Fund Program/
Service Name Description of Reduction FY
2026/27
FY
2027/28
FY
2028/29
FY
2029/30
FY
2030/31
General Fund Personnel Savings Savings from maintaining an Executive Assistant position vacant. $120,000 $121,791 $120,821 $120,769 $121,318 General Fund Fiscal Management
Account
Reduces the City Manager's Office Fiscal
Management Account, which is used to support ad
hoc projects and contracts.
$113,000 $113,000 $113,000 $113,000 $113,000
General Fund Various non-
Personnel Reduction
Reduces various non-personnel expenditures such as
supplies, printing expenses, computer equipment,
and periodicals and dues.
$14,500 $14,500 $14,500 $14,500 $14,500
General Fund Professional Services Reduces funding set aside for as needed professional services. $54,636 $54,636 $56,275 $57,963 $59,702 General Fund Human Relations
Commission
Reduces discretionary funding available for the
Human Relations Commission. $1,500 $1,500 $1,500 $1,500 $1,500 General Fund Travel Meeting
Expense
Reduces funding associated with travel & meeting
expenses. $40,000 $40,000 $40,000 $40,000 $40,000
Measure Z Professional Services
(MZ Item #51)
Reduces funding set aside for as needed
professional services. $20,000 $20,000 $20,000 $20,000 $20,000 Measure Z
Various non-
Personnel Reduction
(MZ Item #51)
Reduces various non personnel expenditures such as
supplies and periodicals and dues. $40,000 $40,000 $40,000 $40,000 $40,000 Measure Z
Travel Meeting
Expense
(MZ Item #51)
Reduces funding associated with travel & meeting
expenses $20,000 $20,000 $20,000 $20,000 $20,000
General Fund $343,636 $345,427 $346,096 $347,732 $350,020 Measure Z $80,000 $80,000 $80,000 $80,000 $80,000
Total $423,636 $425,427 $426,096 $427,732 $430,020
General Fund Lease Savings Savings associated with RPU lease termination after move to City Hall Lobby. $21,500 $44,632 $45,525 $46,436 $47,365 FY 2026-28 BIENNIEL BUDGET - COST REDUCTIONS
City Manager
City Clerk
Fund Program/
Service Name Description of Reduction FY
2026/27
FY
2027/28
FY
2028/29
FY
2029/30
FY
2030/31
FY 2026-28 BIENNIEL BUDGET - COST REDUCTIONS
General Fund
Records
Management
Storage
Savings associated with lower costs in the new
Certified Records Management vendor agreement. $30,000 $31,500 $33,075 $34,729 $36,465 General Fund
Board of Ethics
Transcripts/Media
Staffing
Savings associated with Complaint Hearing
Transcript Costs for appeals brochures given low
activity in appeals/complaints to City Council and
reduction in media staffing from Board meetings.
$14,170 $14,645 $15,137 $15,647 $13,136
General Fund Board/Commission
Reception
Reduces funding associated with the annual
board/commission reception honoring members. $6,000 $6,000 $4,497 $3,438 $3,000 General Fund Postage and
Advertising
Reduces funding associated with postage and
advertising costs. $18,907 $14,230 $14,942 $15,689 $16,473 General Fund $90,577 $111,007 $113,176 $115,938 $116,439 Measure Z - - - - - Total $90,577 $111,007 $113,176 $115,938 $116,439
General Fund Personnel Savings
Savings from maintaining a Legal Secretary position
vacant, underfilling a Senior Deputy City Attorney,
and reducing overtime costs.
$209,579 $209,579 $209,579 $209,579 $209,579
General Fund Quality of Life
Programs
Reduction in Quality of Life Programs that support
community meetings and Gun Violence Restraining
Order filings.
- $48,230 $48,230 $48,230 $48,230
General Fund $209,579 $257,809 $257,809 $257,809 $257,809 Measure Z - - - - - Total $209,579 $257,809 $257,809 $257,809 $257,809
Office of the City Attorney
Marketing and Communications
Fund Program/
Service Name Description of Reduction FY
2026/27
FY
2027/28
FY
2028/29
FY
2029/30
FY
2030/31
FY 2026-28 BIENNIEL BUDGET - COST REDUCTIONS
General Fund Shop Riverside
Reduces funding for the Shop Riverside campaign,
which is intended to encourage residents to support
all local businesses within city limits.
