Finance and Management Services
www.santa-ana.org/finance
Item # 28
City of Santa Ana
20 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, CA 92701
Staff Report
May 20, 2025
TOPIC: Fiscal Year 2025-26 Budget Work Study Session
AGENDA TITLE
Fiscal Year 2025-26 Budget Work Study Session
RECOMMENDED ACTION
Discuss and provide further direction to staff.
GOVERNMENT CODE §84308 APPLIES: No
DISCUSSION
The City Council first provided direction on the Fiscal Year 2025-26 (FY25-26) Budget during the Early Direction session held on March 18, 2025. Additional guidance was given during the stand-alone Work Study Session on May 15. The purpose of this Work Study Session is to offer City Council an opportunity to provide final input on the budget. To gather as much feedback as possible, the annual Budget Priorities Survey will remain open through May 19, with staff presenting the final survey results at the May 20 meeting.
Staff plans to incorporate the feedback received during the May 15 workshop into the presentation for the meeting on May 20. The draft budget posted on the City’s website does not yet include City Council direction from May 15. The proposed budget for the June 3 public hearing will incorporate City Council direction from both May 15 and May
20. The following table displays when each document will be shared with City Council and the public:
Fiscal Year 2025-26 Budget Work Study Session
May 20, 2025
5 0
6 1
FY25-26 Document
Type
May 20, 2025
(Draft)
June 3, 2025
(Proposed)
June 17, 2025
(Proposed)
Detailed Budget
Document
•General Fund
Summary
•Cannabis
Spending
•Workforce
Changes
•Department
Budget Detail
•General Fund
Summary
•Cannabis
Spending
•Workforce
Changes
•Department
Budget Detail
•10-Yr Outlook
•Charter
Requirement for
Public Recreation
Program
Spending
•General Fund
Summary
•Cannabis
Spending
•Workforce
Changes
•Department
Budget Detail
•10-Yr
Outlook
•Charter
Requirement
for Public
Recreation
Program
Spending
Capital Improvement
Plan1 (CIP)- Includes
Seven-Year CIP
CIP Summary Proposed Document
Classification &
Compensation Plan1
N/A Proposed Document
Uniform Schedule of
Miscellaneous Fees1
Summary of New,
Modified & Deleted
Fees
Proposed Document
1City Council approval on June 3, 2025 formally adopts the CIP, the Classification & Compensation Plan, and the Uniform Schedule of Miscellaneous Fees. Only the Budget Ordinance is required to have a 2nd Reading.
On June 3, City Council is scheduled to hold a Public Hearing on the budget and consider the first reading of the ordinance to adopt the FY25-26 Budget, which covers the fiscal year from July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026. The second reading and final adoption of the FY25-26 Budget Ordinance is scheduled for June 17.
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
There is no environmental impact associated with this action.
FISCAL IMPACT
There is no direct fiscal impact at this time.
Fiscal Year 2025-26 Budget Work Study Session
May 20, 2025
5 0
6 1
EXHIBIT(S)
1. May 15 Draft Budget Document- https://www.santa-ana.org/fiscal-year-2025-26- budget/
Submitted By: Alex Trinidad, Acting Executive Director of Finance and Management Services Agency
Approved By: Alvaro Nuñez, City Manager