
trails
and
parks
maintenance
and
programs,
and
the
quality
of
Poway's
streets
vs
other
cities
in
the
county.
During
the
Capital
Improvement
Program
presentation,
it's
clear
Poway
continues
to
re-invest
in
its
parks,
streets
(with
the
completion
of
Zone
8 slated
for
the
budget
year)
and
facilities
year
after
year,
which
is
a
testament
to
how
Poway
prioritizes
its
most
visible
and
community
utilized
assets.
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Also,
during
the
third
meeting
of
the
BRC,
the
Committee
received
a comprehensive
review
of
the
City's
procurement
process,
which
was
requested
at
the
second
BRC
meeting.
Staff
spent
a
considerable
amount
of
time
both
presenting
the
specifics
of
the
procurement
process
for
projects,
along
with
responding
to
numerous
BRC
members'
questions
.
Staff
displayed
expertise
in
this
area,
including
walking
through
numerous
scenarios
which
help
provide
context
to
this
complex
process.
The
BRC
is
also
pleased
to
see
that
the
city
has
diligently
retired
some
debt
over
the
last
year.
This
reflects
a commitment
to
residents
by
strategically
utilizing
funding
on
hand
to
pay
debt
off
early
when
prudent.
This
action
saved
the
City
nearly
$SOOK,
which
is
commendable.
Recommendations
and
Support
for
the
Proposed
FY26-27
Budget
As
staff
reviewed
with
the
BRC
the
new
funding
requests
for
operations,
personnel
and
capital
projects,
it is
apparent
the
requests
are
once
again
well
thought
out
and
focused
on
maintaining
and
enriching
service
levels.
The
City
of
Poway
is
once
again
the
envy
of
our
neighboring
Cities
as
we
can
recommend
funding
for
the
new
requests
to
include
an
increase
in
six
new
Full
Time
Equivalent
positions
(FTEs,
although
the
long
term
add
will
be
5.0 FTEs)
and
four
employee
reclassifications
submitted
for
next
fiscal
year.
This
reflects
not
only
a strong
financial
position,
but
also
an
organization
that
is
lean,
nimble,
and
understands
its
core
purpose
is
to
deliver
high
quality
programs
and
services
to
the
community.
The
BRC
strongly
endorses
the
addition
and
reclassification
of
these
positions
to
address
workloads,
succession
planning
for
key
staff
retiring,
and
other
forward
looking
processes
to
the
betterment
of
the
City
.
The
City's
General
Fund
Reserve
Policy
continues
to
be
met
with
the
highest
reserve
levels
(45%)
in
San
Diego
County
. This
reflects
the
long-term
financial
stability
and
responsible
planning
from
years
past.
Meeting
this
requirement
each
year
shows
a
commitment
to
Poway
residents
that
the
City
is
financially
prepared
once
again
should
an
emergency
occur.
The
BRC
is
supportive
of
all
programs
and
projects
being
proposed
for
Finance,
Community
Services,
Public
Works
, and
Fire
which
includes
the
Fire
Engine
E91
replacement
which
is
included
in
the
General
Fund
Operating
budget
new
items
request
total
of
$1,846,555.
We
are
also
supportive
of
the
42 Capital
Improvement
Program/Project
requests
totaling
$32.8
million
in
additionalfunding
for
these
critical
infrastructure
projects.
We
also
have
recommendations
on
ways
to
continue
to
improve
transparency
of
the
budget
documents.
The
items
below
are
a carry-over
from
last
year's
recommendations.
1. Indicator
on
budget-
related
items
that
are
unfunded
mandates.
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June 16, 2026, Item #22
Place
an
indicator(*)
on
all
budget-related
items
that
are
unfunded
mandates
either
from
regional,
state
or
federal
agencies and
include
a cost
and
percentage
breakdown
for
each
section
of
the
budget
As
the
legislature
continues
to
pass
bills
(unfunded
mandates)
that
directly
impactthe
City's
operating
and
capital
budget,
it
is
important
to
inform
residents
of
the
decisions
happening
at
the
regional,
state
and
federal
level
that
directly
affect
local
government
expenditures.
The
unfunded
mandates
can
be
quite
significant
and
the
BRC
recommends
these
expenditures
are
identified
in
the
budget,
so
Poway
residents
are
aware
of
the
burden
placed
on
cities
because
of
a requirement
to
comply.
2. Include
a state,
federal,
or
grant
money
line
item
in
the
budget
with
an
identifier
to
differentiate
them
from
other
revenues.
Consider
opportunities
to
discretely
identify
state,
federal
and
grant
funds
in
an
easy
to
read
and
easily
located
format.
3. Developing
a
Budget
in
Brief
document
as
an
educational
tool
As
a
resource
for
residents
wanting
to
easily
understand
the
City
budget,
the
BRC
recommends
the
development
of
a short
(i.e.
a few
page)
document
that
incorporates
infographics
and
written
points
to
tell
the
story
of
the
City's
main
sources
of
revenues,
expenditures
and
budget
priorities
for
the
coming
year,
noting
key
changes
from
the
prior
year.