$5,750 $6,523 $7,319 $8,139 $2,983
General Fund In Person Spanish
Interpreters
Reduces funding for Spanish interpretation at
Council meetings, committee meetings, and other
public meetings throughout the year, as needed to
align with actual spending trends.
$85,658 $85,658 $91,228 $96,965 $102,874
General Fund
American Sign
Language
Interpretive Services
Reduces funding for ASL interpretation for press
conferences, City events, public meetings, and
other activities throughout the year to align with
actual spending and account for amounts
budgeted within other departments.
$45,000 $45,000 $45,000 $45,000 $45,000
General Fund Travel Meeting
Expense
Reduces funding for travel and meeting expenses
that supports staff to attend conferences and
trainings.
$6,633 $12,030 $8,689 $4,300 $5,933
General Fund Banners and
Billboards
Reduces funding associated with the printing,
installation, and removal of Shop Riverside shop local
banners used to promote the campaign.
$16,794 $17,298 $17,817 $18,352 $18,903
General Fund
Visual Marketing
Concepts - Electric
Sign
Reduces funding associated with the Marketplace
Electric Billboard, which is no longer functioning and
would need major repairs or a full replacement to
continue supporting.
$5,397 $5,559 $5,726 $5,898 $6,075
General Fund $165,232 $172,068 $175,779 $178,654 $181,768 Measure Z - - - - - Total $165,232 $172,068 $175,779 $178,654 $181,768
Human Resources
Fund Program/
Service Name Description of Reduction FY
2026/27
FY
2027/28
FY
2028/29
FY
2029/30
FY
2030/31
FY 2026-28 BIENNIEL BUDGET - COST REDUCTIONS
General Fund Personnel Savings Savings from maintaining an Executive Assistant position and (4) .25 administrative interns vacant. $104,518 $147,542 $147,542 $147,542 $147,542 General Fund
Education
Reimbursement
Program
Reduction in the Education Reimbursement Program
budget to account for actual utilization of the
program.
$43,230 $43,230 $43,230 $43,230 $43,230
General Fund Talent Management
System
Reduction to reflects a delay in planning of a new
talent management system to avoid potential
redundancy of the program, as its functions are
being considered within the City’s broader Enterprise
Resource Planning system efforts.
$250,000 $250,000 $250,000 - -
General Fund Citywide Employee
Training Reduction in citywide employee training resources. $100,000 $100,000 $100,000 - - General Fund $497,748 $540,772 $540,772 $190,772 $190,772 Measure Z - - - - - Total $497,748 $540,772 $540,772 $190,772 $190,772
General Fund Personnel Savings Savings from maintaining a Real Property Services position vacant. - $129,010 $133,736 $139,691 $146,652 General Fund Various Professional
Services
Reduction associated with elimination of city hall
plant watering service and various other
underutilized contracts such as HVAC automation
services, elevator maintenance, and unforeseen
vandalism repairs.
$19,653 $19,653 $21,159 $21,635 $21,345
General Fund Office Furniture &
Equip-Cap
Reduction associated with a lease for the copier
used to print utility bills, which is typically underspent. $31,000 $31,500 $32,000 $32,026 $32,026 General Fund
Air Conditioning &
Heating
Reduction associated with supplies for HVAC
maintenance/repair. $6,000 $6,000 $6,000 $6,000 $6,000
General Services
Fund Program/
Service Name Description of Reduction FY
2026/27
FY
2027/28
FY
2028/29
FY
2029/30
FY
2030/31
FY 2026-28 BIENNIEL BUDGET - COST REDUCTIONS
General Fund Janitorial Supplies
Reduction associated with supplies that are now
included in the janitorial contract as supplied by the
contractor.
$10,000 $10,000 $10,000 $10,000 $10,000
Measure Z
Deferred
Maintenance for
City Facilities
(MZ Item #28)
Reduction to deferred maintenance of city facilities. $1,000,000 $1,000,000 $1,500,000 $500,000 - Measure Z
Automotive
Equipment/Vehicle
Purchases
(MZ Item #57)
Reduction of funding associated with non public
safety automobile equipment and vehicle
purchases.
