Ordinance No. NS-XXXX
ORDINANCE NO. NS-XXXX
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SANTA ANA APPROPRIATING MONIES TO THE SEVERAL
OFFICES, AGENCIES, AND DEPARTMENTS OF THE CITY
FOR FISCAL YEAR BUDGET PERIOD COMMENCING JULY
1, 2025
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The City Council of the City of Santa Ana hereby finds, determines, and declares as follows:
A. The City Manager has prepared and submitted to the City Council, pursuant to Section 605 of the City Charter, a proposed budget for expenditures for the fiscal year commencing July 1, 2025.
B. In accordance with Section 606 of the City Charter , a public hearing has been held upon the proposed budget of expenditures after notice of such public hearing had been published in the manner prescribed in Section 606 of the City Charter.
C. The proposed budget of expenditures duly submitted and considered as herein stated, together with any supplemental revisions and amendments thereto, was approved, adopted, and fixed by the City Council as the budget of the City for fiscal year 202 5-2026, commencing July 1, 202 5, in the amounts and for the funds, purposes, functions, department activities, and programs as therein set forth, including the Seven-Year Capital Improvement Program update per Orange County Transportation Authority Measure M2 eligibility requirement . The adopted budget, including any supplemental revisions and amendments, together with a copy of the appropriation ordinance, shall be placed in the official files of the City Clerk.
Section 2. There are hereby appropriated to the several offices, agencies, and departments of the City, being the respective object and purposes specified in that certain document entitled "Fiscal Year 202 5-26 City Budget", a copy of which is on file in the Office of the City Clerk, out of the various funds of the City for fiscal year 2025-2026, the several amounts stated as proposed expenditures from such funds, respectively, in those columns of the Budget that are headed "FY 25-26". Each aggregate of expenditures so specified in the Budget for the fiscal year for each program shall be deemed to be an appropriation for a single object and purpose within the meaning of Section 609 of the City Charter, except that as to any o ffice, department, or agency of the City for which more than one program is designated in Fiscal Year 202 5-2026 City Budget, the aggregate expenditure authorized for all programs in Fiscal Year 2025-2026 City Budget EXHIBIT 1
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of each such office, department, or agency shall be deemed to be an appropriation for a single object and purpose within the meaning of Section 609 of the City Charter.
Section 3. The appropriations hereby made shall constitute the maximum expenditures authorized for the several offices, agenc ies, and departments opposite which the amounts of such appropr iations are shown in the Budget, and as set forth in Exhibit 1 attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference.
Section 4. No warrant shall be issued or indebtedness incurred for any purpose that exceeds the unexpended balance of the appropriations established by this ordinance, unless such appropriation shall have been amended or supplemented by the City Council in the manner set forth in Section 609 of the City Charter . The City Manager is hereby authorized to make revisions between the items included within any such appropriation if, in his/her opinion, such revisions are necessary and proper.
Section 5. In accordance with Governmental Accounting Standards Board Statement 54, the City Manager or his/her designee is hereby authorized, as of the date of this ordinance, to allocate assigned governmental funds' balances to specific programs and activities as deemed necessary and proper.
Section 6. The Executive Director of Finance and Management Services is hereby authorized to transfer monies in accordance with the Inter-fund Transfers listed in the Budget, in such amounts and at such times during the fiscal year as he /she may determine necessary to the competent operation and control of City business, except that no such transfer shall be made in contravention of State law or City ordinance or exceed in total the amount stated herein or as amended by the City Council.
Section 7. One certified copy of this appropriation or dinance together with a certified copy of each amendment thereto shall be transmitted by the City Clerk to the Executive Director of Finance and Management Services.
Section 8. The City Council of the City of Santa Ana hereby adopts the updated Seven-Year Capital Improvement Program, as set forth in the 2025-2026 City Budget.
Section 9. Upon and from the effective date of this ordinance, expenditures of monies appropriated hereby are authorized beginning July 1, 2025.
Section 10. The City Clerk shall cause the title of this ordinance to be published as required by law.
Section 11. All presently applicable documentation pertaining to the number, titles, qualifications, powers, duties, or compensation of officers or employees of the City, which has been previously approved by resolution or order of the City Council and which is currently on file with the Executive Director of Human Resources, is incorporated herein and is hereby approved. The City Manager is authorized to create, alter, or abolish any position of employment, or the number, title, qualifications, powers, duties, or Ordinance No. NS-XXXX
compensation thereof, when such action is appropriate to promote the efficiency of the City administrative organization; provided, however, that no such action shall be effective unless and until approved by resolution or order of the City Council.