Capital
Presentation
As
mentioned
above,
the
committee
feels
it's
important
to
provide
the
public
with
a
brief
overview
of
last
year's
budget
in
addition
to
key
projects
that
were
completed
and
are
currently
underway. The
FY2025-26
Capital
Improvement
Program
included
46 new
projects
with
$27.9M
in
appropriations.
The
total
funding
in
the
streets
category
included
$6.02M
with
over
$13M
identified
for
public
facilities
to
include
workplace
safety
improvements.
Water
and
Sewer
projects
made
up
the
remainder
of
the
funding
identified.
Of
the
46 projects
there
are
several
that
are
ongoing
such
as
the
Community
Park
Signage,
Poway
Center
for
the
Performing
Arts
(PCPA)
Lift
Replacement
and
ADA
lobby
Improvements,
workplace
safety
facility
improvements,
and
Fire
Station
2 overhead
flashing
beacons.
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June 16, 2026, Item #22
The completed projects for FY2025-26 include the Garden Road sidewalk improvement project, annual water valve replacement, water reservoir rehabilitation, City Hall chillers, community pool pump replacement, pool filter media and rehabilitation, storm drain repair, and the PCPA sound system and HVAC Controls. The completion of the Annual Overlay included the Street Maintenance Program and Citywide Striping Program in Zone 8 focusing on the most southern and western portion of the City.
As a comparison, FY26-27 proposed Capital Improvement Program is $32.BM and includes a total of 42 programs/projects. Of the 42 projects 20 are new projects equaling $7.3M and will focus on community amenities such as public facility renovations, park maintenance and improvements, drainage, and a new pickleball court facility within the Poway Business Park.
Annual programs and projects such as streets maintenance, striping, traffic signal updates, etc., equals another $9.2M with the remaining funds focused on public works/water treatment projects.
Looking back to previous Capital Improvement Programs we are proud to be a part of the largest capital improvement project in the City's history. The $SOM Water Infrastructure Improvement Program referred to as the Clearwell Replacement Improvement Program. The three phased project which began in 2021 is nearing completion and will add increased drinking water reliability and provide system redundancy supplying water service to Poway residents during maintenance and repairs.
Conclusions and Appreciation
Thank you for opportunity to serve the community as BRC members. The annual process brings much value and transparency to the City of Poway budget process. It offers residents the opportunity to learn in detail how the City of Poway General Fund functions and how the City prioritizes expenditures. Chris Hazeltine stressed the importance of how the City Council and staff view this process as a collaborative and essential step in the preparation of the budget document. This is a time for staff to hear from the community and understand the priorities of the residents. We feel privileged to be able to serve on this committee and reside in such a well-run City who prioritizes community engagement, fiscal responsibility, quality of life, and public safety. A city that creates opportunities for residents such as us to add value to the critical city budgeting process is a well-run city. In addition to recognizing City Manager Chris Hazeltine and Assistant City Manager Tracy Stevens, we'd like to thank Director of Finance Craig Schmollinger for the comprehensive process and overviews, and all City department directors for the outstanding work they do to include:
Brian Mitchell, Fire Chief
Eric Heidemann, Director of Public Works
Audrey Denham, Director of Community Services
Julie Procopio, Director of Development Services
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June 16, 2026, Item #22
Claudia Delgado, Captain, San Diego Sheriff's Office
Jodene Dunphy, Director of Human Resources/Risk Management Thank you again for the opportunity to serve the City of Poway in this capacity. p,Jj f ;{£U_,
Phil Rath, BRC Chairman
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Ale~emger,BRCViceChairman
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Steven Bauman, Member
Dan Krall, BRC Member
Chris Olps, BRC Member
23 of 244
June 16, 2026, Item #22
RESOLUTION
NO.
26-
A
RESOLUTION
OF
THE
CITY
COUNCIL
OF
THE
CITY
OF
POWAY,
CALIFORNIA,
APPROVING
CHANGES
TO
THE
CITY
OF
POWAY
POSITION
CLASSIFICATION
PLAN,
THE
CITY
OF
POWAY
MANAGEMENT/CONFIDENTIAL
SALARY
SCHEDULE,
THE
CITY
OF
POWAY
NON-SAFETY
SALARY
SCHEDULE,
THE
CITY
OF
POWAY
FIREFIGHTERS'
ASSOCIATION
SALARY
SCHEDULE,
THE
PART-TIME
TEMPORARY/SEASONAL
WAGE
SCHEDULE
AND
THE
MANAGEMENT/CONFIDENTIAL
SALARY
AND
BENEFITS
PLAN
DOCUMENT
WHEREAS,
the
City
of
Poway
is
committed
to
ensuring
the
effective
organization
of
city
resources
to
provide
the
highest
quality
services,
projects
and
programs
for
the
Poway
community;
WHEREAS,
the
Fiscal
Year
2026-27
budget
includes
personnel
related
changes
to
positions
in
the
Community
Services,
Finance
Department,
Public
Works
and
Development
Services
Departments
that
support
and
enhance
customer
service,
promote
retention
while
establishing
a
clear
succession
plan
and
positively
impact
the
quality
of
life
for
the
Poway
community;
WHEREAS,
the
Salary
Schedules
include
an
already
negotiated
and
approved
salary
adjustment
for
all
employee
groups
(Management/Confidential
and
Non-Safety/Teamsters
receive
5%,
and
the
Poway
Firefighters'
Association
receives
3.5%)
and
a
5%
across
the
board
increase
has
also
been
applied
to
the
Part-Time
Temporary/Seasonal
Wage
Schedule;
WHEREAS,
the
City
Council
approves
the
changes
reflected
in
the
City
of
Poway
Position
Classification
Plan
attached
hereto as
"Exhibit
A",
City
of
Poway
Management/Confidential
Salary
Schedule
attached
hereto
as
"Exhibit
B",
City
of
Poway
Non-Safety
Salary
Schedule
attached
hereto
as
"Exhibit
C",
Poway
Firefighters'
Association
Salary
Schedule
attached
hereto
as
"Exhibit
D",
and
the
Part-Time
Temporary/Seasonal
Wage
Schedule
attached
hereto
as
"Exhibit
E";
and
WHEREAS,
the
City
Council
approves
new
classification
titles
added
to
the
City
of
Poway
Position
Classification
Plan
and
changes
to
the
Salary
Schedules,
and
the
new
classification
title
specifications
are
on
file
in
the
Human
Resources
and
Risk
Management
Department
and
available
on
the
City's
website
after
approval
by
the
Council.