$700,000 $900,000 $900,000 $900,000 $900,000
General Fund $66,653 $196,163 $202,895 $209,352 $216,023 Measure Z $1,700,000 $1,900,000 $2,400,000 $1,400,000 $900,000 Total $1,766,653 $2,096,163 $2,602,895 $1,609,352 $1,116,023 General Fund Ad Hoc Professional
Services
Reduction in budget for ad hoc professional services
used on an as needed basis. $46,938 $46,938 $58,885 $56,335 $47,813 General Fund Computer
Equipment
Reduction in funding for purchasing new and
replacing aging computer equipment. $21,999 $22,000 $22,000 $22,000 $22,000 General Fund Budget System
Enhancements
Reduction in budget that supports enhancements
and upgrades to the City's central budget system
software.
$6,000 $6,000 $12,000 $12,000 $12,000
General Fund General Office
Expense
Reduction to General Office expense to align with
historical expenditure trends. $40,000 $40,625 $41,566 $42,495 $43,450 General Fund Budget Book Printing
Reduction to discontinue hard copy printing of the
Biennial Budget, Budget in Brief, and CIP Budget
Book, which would remain fully available to the
public and staff in digital form.
$9,745 $10,031 $10,324 $10,626 $10,937
Finance
Fund Program/
Service Name Description of Reduction FY
2026/27
FY
2027/28
FY
2028/29
FY
2029/30
FY
2030/31
FY 2026-28 BIENNIEL BUDGET - COST REDUCTIONS
General Fund Various Professional
Services
Reduction associated with contingency funding for
various consultant service contracts that are used on
an as needed basis.
$23,000 $23,000 $3,000 $3,000 $3,000
General Fund Personnel Savings
Savings associated with the reclassification of a
Principal Management Analyst position to a payroll
position as part of a strategic rebalancing of
departmental resources.
$42,744 $46,977 $48,832 $51,266 $60,270
General Fund Fiscal Management
Account
Reduces the Finance Department Fiscal
Management Account, which is used to support ad
hoc projects and contracts.
$100,000 $100,000 $100,000 $100,000 $100,000
Measure Z
Budget Engagement
Commission Support
(MZ Item #22)
Savings associated with administrative and
operational support to the Budget Engagement
Commission (BEC) to align with historical expenditure
trends.
$7,318 $8,138 $8,983 $9,851 $10,747
General Fund $290,426 $295,571 $296,607 $297,722 $299,470 Measure Z $7,318 $8,138 $8,983 $9,851 $10,747
Total $297,744 $303,709 $305,590 $307,573 $310,217
General Fund
Software
Maintenance and
Support
Reduction associated with various software
maintenance and support contracts due to retiring
legacy system, replacement with cloud based
backup systems, lower negotiated agreements, and
elimination of redundant purchases.
$293,232 $313,512 $301,597 $287,435 $278,653
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Fund Program/
Service Name Description of Reduction FY
2026/27
FY
2027/28
FY
2028/29
FY
2029/30
FY
2030/31
FY 2026-28 BIENNIEL BUDGET - COST REDUCTIONS
Measure Z
Technology
Replacement
(MZ Item #33)
Reduction in replacement of city technology. This
includes proactive surveillance cameras. The City
currently has 1,000 cameras in the field. The budget
was intended to replace 60-80 cameras per year to
implement a proactive 10-12 year replacement
cycle and reduce the number of failed cameras as
they stop working.
