City OF Salinas
Fiscal Year 2023
Operating and Capital Budgets
June 14, 2022
Budget Message
New Budget efforts
Alisal Vibrancy Plan
Department Efforts (Hebbron Family Center, General Plan, infrastructure projects) Budget is guided by
2022-2025 Strategic Plan
Community & neighborhood service
Community input & engagement
The Salinas Plan
Long-term sustainability initiatives
2 Public Engagement
December 2021 – Online budget survey released
February 8 – February 22, 2022 – Community budget meetings February 8, 2022, 6:00 – 8:00 PM Community Budget Meeting #1 (Zoom) February 17, 2022, 6:00 – 8:00 PM Community Budget Meeting #2 (Zoom) February 22, 2022, 6:00 – 8:00 PM Recap of Community Budget Meetings February 17, 2022 – Online survey results available
May 3, 2022, 6:00 – 8:00 PM Community Budget Meetings (Bread Box) May 17, 2022, 4:00 – 6:30 Council Budget Study Session
3 City Council Strategic Plan 2022-2025
Economic Development
Sustain, encourage, and develop a diverse and thriving economy that benefits all Salinas residents and businesses and that contributes to the community’s economic health.
Housing & Affordable Housing
Pursue housing options for residents of all income levels, including the unsheltered, that is safe and secure.
Infrastructure & Environmental Sustainability
Invest in and maintain green infrastructure that creates a vibrant City and generates community pride and improves climate resiliency. 4 City Council Strategic Plan 2022-2025
Public Safety
Continue to improve community safety by engaging residents and using a broad range of proactive approaches that emphasize community connection and prevention programs.
Youth & Seniors
Provide opportunities for healthy development and social connections through recreational facilities, programs and activities.
Effective & Culturally Responsive Government
Provide effective and culturally-responsive government programs and services in a professional, customer-oriented manner that ensures equitable solutions to community challenges. 5 Budget Highlights
6 Alisal Vibrancy Plan
Ongoing General Plan work
Prevention & intervention focus
Homeless services
Firefighter recruit academies
Effective & culturally responsive gov’t
Community engagement
Human resource focus on hiring
Park maintenance improvements
Additional staffing
Amor Salinas efforts
Park playground improvements
Sidewalk improvements
Enhanced services and efficiency through the use of technology and dedicated non-sworn staffing Fire vehicle replacement
Street pavement
Neighborhood beautification grants
7 Fiscal Year 2023 Proposed Budget
City-Wide – $231,363,900
Fiscal Year 2023 Projected RevenueGeneral Funds – $164,732,985 8 Fiscal Year 2023 Proposed AppropriationsGeneral Funds – $133,738,207 9 City Council budget (less than 1%) not shown.
Budget by Department - General FundsFY 23 Proposed vs FY 22 Adopted 10 Budget by Department - General FundsFY 23 Proposed vs FY 23 Preliminary 11 Recommendation
Approve resolutions adopting:
the Fiscal Year 2023 Proposed Operating Budget;
the Fiscal Year 2023 Capital Improvement Budget; and
a resolution establishing the appropriations limit for fiscal year 2023 at $297,538,255. 12 Questions?
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