NOW,
THEREFORE,
BE
IT
RESOLVED
by
the
City
Council
of
the
City
of
Poway
that
the
City
of
Poway
Position
Classification
Plan,
Management/Confidential
Salary
Schedule,
Non
Safety
Salary
Schedule,
Poway
Firefighters'
Association
Salary
Schedule,
Part-Time/Temporary
Seasonal
Wage
Schedule
are
approved
as
attached
and
include
the
following
changes:
SECTION
1:
Add
Recreation
Supervisor
to
the
City
of
Poway
Position
Classification
Plan
and
Management/Confidential
Salary
Schedule
at
a Grade
of
500.
SECTION
2:
Add
Principal
Planner
to
the
City
of
Poway
Position
Classification
Plan
and
Management/Confidential
Salary
Schedule
at
a Grade
of
710.
SECTION
3:
Add
Information
Technology
Manager
to
the
City
of
Poway
Position
Classification
Plan
and
Management/Confidential
Salary
Schedule
at
a Grade
of
740.
ATTACHMENT
C
24 of 244
June 16, 2026, Item #22
Resolution No. 26-
SECTION 4: Add Principal Financial Analyst to the City of Poway Position Classification Plan and Management/Confidential Salary Schedule at a Grade of 660.
SECTION 5: Add Senior Customer Services Technician to the City of Poway Position Classification Plan and Non-Safety Employee Salary Schedule at a Grade of 430.
SECTION 6: Authorize the City Manager to update the Management/Confidential Salary and Benefits Plan Document to include language that: 1) adjusts Executive Leave hours for Group 1 employees from 64 hours to 80 hours and for Group 2A and 28 employees from 32 hours to 50 hours; 2) adds a contribution to the Retiree Health Savings plan of $40 per pay period for full-time regular Management/Confidential employees at all group levels, pro-rated based on FTE for part-time Management/Confidential employees; and 3) adds language that allows the City Manager, upon the recommendation of the Department Director, to approve an increase in vacation accruals within the current approved vacation accrual tables for Management/Confidential employees who may not have qualifying prior public service time but whose performance warrants a higher vacation accrual amount.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED at a Regular Meeting of the City Council of the City of Poway, California on the 16th day of June, 2026 by the following vote, to wit:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSTAINED:
ABSENT:
DISQUALIFIED:
Steve Vaus, Mayor
ATTEST:
Carrie Gallagher, CMC, City Clerk
Exhibit A:
Exhibit 8:
Exhibit C:
Exhibit D:
Exhibit E:
City of Poway Position Classification Plan
City of Poway Management/Confidential Salary Schedule
City of Poway Non-Safety Salary Schedule (Teamsters)
Poway Firefighters' Association Salary Schedule
Part-Time Temporary/Seasonal Wage Schedule
25 of 244
June 16, 2026, Item #22
Classificalion Accountant Accounting
Technician
II
Administrative
Assistant
I
Administrative
Assistant
II
Administrative
Assistant
ID
Aquatics
Coordinator
Assistant
City
Manager
Assistant
Director
of
Finance
Operations
Assistant
Director
of
Public
Works
for
Maintenance
Operatio
Assistant
Director
of
Public
Works
for
Utilities
Assistant
Engineer
Assistant
Planner
Associate
Civil
Engineer
Associate
Engineer
Associate
Planner
Box
Office
Attendant
Box
Office
Coordinator
Capital
Projects
Manager
City
Clerk
City
Engineer
City
Manager
City
Planner
Code
Compliance
Officer
Community
Outreach
Coordinator
Construction
Maintenance
Crew
Leader
Construction
Maintenance
Supeivisor
Construction
Maintenance
Worker
I
Construction
Maintenance
Worker
II
Contract
Specialist/Inspector
Cross-Connection
Specialist
Customer
Services
Field
Worker
Customer
Services
Specialist
Customer
Services
Technician
I
Customer
Services
Technician
II
Deputy
City
Clerk
Deputy
Fire
Chief