$692,047 $693,539 $693,639 $603,670 $603,715
General Fund $293,232 $313,512 $301,597 $287,435 $278,653 Measure Z $692,047 $693,539 $693,639 $603,670 $603,715
Total $985,279 $1,007,051 $995,236 $891,105 $882,368
General Fund Personnel Savings Savings from charging a portion of the Director's salary to the various state and federal grants. $150,000 $150,000 $150,000 $74,000 $74,000 Measure Z
PSET Encampment
Clean ups-Wildland
(MZ Item #49)
Reduction in contracted services for encampment
clean ups in Wildland spaces. $315,928 $269,256 $230,000 $230,000 $230,000 Measure Z
PSET Encampment
Clean ups -Urban
(MZ Item #39)
Reduction in contracted services for encampment
clean ups in Urban spaces. $315,928 $269,256 $225,676 $230,909 $235,384 Measure Z Personnel Savings
(MZ Item #39)
Savings from maintaining 2 Outreach Worker
positions vacant. $191,000 $200,550 $210,578 $221,106 $232,162 Measure Z PSET Office Lease
(MZ Item #39)
Savings from relocating PSET from Airport Hanger to
City owned building at 2801 Hulen Place. $47,073 $47,073 $47,073 $47,073 $47,073 Measure Z
Homeless Prevention
& Services
(MZ Item #20)
Reduction associated with shifting case
management costs to state grants. - $389,131 $389,131 $389,131 $389,131 General Fund $150,000 $150,000 $150,000 $74,000 $74,000 Housing and Human Services
Fund Program/
Service Name Description of Reduction FY
2026/27
FY
2027/28
FY
2028/29
FY
2029/30
FY
2030/31
FY 2026-28 BIENNIEL BUDGET - COST REDUCTIONS
Measure Z $869,928 $1,175,265 $1,102,458 $1,118,219 $1,133,750 Total $1,019,928 $1,325,265 $1,252,458 $1,192,219 $1,207,750 General Fund Various Professional
Services
Reduction associated with various professional
services that support economic analysis forecasts,
retail attraction efforts, special studies, and specific plan updates.
$345,000 $470,753 $594,613 $620,554 $434,639
General Fund Sponsorship Budget
Reduction to sponsorships provided to other partner
agencies to instead consider staff time an in-kind
contribution.
$10,000 $10,000 $10,000 $10,000 $10,000
General Fund Broker's Mixer Event Reduction in the planed Broker's Mixer event with commercial and industrial brokers. $15,000 $15,000 $15,000 $15,000 $15,000 General Fund Software/Licensing Reduction in various software and licensing services. $90,000 $78,071 $78,071 $78,071 $78,071 General Fund Document Archive Reduction in document archive costs. $39,000 $39,000 $39,000 $39,000 $39,000 General Fund Training Reduction in staff training and development costs. $20,000 $20,000 $20,000 $20,000 $20,000 General Fund Personnel Savings Savings from maintaining a Business Systems Manager position vacant. $220,747 $230,893 $228,685 $225,180 $228,805 General Fund $739,747 $863,717 $985,369 $1,007,805 $825,515 Measure Z - - - - - Total $739,747 $863,717 $985,369 $1,007,805 $825,515
General Fund Booking Fees
Savings associated with the Riverside County Sheriffs
Office policy to not charge other departments for
booking fees.
$100,000 $100,000 $100,000 $100,000 $100,000
General Fund Non-Profit Grants
Reduction in discretionary grants provided by the
Police Department to 3 non-profit organizations
annually.
$30,000 $30,000 $30,000 $30,000 $30,000
Police
Community Development
Fund Program/
Service Name Description of Reduction FY
2026/27
FY
2027/28
FY
2028/29
FY
2029/30
FY
2030/31
FY 2026-28 BIENNIEL BUDGET - COST REDUCTIONS
General Fund Legal Services
Contracts
Reduction in external legal services contracts that
are used on an as needed basis. $63,654 $65,564 $67,530 $69,556 $71,643 General Fund Personnel Savings Savings from maintaining 10 non sworn position vacant. $900,000 $903,202 $948,362 $995,780 $1,045,569
General Fund Unallocated
Reduction
Reduction of items to be identified as part of the FY
27/28 amended budget. - $2,000,000 $2,000,000 $2,000,000 $2,000,000 Measure Z
Public Safety Non-
sworn positions and
recruitment costs
(MZ Item #06)
Reduction in overtime and professional services
costs. $90,684 $92,633 $94,641 $95,000 $95,000
Measure Z
Vehicle
Replacement Fund
(MZ Item #12)
Reduction in Police vehicle replacement budget. $1,109,547 $1,129,380 $1,129,380 $1,129,380 $1,129,380 General Fund $1,093,654 $3,098,766 $3,145,892 $3,195,336 $3,247,212 Measure Z $1,200,231 $1,222,013 $1,224,021 $1,224,380 $1,224,380 Total $2,293,885 $4,320,779 $4,369,913 $4,419,716 $4,471,592 General Fund Personnel Savings Savings from maintaining a Fire Inspector and Fire Plan Check Engineer position vacant. $283,910 $292,428 $301,200 $310,236 $319,543 General Fund Unallocated
Reduction
Reduction of items to be identified as part of the FY
27/28 amended budget. - $500,000 $500,000 $500,000 $500,000 Measure Z
Fire Apparatus
Replacement
Program
(MZ Item #14)
Reduction to fire department vehicle replacement
plan. $1,127,367 $1,161,188 $1,196,024 $1,231,904 $1,268,861 General Fund $283,910 $792,428 $801,200 $810,236 $819,543 Measure Z $1,127,367 $1,161,188 $1,196,024 $1,231,904 $1,268,861 Total $1,411,277 $1,953,616 $1,997,224 $2,042,140 $2,088,404 Fire
Fund Program/
Service Name Description of Reduction FY
2026/27
FY
2027/28
FY
2028/29
FY
2029/30
FY
2030/31
FY 2026-28 BIENNIEL BUDGET - COST REDUCTIONS
General Fund Personnel Savings
Savings from maintaining a General Service Worker,
Graffiti Education Coordinator, Maintenance
Worker, and Senior Engineering Technician position
vacant in FY 2026/27 with additional positions to be
identified by FY 2027/28.