ADOPTED this ___ day of June, 2025.
_______________________
Valerie Amezcua
Mayor
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Sonia R. Carvalho, City Attorney
By: _______________________
Laura A. Rossini
Chief Assistant City Attorney
AYES: Councilmembers ___________________________________ NOES: Councilmembers ___________________________________ ABSTAIN: Councilmembers ___________________________________ NOT PRESENT: Councilmembers ___________________________________
CERTIFICATE OF ATTESTATION AND ORIGINALITY
I, Jennifer Hall, City Clerk do hereby attest to and certify the attached Ordinance No. NS- __ to be the original ordinance adopted by the City Council of the City of Santa Ana on __________________, 2025, and that said ordinance was published in accordance with the Charter of the City of Santa Ana.
Date __________________________
City Clerk
City of Santa Ana
EXPENDITURE BY FUND PROPOSED
FY 25-26
GENERAL FUND
CITY ATTORNEY 5,236,690
CITY CLERK 1,677,490
CITY COUNCIL LEGISLATIVE 1,033,270
CITY MANAGER 4,095,070
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT 5,022,930
FINANCE & MANAGEMENT SERVICES 13,894,690
FIRE & EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES 61,264,850
GENERAL NON-DEPARTMENTAL 4,933,920
HUMAN RESOURCES 4,499,990
LIBRARY 8,550,480
MUSEUM CAPITAL AND MAINTENANCE FUND 1,769,950
PARKS, RECREATION & COMMUNITY SERVICES 15,249,460 PLANNING & BUILDING 18,195,010
POLICE 161,564,180
PUBLIC WORKS 58,780,210
PROJECT TRANSFERS 16,479,530
PENSION LIABILITY PAYDOWN 41,982,430
GENERAL FUND EXPENDITURE GRAND TOTAL 424,230,150
GENERAL FUND
FUND FUND DESCRIPTION DEPARTMENT PROPOSED
FY 25-26
032 MEASURE M-STREET CONSTRUCTION Public Works 16,512,210 041 TRANSP SYS IMPR AREA A-2 Public Works 716,000
048 TRANSIT ZONING CODE Public Works 219,280
058 RESIDENTIAL STREET IMPROVEMENT Public Works 555,340 059 SELECT STREET CONSTRUCTION Public Works 23,498,690
147 STREET SAFETY PROGRAMS Public Works 2,754,220
203 LOCAL DRAINAGE AREA NO 3 Public Works 450,000
225 LOCAL DRAINAGE AREA V Public Works 408,510
313 RESIDENTIAL DEVELOP DISTRICT 3 Public Works 200,000 314 RESIDENTIAL DEVELOP DISTRICT 4 Public Works 115,000 417 CDA INCLUSIONARY HOUSING FEE Community Development 2,572,520 418 CDA CAPITAL PROJECTS Community Development 1,500,000 607 HOUSING ASSET LMIHF Community Development 1,375,440 991 TRAN SYS IMP AUT Area A Public Works 2,370,680
53,247,890
FUND FUND DESCRIPTION DEPARTMENT PROPOSED
FY 25-26
404 COSA 2014 LEASE FINANCING Debt Service 730,540
406 2021 PENSION OBLIGATION FUNDS Debt Service 15,472,740 16,203,280
FUND FUND DESCRIPTION Department PROPOSED
FY 25-26
027 PARKING FUND Police 5,078,420
054 SANITARY SEWER CAPITAL Public Works 600,000
056 SANITARY SEWER SERVICE Public Works 9,842,830
057 FED CLEAN WATER PROTECTION ENT Public Works 4,465,010 060 WATER Public Works 77,000,000
066 ACQUISITION & CONSTRUCTION Public Works 0
067 REGIONAL TRANSP CENTER Public Works 1,859,870
068 SANITATION FUND Public Works 9,043,930
069 REFUSE COLLECTION SERVICE Public Works 23,140,690
131,030,750
CAPITAL PROJECT FUNDS
CAPITAL PROJECT FUNDS GRAND TOTAL
DEBT SERVICE FUNDS GRAND TOTAL
DEBT SERVICE FUNDS
ENTERPRISE FUNDS
ENTERPRISE FUNDS GRAND TOTAL
FUND FUND DESCRIPTION DEPARTMENT PROPOSED
FY 25-26
FUND FUND DESCRIPTION DEPARTMENT PROPOSED
FY 25-26
012 CANNABIS PUBLIC BENEFIT FUND
City Attorney Enforcement Services City Attorney 264,340 Enforcement Services (FMSA) Finance & Mgmt Svcs 125,530 Library Youth Services Library 1,027,940