Deputy
Fire
Marshal
Development
Services
Technician
Director
of
Community
Services
Director
of
Development
Services
Director
of
Finance
Director
of
Human
Resources
and
Risk
Management
Director
of
Public
Works
Dock
Attendant
Electrical,
Instrumentation,
and
Controls
Technician
Emergency
Preparedness
Program
Manager
Enl!ineerin~
lnsoector
EXHIBIT
A
City
of
Poway
Position
Classification
Plan
Classification Engineering
Technician
I
Engineering
Technician
II
Equipment
Mechanic
Executive
Assistant
to
the
City
Manager
Facilities
Maintenance
and
Special
Districts
Supeivisor
Facilities
Maintenance
Technician
I
Facilities
Maintenance
Technician
II
Finance
Manager
Fire
Battalion
Chief
Fire
Captain/Paramedic
Fire
Chief
Fire
Engineer/Paramedic
Fire
Safety
Inspector
Firefighter/Paramedic Fleet
Maintenance
Supeivisor
Front
of
House
Assistant
Front
of
House
Coordinator
GIS
Administrator
General
Maintenance
Worker
Human
Resources
Technician
I
Human
Resources
Technician
II
Infomiation
Technology
Analyst
Information
Technology
Manager
Intern Interpretive
Park
Ranger
Lead
Customer
Services
Field
Worker
Lead
Engineering
Inspector
Lifeguard Management
Analyst
Management
Assistant
Network
and
Computer
Systems
Administrator
Network
and
Computer
Systems
Analyst
Park
Attendant
Park
Ranger
Parks
and
Trails
Area
Manager
Parks
Maintenance
Crew
Leader
Parks
Maintenance
Supervisor
Parks
Maintenance
Worker
I
Parks
Maintenance
Worker
II
Payroll
Analyst
Principal
Civil
Engineer
Principal
Civil
Engineer
-Utilities
Principal
Financial
Analyst
Principal
Planner
Public
Works
Operations
Manager
Recreation
Area
Manager
Recreation
Coordinator
Classification Recreation
Leader
I
Recreation
Leader
II
Resolution
No.
26-
Page
3 Recreation
Specialist
-Gym
Recreation
Supeivisor
Revenue
and
Operations
Manager
Revenue
and
Operations
Supeivisor
SCADA,
Electrical,
Implementation
and
Controls
Supeivisor
Senior
Accountant
Senior
Accounting
Technician
Senior
Administrative
Assistant
Senior
Administrative
Assistant
-Confidential
Senior
Civil
Engineer
Senior
Customer
Seivices
Technician
Senior
Code
Compliance
Officer
Senior
Equipment
Mechanic
Senior
Facilities
Maintenance
Technician
Senior
Fire
Inspector
Senior
Human
Resources
Analyst
Senior
Lifeguard
Senior
Management
Analyst
Senior
Park
Ranger
Senior
Planner
Senior
Utility
Systems
Mechanic
Senior
Electrical,
Instrumentation,
and
Controls
Technician
Special
Projects
Engineer
Stage
Technician
Stormwater
Maintenance
and
Construction
Worker
I
Stormwater
Maintenance
and
Construction
Worker
II
Technical
Theater
Coordinator
Utilities
Administrator
Utility
Systems Mechanic
Utility
Systems Mechanic
Crew
Leader
Utility
Systems
Supeivisor
Warehouse
Associate
Wastewater
Utilities
Crew
Leader
Wastewater
Utilities
Supervisor
Wastewater
Utilities
Worker
I
Wastewater
Utilities
Worker
II
Water
Treatment
Plant
Lead
Operator
Water
Treatment
Plant
Manager
Water
Treatment
Plant
Operator
I
Water
Treatment
Plant
Operator
II
Water
Treatment
Plant
Operator
III
Water
Utilities
Crew
Leader
Water
Utilities
Distribution
Supervisor
Water
Utilities
Worker
I
Water
Utilities
Worker
II
Revised
Jw,e
16. 2026
26 of 244
June 16, 2026, Item #22
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ASSISTANT
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_
CODE
COMPLIANCE
OFFICER
CONST
M.AINT
SUPERVISOR
FACIL
MAJNT
&.SPEC
DIST
SUP
FIRE
SAFETY
INSPECTOR
FLEET
MAINTENANCE
SUPERVISOR
MANAGEMENT
ASSISTANT
PARK
MAINTENANCE
SUPERVISOR
RECREATION
SUPERVISOR
SCADA
ElC
SUPERVISOR
SENK>RA
CCOUN
TlNG
TECHNICIAN
UTILITY
SYSTEMS
SUPERVISOR
WASTEWATER
UTIL
SUPERVISOR
Group
4 Non-Ex
•mpt
AC
COUNTING
TECHNICIAN
II
EXEC
ASSISTANT
TO
THE
CITY
MGR
HUMAN
RESOU
RCES