$500,000 $944,936 $944,936 $944,936 $944,936
General Fund Crossing Guards Reduction from a decrease in the number of crossing guard locations. $84,021 $89,662 $95,631 $101,615 $108,037 General Fund Construction
Materials
Reduction in funding for construction materials in
street and storm drain maintenance. $115,000 $131,450 $139,504 $143,163 $146,933 General Fund Department Supplies Reduction in street maintenance painting supplies and clothing/linen/safety supplies. $20,000 $22,600 $23,418 $24,055 $24,710 General Fund Equipment Rental Reduction in street and signal maintenance equipment rental and repair. $20,000 $37,600 $46,718 $47,355 $48,010 General Fund Beautification
Program
Reduction in funding for an agreement with the
Greater Riverside Chambers of Commerce for the
coordination of community-based volunteer
beautification efforts.
$40,000 $40,000 $40,000 $40,000 $40,000
General Fund Various Professional
Services
Reduction in various traffic engineering, animal
control, and other ad hoc professional services. - $15,000 $17,500 $17,500 $17,500 General Fund Utilities Reduction in water use for landscape purposes. - $25,000 $30,000 $30,000 $30,000 General Fund
Storm Drain
Maintenance and
Repair
Reduction in storm drain maintenance and repair
funding. - - $4,300 $4,300 $4,300 General Fund Parking Rental Reduction in employee parking space rental. - $3,000 $3,000 $3,000 $3,000 Public Works
Fund Program/
Service Name Description of Reduction FY
2026/27
FY
2027/28
FY
2028/29
FY
2029/30
FY
2030/31
FY 2026-28 BIENNIEL BUDGET - COST REDUCTIONS
Measure Z
Pavement
Rehabilitation /
Pedestrian Facility
Improvements
(MZ Item #29)
Reduction in funding for pavement projects. $2,675,000 $3,175,000 $3,675,000 $2,875,000 $2,875,000 General Fund $779,021 $1,309,248 $1,345,007 $1,355,924 $1,367,426 Measure Z $2,675,000 $3,175,000 $3,675,000 $2,875,000 $2,875,000 Total $3,454,021 $4,484,248 $5,020,007 $4,230,924 $4,242,426 General Fund Personnel Savings
Savings from maintaining various positions vacant
including part time and full time Library Assistant and a Library Associate to support a strategic closure of
several underutilized libraries on Sundays.
$292,951 $321,220 $332,989 $342,208 $354,187
General Fund Security and
Janitorial Services
Reduction in Security and Janitorial service
contracts associated with the strategic closure of
several underutilized libraries on Sundays.
$68,584 $71,087 $73,685 $76,387 $79,193
General Fund $361,535 $392,307 $406,674 $418,595 $433,380 Measure Z - - - - - Total $361,535 $392,307 $406,674 $418,595 $433,380
General Fund Latin Festival
Reduction of funding associated with the
cancellation of the Latin Festival due to other City-
held Latin events, such as Day of the Dead, in
addition to other Latin-culture events held by outside
organizations.
$50,000 $52,500 $55,125 $57,881 $60,775
General Fund Recreation Supplies
Reduces funding for supplies that support expanded
senior center and adaptive recreation
programming.