Youth Services (PRCSA) Parks, Rec & Comm Svcs 3,267,620 Enforcement Services (PBA) Planning & Building 1,309,890 Police Enforcement Services Police 2,212,940
016 CASP CERTIFICATION & TRAINING Planning & Building 85,000 020 OTS-TRAFFIC OFFENDER PROGRAM Police 21,000
021 CATV FUND City Manager 200,000
022 PRCSA FEES & DONATION Parks, Rec & Comm Svcs 15,000 024 POLICE ACTIVITIES & PROGRAMS Police 896,260
025 IDB & EZ VOUCHER MONITORING Community Development 50,000 051 CAPITAL OUTLAY FUND Parks, Rec & Comm Svcs 672,000
053 CITY SERVICES
Agency Services Planning & Building 3,089,200
Police Services Police 198,510
110 STRONG MOTION INSTRUMENTATION Planning & Building 16,000 121 SPECIAL REPAIR/DEMOLITION Planning & Building 100,000 655 2018 SERIES TAX ALLOC BONDS Community Development 12,191,360 670 COSA RDA Community Development 110,640
671 COSA RDA OBLIGATION RETIREMENT Community Development 12,533,480 38,386,710
FUND EXPENDITURE BY FUND DEPARTMENT PROPOSED
FY 25-26
023 INMATE WELFARE FUND Police 1,406,100
029 SPECIAL GAS TAX Public Works 20,366,530
031 AIR QUALITY IMPR. (AB 2766)
HR- Air Quality Improvement Human Resources 102,460
PBA- Air Quality Improvement Planning & Building 248,440 Fleet Services- Air Quality Improvement Public Works 49,890 074 CIVIC CENTER MAINTENANCE Public Works 3,490,000
111 OPIOID REMEDIATION City Manager 1,403,450
122 EMERGENCY AND HEALTH GRANTS Community Development 795,300 123 WORKFORCE INNOV AND OPP ACT Community Development 2,339,520 124 ORANGE COUNTY GRANTS Community Development 48,120
125 OES UASI Police 537,910
OTHER RESTRICTED FUNDS
OTHER RESTRICTED FUNDS GRAND TOTAL
SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS
FUND FUND DESCRIPTION DEPARTMENT PROPOSED
FY 25-26
127 D.O.J. GRANT FUND Police 40,000
128 LAW ENFORCEMENT GRANTS Police 1,044,370
130 HOME PROGRAM FEDERAL GRANT Community Development 480,860 131 MISC GRANTS Community Development 59,630
133 HOUSING AUTHORITY-ISSUER FEE Community Development 1,264,200 135 COMMUNITY DEV BLOCK GRANT/ESG Community Development 5,367,100 136 HOUSING AUTHORITY-VOUCHER HAP Community Development 55,950,000 137 HOUSING AUTHORITY- NED Community Development 2,650,000 138 HOUSING AUTHORITY-MS 5 Community Development 4,525,000 139 HOUSING AUTHORITY-NEW CONSTR Community Development 350,000 140 HOUSING AUTHORITY-VOUCHER ADM Community Development 6,047,180 143 CALHOME PROGRAM Community Development 2,150
144 PRISON TO EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM Community Development 14,830 145 RENTAL REHABILITATION GRANT Community Development 10,700 152 PUBLIC LIBRARY GRANT FUND Library 1,260
158 HOUSING & COMMUNITY DEV GRANTS Community Development 2,690 165 OFFICE OF SAFETY GRANT Police 174,320
166 US DOJ ASSET FORFEITURE FUND Police 600,000
167 US TREASURY ASSET FORFEITURE Police 25,000
169 RECREATION GRANTS FUND Parks, Rec & Comm Svcs 500,360 177 EMERGENCY RENTAL ASSISTANCE PG Community Development 5,000 179 ARPA EHV HAP Community Development 1,850,000
180 ARPA EHV ADMIN FEES Community Development 128,010
181 AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT (ARPA)
Finance & Mgmt Services Finance & Mgmt Services 227,520 Public Works Public Works 270,950
182 HOME-ARP PROGRAM FEDERAL GRANT Community Development 24,830 183 ARPA - CA FOR ALL YOUTH WDP Community Development 375,160 185 RENT STABILIZATION Community Development 2,293,920
186 HCV FSS Forfeitures 200,000
SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS GRAND TOTAL 115,272,760
General Fund 424,230,150
Non-General Funds (Less Internal Service Funds) 354,141,390 Total Citywide Budget 778,371,540