TECH
I
HUMAN
RESOURCES
TECH
II
SENIORADMIN
ASSISTANT
-CONF
571
I
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I
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1 7,424-9,023 7,557
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8-
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0 42.511
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38.8009
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39 .4996
31.8456 35.1S18 33.2295
44.9685 45
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43.5745 51.7960 40.7393 43.5
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41.4746 33.4365 36.9078 34.8913
S6.1273 52
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---
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.0S93
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67.9204 52.1198 42.7773 39.7229 47.2179 48
.0691
45.7535 54.3858 42.7773 45.7535 43.5483 74.9715 39.4533 66.2639 67.9204 32 .3811
43 .5483
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I 1
114
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78 .7200
82.705
1 95.9
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.7200
63 .0333
82 .7051
61.4959 84
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91.2368
-
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.6560
66.1851 86.8404 64.5708 89
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350
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.10
51 59.9603
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f
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-
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01 I
50.441
e
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54.7250
I
57 .4624
44.9153
47.1621
41.708
3 43.7948
49.5781 50
.4726
48.0401 57.1051 44.9153 48.0401 45.7256 78.7200 41.4
248
69.5770 71.3164 33
.9991
45 .7256
36.8639 40.6910 38.4670
52.0583 SZ.9963 50.4418 59.9603 47.1621 50.4418 48.0119 82.6560 43.4958 73.0559 74 .8823
35.6991 48.0119 38.7081 42.7264 40.3899
Approved
bytht
Poway
CllyCouncil
at
lhtJune
16,
2026
City
Council
meeting
27 of 244
June 16, 2026, Item #22
Classification ntle
In al habetical order
ADMIN ASSISTANT I
ADMIN ASSISTANT II
Grade
EXHIBITC
CITY OF POWAY
NON-SAFETY SALARY SCHEDULE
Approx. Monthly
Sala Ran e
Effective June 22, 2026
Step 1 Step 2 Step 3
Resolution No. 26-
Pa e 5
Step 4 Step 5
210 3,880-4,716 l 22.3843 J 23 so35 24.6789 J 25.9124 21.2018 300 '--4;i78-5,079 24.1054 I-25]!108-r 26.5763 -I 27.9050 I -29.3001- ADMIN ASSISTANT Ill
-----AQUATICS COORDINATOR
BOX OFFICE COORDINATOR
CONST MAINT CREW LEADER
CONST MAINT WORKER I
_
---1-43_0600_ 1_ 4,845-5,890 _ E9~~-_J-29.3525 , ____ 30.8203 __ ~_~2.3~~ r _ 33.9?93 _ 1 _
1 5,349-6,501 _!_ 30.8569 _1-_ 32.4000 1 34.0204 35.7204 r 37.5063 370 4,967-6,037 28.6538 30.0~~6 -I 31.~~14 -33.1699 -I :_ ~4-~2~3. ------ CONST MAINT WORKER II
----------- CONTRACT SPECIALIST/INSPECTOR
CROSS-CONNECTION SPECIALIST
CUSTOMER SERVICES FIELD WORKER
CUSTOMER SERVICES SPECIALIST
CUSTOMER SERVICES TECH I
CUSTOM ER SERVICES TECH II
DEVELOPMENT SERVICES TECH
EiC TECHNICIAN
ENGINEERING INSPECTOR
ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN I
ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN II
EQUIPMENT MECHANIC
FACILITIES MAINT TECH I
FACILITIES MAINT TECH II
-------- FRONT OF HOUSE COORDINATOR
INTERPRETIVE PARK RANGER
LEAD CUSTOMER SVCS FIELD WRKR
LEAD ENGINEERING INSPECTOR
PARK RANGER -------PARKS MAINT CREW LEADER
PARKS MAINT WORKER I
PARKS MAINT WORKER II
RECREATION COORDINATOR
440 ~,904-1,116_ i _ 34.0603 L 35.7635 37.5520 39.4286 41.3998 320 4,390-5,336 25.3258 -26.5923 n.9221 29.3175 1 30.7833 370 _ 4:~6~6,037---28.6538 1 _}0~66 _' _ --31.5~14 ___ -I_ -=33:1699 _ I _ 3~8~3 500 I 6,847-8,322 39.4996 I 414746 43.5483 I 45.7256 1 48.0119 540 _ I 1,557-9,186 _ _J 43 6001 _ 1 45.~