- $26,250 $27,563 $28,941 $30,388
Library
Parks, Recreation & Community Services
Fund Program/
Service Name Description of Reduction FY
2026/27
FY
2027/28
FY
2028/29
FY
2029/30
FY
2030/31
FY 2026-28 BIENNIEL BUDGET - COST REDUCTIONS
General Fund Recreation To Go
Reduces Rec-2-Go services funding, which will
reduce the number of outreach days and supply
funding that supports equipment availability,
program variety, and overall service levels.
- $10,500 $11,025 $11,576 $12,155
General Fund Youth Opportunity
Center
Reduces Youth Opportunity Center contracted
support for Teen programming and supplies used for
excursions, trainings, and special events.
$5,000 $10,500 $11,025 $11,576 $12,155
General Fund
Citywide Events -
Ward Events Reduces funding for citywide and ward events. $325,000 $682,500 $716,625 $725,000 $725,000 General Fund RCC Joint-Use
Aquatics Agreement
Reduces pool maintenance contribution and usage
funding in the joint use aquatic agreement with
RCC.
$25,000 $26,250 $27,563 $28,941 $30,388
General Fund Security Patrol at
Parks
Reduces professional security services at various
parks and community centers including Bryant,
Bonds, Bordwell, La Sierra, and Goeske.
$73,500 $73,500 $77,175 $81,034 $85,085
General Fund Janet Goeske
Agreement
Reduces costs associated with senior programming
and operational support at the Janet Goeske
Center.
- - $75,000 $100,000 $100,000 General Fund
Table and Chair
Replacements
Reduces the scheduled replacement of tables and
chairs across Community Centers. - $21,000 $22,050 $23,153 $24,310 General Fund Computer
Replacement
Reduces funding used to support replacement of
aging computers and equipment. $3,150 $3,150 $3,308 $3,473 $3,647 General Fund General Office
Expense
Reduces funding that supports office supplies for all
centers and programs. $5,000 $5,250 $5,513 $5,788 $6,078 General Fund Periodicals & Dues Reduces funding to access professional publication and shift to free or digital alternatives. - $4,200 $4,410 $4,631 $4,862 General Fund Vehicle Usage
Reimbursement
Reduces funding associated with employee mileage
reimbursement that supports staff’s ability to travel
between sites.
$3,000 $3,150 $3,308 $3,473 $3,647
Fund Program/
Service Name Description of Reduction FY
2026/27
FY
2027/28
FY
2028/29
FY
2029/30
FY
2030/31
FY 2026-28 BIENNIEL BUDGET - COST REDUCTIONS
General Fund Telephone Costs
Reduces funding associated with one active cell
phone for the Golf division and YIC telephone
expenses.
- $11,550 $12,128 $12,734 $13,371
General Fund Refuse/Disposal Fees Reducing disposal funding for the Golf division to limit additional/special request waste pickups. - $2,100 $2,205 $2,315 $2,431 General Fund Advertising Expense
Reduces various advertising expenses in Golf Course
and cultural affairs. $15,000 $21,000 $22,050 $23,153 $24,310 General Fund Central Printing
Charges
Reducing printing that is uses by YIC staff to support
printed materials for outreach and workshop
materials.
- $1,050 $1,103 $1,158 $1,216
General Fund Special Department
Supplies
Reduces supplies in the Arts & Cultural Affairs Division used for arts programming. $2,625 $2,625 $2,756 $2,894 $3,039 General Fund Arts Program
Reduced funding from the Arts & Cultural Affairs
Division that supports arts classes, performances, and
community projects.
$10,000 $10,500 $11,025 $11,576 $12,155
General Fund Art Organizational
Special Support
Reducing funding that is used to support local arts
organizations. $100,000 $105,000 $110,250 $115,763 $121,551 General Fund Personnel Savings Savings from maintaining a Parks Supervisor and Sr.
Project Manager position vacant. $323,035 $323,035 $323,035 $323,035 $323,035 General Fund
Personnel &
Recreation Program
Savings
Savings from maintaining part-time personnel vacant
that supports various recreation programming
activities; as a result, some programming will be
limited or eliminated.
$148,000 $341,911 $284,899 $249,976 $245,142
Measure Z
Senior and Disabled
Programming
(MZ Item #60)
Reduces funding that supports capital outlay for
seniors and adaptive recreation programming. $83,000 $118,000 $123,000 $127,000 $131,000 Measure Z
Parks Capital
Improvements
(MZ Item #55)
Reduces funding that support deferred
maintenance and other capital improvements at
city Parks.
$1,500,000 $2,000,000 $2,000,000 $2,000,000 $2,000,000
General Fund $1,088,310 $1,737,521 $1,809,138 $1,828,069 $1,844,737 Measure Z $1,583,000 $2,118,000 $2,123,000 $2,127,000 $2,131,000
Fund Program/
Service Name Description of Reduction FY
2026/27
FY
2027/28
FY
2028/29
FY
2029/30
FY
2030/31
FY 2026-28 BIENNIEL BUDGET - COST REDUCTIONS
Total $2,671,310 $3,855,521 $3,932,138 $3,955,069 $3,975,737 General Fund Personnel Savings
Savings from maintaining a Museum Assistant,
Collections Assistant, and Exhibition Designer position vacant.
$158,103 $158,103 $84,876 $45,657 $46,189
General Fund Travel and Meeting
Expense
Reduction in costs to attend conferences outside of
the local area. $5,000 $5,000 $5,000 $10,000 $10,000
General Fund Printing Reduction in printed collateral and marketing materials. - - - $423 $4,007 General Fund $163,103 $163,103 $89,876 $56,080 $60,196
Measure Z - - - - - Total $163,103 $163,103 $89,876 $56,080 $60,196
General Fund
FY 25/26 Cost
Reductions Shift to
General Liability
Fund
Reduces various expenditures in FY 2025/26 and
shifts those savings to the General Liability Fund to
offset required General Fund contributions in FY
2026/27. Reductions include: Irrigation Replacement
Project ($850), various Fiscal Management Accounts
($300K), Utilities ($200K), and ad hoc Professional
services ($50K).
$1,400,000 - - - - General Fund $1,400,000 - - - - Measure Z - - - - - Total $1,400,000 - - - - General Fund $8,016,363 $10,739,419 $10,967,887 $10,631,459 $10,562,963 Measure Z $9,934,891 $11,533,143 $12,503,124 $10,670,025 $10,227,453 Total $17,951,254 $22,272,562 $23,471,011 $21,301,484 $20,790,416 Various
CITYWIDE BUDGET REDUCTIONS TOTAL
Museum
Title Description FY
2026/27
FY
2027/28
FY
2028/29
FY
2029/30
FY
2030/31
Use of FY24/25
Unassigned Balance
Shifts FY 2024/25 year-end unassigned General Fund
balance to General Liability Trust fund to prefund
required General Fund contributions and partially
offset need for contributions in future years.
$5,599,000 $3,963,000 - - - General Liability Trust
Fund Contribution True
Up
The General Fund and Measure Z made previous
supplemental contributions to the General Liability
Trust Fund that should have also partially been
supported by other funds. This one-time adjustments
accounts for amounts other funds owe and
decreases the amount needed from the General
Fund in FY 2026/27.
$2,356,000 - - - - Fees and Charges CPI
Increase
Increases most City fees and charges by 5.7% in FY
26/27 and 2% annually thereafter to account for
inflationary increases in city costs after the last
comprehensive fees and charges update.
$862,050 $1,190,587 $1,531,407 $1,880,126 $2,239,255
Section 115 Trust/Set
Aside
Increases anticipated draw on Section 115 trust set
aside and Trust to support increasing pension costs.
Amounts in first three years reflect the net difference between the amounts assumed in the 2024-2026
biennial budget compared to the amounts
proposed in the 2026-2028 biennial budget.
$10,302,511 $18,138,400 $13,711,299 $13,547,682 $11,994,915 Reallocation of Public
Safety Cost to
Measure Z
Reallocates Police and Fire Department costs from
General Fund to Measure Z, resulting in a net zero
impact to the departments.
- - $5,425,000 $5,830,000 $6,430,000 Total $19,119,561 $23,291,987 $20,667,706 $21,257,808 $20,664,170 FY 2026-28 BIENNIEL BUDGET - OTHER ACTIONS TO ADDRESS GENERAL FUND DEFICIT