1 _48.0691 _ 50.41"zi; -52.9963 _
430 5,760-7,001 j 33 2295 I 34.8913 36.6363 38.4670 j 40.3899 I 500 -=_6,847-8,322 -=-T -i}l~4~~ -7 -41.4746 --43.5483 - -45. 7256 -T -48.0119 - ,-330 ~50~,469 _I_ 25.9588 1 27.2573 ~ 28.6203 30.0504 _1_31.55~8 _ 370 4,967-6,037 I 28.6538 j_ !0-~66 31.5914 I 33.1699 34.8283 420 5,619-6,830 -i--32.4191 1 34.0401 ----35.74~ _ I 37.5291 39.4056 1s1□ -s~138-9,s92 L-46~9526 l _ 49.3001-. 51.7651 I 54.3534 s1~oii2-- • I 520 r 1,193-8, 743 1 41,4993 43.5745 --45. 1m ~--48.0401 1 'so.4418 - 440 _-5,904-7,176 =I-34.0603 __ 35.7635 37.5520 +-t 39.4286 l--413998 - 480 6,517-7,921 37.5963 1 39.4763 41.4504 43.5220 ; 45.6978 420 _5,619-6,830 -C 32.4191 -, -34.0401 --=-~7-~~1 -=,= -37.5291 71_ ~4056-- 370 _ 4,967-6,037 J 28.65~-30.0866 31.5914 33.1699 _-34.8283= 400 5,349-6,501 __ f--~0.8569 _ ___E.~~o ____ 34.0204 35.7204 37.5063 370 4,967-6,037 28.6538 30.0866 31.5914
------I 33.1699 34.8283
-400 I 5,349-6,501---30.8569 -J 32.4000 34.0204
~ -~-5- r-410 ---- 6,358-7,728 __ J__ ~~7~-_
7-560 --7,940-9,651 45.8073
-ino --------- 4,390-5,336 25.3258
-i-400 5,349-6,501 30.8569
I 320 4,390-5,336 25.3258
-+ 360 I 4,845-5,890 27.9548 -I -----
37of 4,967-6,037 28.6538
38.5134 -48.0978
26.5923 -32.4000
26.5923 -29.3525
-30.0866
50.5028
-;---
_J_
27.9221
34.0204
27.9221
30.8203
31.5914
35.7204 7 37.5063
42.4603 -::-r-44.5831 _
53.0278 55.6791
29.3175 I
'
30.7833
35.7204 37.5063
~5 _ l 30.7833
33.1699 34.8283
RECREATION SPECIALIST -GYM ---7
SENIOR ADMIN ASSISTANT
SENIOR CUSTOMER SERVICES TECH , ,
24.6789 -I
-
270~ 3,880-4, 716 22.3843 23.5035
1-_ 32.4191 -- 420 5,619-6,830 34.0401 ---430 I - 5 760-7 001 33.2295 34.8913 -32.3613 1·--33.9793
------25.9124 27.2078
-----
35. 7421 37.5291 39.4056
,--36.6363 38.4670 40.3899
SENIOR EiC TECHNICIAN 650 I -9,916-12,053 57.2070 -j' -60.0674
38.53~ ~II = _ 40.4630
35.7845
37.5739
SENIOR EQUIPMENT MECHANIC
SENIOR FACILITIES MAINT TECH
SENIOR LIFEGUARD
SENIOR PARK RANGER --
SENIOR UTILITY SYSTEMS MECH
STORMWATER MAINT CONST WRKR I
STORMWATER MAINT CONST WRKR II
TECHNICAL THEATER COORDINATOR -- UTILITY SYS MECHANIC CREW LEAD
UTILITY SYSTEMS MECHANIC
WAREHOUSE ASSOCIATE
WASTEWATER UTIL CREW LEAD
WASTEWATER UTIL WORKER I
WASTEWATER UTIL WORKER II
WATER TREATMENT PLANT LEAD OP
WATER TREATMENT PLANT OP I
WATER TREATMENT PLANT OP II
WATER TREATMENT PLANT OP Ill
WATER UTIL CREW LEADER
WATER UTIL WORKER I
WATER UTIL WORKER II
I 490 6,680-8,119
-460 r -6,203-7,539
370 4,967-6,037
4,612-5,606
8,138-9,892
4,535-5,512
28.6538
26.6078
46.9526
26.1616
340
570
I 332
390
, 370
·1 590
530
370
5,218-6,343 I 30.1043
4,967-6,037 I 28.6538
8,550-10,393-1-49.3294
7,373-8,962 1-42.5368
4,967-6,037
560 7,940-9,651
450 I -6,051-7,355
520 I 7,193-8, 743
650 9,916-12,053
480 6,517-7,921
530 7,373-8,962
580 8,342-10,140
560 7,940-9,651
440 5,904-7,176
491 6,725-8,175
28.6538
45.8073
34.9118
41.4993
57.2070
37.5963
42.5368
48.1263
45.8073
34.0603
38.8009
I
30.0866
27.9383
49.3001
27.4698
31.6098
30.0866
51.7960
44.6635
30.0866
48.0978
36.6574
43.5745
60.0674
39.4763
44.6635
50.5326
48.0978
35.7635
40.7393
-I -~3.0708 _ C 66.2~ 69.5355
--
42.4860 I 44.6103 46.8410
39.4533 I 41.4248 43.4958
31.5914 _1 -~3-~9 -34.8283
29.3351 I 30.8019 32.3420
--si.7~5\_] 54.3534
30.2854
34.8493
57.0712
31.7996
36.5916
28.8433
J
33.1906 !- -- 31.5914 33.1699 34.8283
54.3858 -51.1051 I 59.9603
46.8968 49.2414 I 51.7036
31.5914 33.1699 I 34.8283 --- 50.5028 53.0278 55.6791
38.4903 40.4148 42.4354
45.7535 48.0401 50.4418
63.0708 66.2244 69.5355
41.4504 43.5220 45.6978
46.8968 49.2414 51.7036
53.0593 55.7123 58.4978
50.5028 53.0278 55.6791
37.5520 39.4286 41.3998
42.7773 44.9153 47.1621
Approved by the Poway City Council at the June 16, 2026 City Council meeting 28 of 244
June 16, 2026, Item #22
POSITION
Fire Captain/Paramedic I
Approximate Biweekly (hourly x 112)
Hourly (112 hours)
Hourly (80 hours)
Approximate Biweekly (hourly x 80)
Fire Engineer/Paramedic I
Approximate Biweekly (hourly x 112)
Hourly (112 hours)
Hourly (80 hours)
Approximate Biweekly (hourly x 80)
Firefighter/Paramedic I
Approximate Biweekly (hourly x 112)
Hourly (112 hours)
Hourly (80 hours)
Approximate Biweekly (hourly x 80)
EXHIBIT D
CITY OF POWAY
POWAY FIREFIGHTERS' ASSOCIATION (PFA)
SALARY SCHEDULE
EFFECTIVE JUNE 22, 2026
SALARY
RANGE
1030 I 1 I 2
4,882 5,126
43.5858 45.7647
61.0196 64.0711
10,577 11,106
1020 I 1 I 2
4,184 4,393
37.3570 39.2241
52.2990 54.9141
9,065 9,518
1010 I 1 I 2
3,934 4,131
35.1280 36.8836
49.1779 51.6366
8,524 8,950
STEPS
I 3
5,382
48.0526
67.2740
11,661
I 3
4,613
41.1848
57.6589
9,994
I 3
4,337
38.7275
54.2171
9,398
Resolution No. 26-
I 4 I 5
5,651 5,934
50.4561 52.9777
70.6373 74.1688
12,244 12,856
I 4 I 5
4,843 5,086
43.2444 45.4067
60.5410 63.5693
10,494 11,019
I 4 I 5
4,554 4,782
40.6639 42.6965
60.5410 59.7749
9,868 10,361
Approved by the Poway City Council at the June 16, 2026 City Council meeting 29 of 244
June 16, 2026, Item #22
EXHIBIT E
CITY OF POWAY
Resolution No. 26-
PART-TIME TEMPORARY/SEASONAL WAGE SCHEDULE
Classification Title (In alphabetical order)
BOX OFFICE ATTENDANT
DOCK ATTENDANT
Effective June 22, 2026
I Grade I Step 1 I Step 2 I Step 3 I Step 4 I Step 5
1 260 1 _ 21.8383 j ~2.9303 24.0768 I 25.280~ _ I 26.5445 _ _ 210 19.3019 1 20.2670 2~805 _ I _ 2!.3443 _ 1 23.4613 26~ 21.8383 l 22.9303 24.0768 25.2805 26.5445 FRONT OF HOUSE ASSISTANT
GENERAL MAINTENANCE WORKER I
INTERN
I 220 19.7844 l _l0.7?38 I 21~8123 I 22.9030 I 24.0483
-----240 r 20.1861 I 21.8253 7 22.9169_ I_ 24.0623 25.26s3 -
LIFEGUARD
PARK ATTENDANT
REC LEADER I
REC LEADER II
STAGE TECHNICIAN
---240 m. 7861 I 21.8253 22.9169 ,-24.0623 ---, 25.2653 - 260 , 21.8383 22.9303-, 24.0768 r 25.2805 26.5445
210
240
I 290
19.3019 I 20.2670
' 20.7861 1 21.8253 --
23.5175 I 24.6935
21.2805 22.3443
22.9169 I 24.0623
25~9284-, 27.2243
I 23.4613
t 25.2653
28.5851
Approved by the Poway City Council at the June 16, 2026 City Council meeting 30 of 244
June 16, 2026, Item #22
RESOLUTION
NO.
26-
A
RESOLUTION
OF
THE
CITY
COUNCIL,
HOUSING
AUTHORITY
AND
SUCCESSOR
AGENCY
TO
THE
POWAY
REDEVELOPMENT
AGENCY
OF
THE
CITY
OF
POWAY,
CALIFORNIA,
APPROVING
AND
ADOPTING
THE
ANNUAL
OPERATING
BUDGET
AND
CAPITAL
IMPROVEMENT
PROGRAM
FOR
FISCAL
YEAR
2026-27
AND
APPROPRIATING
FUNDS
WHEREAS
, the
City
Council
of
the
City
of
Poway
has
considered
the
proposed
Fiscal
Year
(FY)
2026-27
Operating
Budget
and
Capital
Improvement
Program
and
noticed
the
public
hearings
relative
to
its
adoption
for
June
16,
2026;
and
WHEREAS,
following
duly
given
notice,
the
City
Council
of
the
City
of
Poway
did
hold
such
public
hearing,
receiving,
considering
and
evaluating
all
public
comments.
NOW,
THEREFORE,
BE
IT
RESOLVED
by
the
City
Council
of
the
City
of
Poway
as
follows:
SECTION
1:
That
certain
documents
now
on
file
in
the
Office
of
the
City
Clerk
of
the
City
of
Poway
titled
"City
of
Poway,
California
Proposed
FY
2026-27
Operating
Budget
and
Capital
Improvement
Program"
(Budget),
as
amended
if
necessary,
is
hereby
adopted
as
the
FY
2026-
27 Operating
Budget
and
Capital
Improvement
Program
for
the
City
of
Poway
along
with
the
adjustments,
if
any,
determined
by
the
City
Council
as
set
forth
in
the
minutes
of
the
Council
meeting
of
June
16,
2026.
SECTION
2:
That
the
estimated
revenues
for
FY
2026-27
as
shown
in
the
Budget
are
hereby
adopted. SECTION
3:
That
the
requested
expenditures
for
FY
2026-27
as
shown
in
the
Budget
are
hereby
appropriated
to
the
fund,
department,
or
division
for which
they
are
designated,
and
such
appropriations
shall
not
be
increased
except
as
provided
herein.
SECTION
4:
That
the
legal
level
of
budgetary
control
is
the
fund
level.
Budgets
may
not
be
exceeded
at
the
fund
level
without
appropriate
authorization
by
the
City
Council
except
as
provided
for
herein.
SECTION
5:
That
the
City
Manager
may
delegate
any
of
the
authority
provided
them
under
this
Resolution.
SECTION
6:
That
the
City
Manager
is
authorized
to
make
such
changes
in
department
operating
and
program
budget
totals
during
FY
2026-27
as
may
be,
from
time
to
time,
deemed
desirable
and
necessary
in
order
to
meet
the
City's
needs
in
amounts
not
to
exceed
$100,000
per
adjustment.
SECTION
7:
That
the
City
Manager
may
authorize
all
transfers
of
funds
from
account
to
account
within
any
department.
SECTION
8:
That
the
City
Manager
may
authorize
transfers
of
funds
between
departments
within
the
same
fund
as
may
be
necessary.
ATTACHMENT
D
31 of 244
June 16, 2026, Item #22
Resolution
No.
26-
Page
2 SECTION
9:
That
the
City
Manager
is
authorized
to
continue
all
appropriations
for
encumbrances
outstanding
as
of
June
30,
2026
into
FY
2026-27
as
may
be
necessary.
SECTION
10 : That
the
City
Manager
is
authorized
to
carry
forward
and
appropriate
unencumbered
balances
remaining
on
June
30 , 2026
into
FY
2026-27
as
may
be
necessary.
SECTION
11 : That
all
appropriations
in
the
Capital
Improvement
Program,
Programs
and
grants
in
the
operating
budget
remaining
unspent
on
June
30 , 2026
are
hereby
carried
forward
and
appropriated
to
FY
2026-27
unless
otherwise
determ
ined
to
have
lapsed.
SECTION
12 : That
the
City
Manager
is
authorized
to
temporarily
over-staff
positions
for
succession
planning
purposes
as
may
be
necessary.
SECTION
13 : That the
City
Manager
is
authorized
to
increase
the
budget
for
under-filled
positions
to
the
approved
position
level
as
may
be
necessary.
SECTION
14 : That
the
City
Manager
is
authorized
to
increase
the
budget
for
a
specific
purpose
when
there
are
offsett
ing
unbudgeted
revenues
designated
for
said
purpose.
SECTION
15 : That
the
City
Manager
is
authorized
to
execute
necessary
year
end
transfers
from
the
General
Fund
for
streets
maintenance
related
activities
to
ensure
ongoing
Maintenance
of
Effort
compliance
with
the
California
State
Controller's
Office
and
San
Diego
Association
of
Governments
requirements
for
utilizing
matching
local
funds
of
specific
amounts.
SECTION
16 : That
the
City
Manager
is
authorized
to
increase
the
estimated
budget
for
the
City
of
Poway's
share
of
the
San
Diego
Metro
Industrial
Waste
Control
Program
and
Penasquitos
Sewer
System
based
on
the
City
's actual
share
of
costs.
SECTION
17 : The
Capital
Improvement
Program
projects
of
the
City
of
Poway
are
in
conformance
with
the
City
of
Poway
Comprehensive
Plan
(General
Plan)
as
governed
by
Section
65402
of
the
California
Government
Code.
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Resolution No. 26-
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED at a Regular Meeting of the City Council of the City of Poway, California on the 16th day of June, 2026 by the following vote, to wit:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSTAINED:
ABSENT:
DISQUALIFIED:
Steve Vaus, Mayor
ATTEST:
Carrie Gallagher, CMC, City Clerk
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RESOLUTION NO. 26-
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
POWAY, CALIFORNIA, ADOPTING AN APPROPRIATIONS LIMIT
FOR FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2027
WHEREAS, the Gann initiative or Proposition 4 hereby referred to as Article XIIIB of the Constitution of the State of California, was passed by the people; WHEREAS, Article XIIIB mandated an appropriations limit on various units of government, including the City of Poway;
WHEREAS, the limit has been calculated by the Finance Department of the City of Poway using current guidelines provided by the League of California Cities; and WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Poway desires to formally adopt that appropriations limit for the City of Poway.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Poway as follows:
SECTION 1: In accordance with Article XIIIB of the Constitution of the State of California, the appropriations limit for the City of Poway for Fiscal Year 2026-27 is $78,407,922 PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED at a Regular Meeting of the City Council of the City of Poway, California on the 16th day of June, 2026 by the following vote, to wit:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSTAINED:
ABSENT:
DISQUALIFIED:
Steve Vaus, Mayor
ATTEST:
Carrie Gallagher, CMC, City Clerk
ATTACHMENT E
The Proposed FY 2026-2027 Operating Budget & Capital Improvement Program is included in this agenda packet separately as Item 22, Attachment F.
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ATTACHMENT F