ATTACHMENT J
Fund Department FY 2025-26 FY 2026-27 Description
City Attorney (CAO) 93,438 600,460 Staffing enhancements increasing capacity to: engage in consumer protection investigations; respond to requests for public records; and defend the City in complex litigation matters (changes partially funded by BBB Fund).
City Manager (CMO) 247,767 839,818 Staffing enhancements to support enhanced focus on economic development activities and strengthen City's major events capacity.
Community Development
(CDD)
226,741 548,900 Staffing and program enhancements to support permitting improvements and to streamline code enforcement operations.
Finance - 34,552 Staffing enhancement to support payroll operations.
Fire 159,501 430,998 Staffing enhancements to fully operationalize 7-day a week service for APU program.
Housing & Human Services
(HHS)
68,754 444,700 Staffing enhancements to implement the rent registry program.
Human Resources 43,648 432,508 Staffing enhancements and software funding to enhance citywide training and employee engagement program.
Library 66,037 167,914 Staffing enhancements to facilitate expanding services at all branch libraries to a minimum of 4-days per week of in-person service.
Police 335,612 1,503,846 Staffing and program enhancements associated with the Real Time Crime Center, increased dispatch activity, deployment of public safety officers across the City, crossing guard services and animal shelter operations.
Public Works (PW) 575,654 2,858,338 Comprehensive department restructuring to align like-minded services and create operational efficiencies.
Recreation & Arts (RAD) 54,065 349,663 Staffing enhancements to support community event programming and online program registration efforts.
Transportation (DOT) - 105,650 Staffing enhancement in support of proposed parking validation programs.
Non-Departmental (28,878) (164,710) Transfers to reimburse the General Fund by the BBB and Special Revenue Source Funds for staffing costs in CAO and CMO.
Various Departments 425,591 2,076,257 Personnel and labor agreement adjustments (equity, compaction, and other fringe benefits) for 1109, CUE, EPP, IBT, POA, and STA Bargaining Units.
Capital 1,175,932 2,598,145 Funding for vehicle purchases for CDD, Police, and PW, as well as funding for workspace optimization expenses related to remote work program modifications.
3,443,862 12,827,039
General Establish Reserve (B) - 3,000,000 Economic Recovery Reserve General Expenditure Offsets (C) 3,443,862 15,840,405 Use of prior-year savings + new revenues + reallocation of project funding.
- 13,366 (D) = (C) minus (B) minus (A)
General
Total General Fund Expenditures (A)
Net impact to General Fund (D)
Economic Reserve and Expenditure Offsets
Tables A and B detail the General Fund expenditure budget changes for each department and adjustments to funding sources (revenues).
GENERAL FUND
TABLE A: Expenditure Changes related to the Santa Monica Realignment Game Plan
ATTACHMENT J
Fund Department FY 2025-26 FY 2026-27 Description
CMO - 1,781,250 Increased revenue due to timing/completion of large digital format displays
(790,844) (345,455) Projected revenue loss associated with the delayed implementation of Downtown Parking Rates
701,400 1,568,700 Increased Convenience Fees Revenue
Non-Departmental (79,084) (34,545) Estimated revenue loss in Parking Facility Tax associated with the delayed implementation of Downtown Parking Rates
(168,528) 2,969,950
Fund Department(s) FY 2025-26 FY 2026-27 Description
From RAD to CMO - -
From CMO to Police - -
From CMO to PW - -
From DOT to PW - -
Airport PW 2,782 8,095
Beach PW 1,697 3,633
Big Blue Bus DOT 27,017 31,062
Cemetery PW 473 -
Pier PW 17 -
Resource Recovery &
Recycling
PW 55,551 -
Vehicle Management PW 4,315 4,131
Wastewater PW 1,873 -
Water PW 13,139 -
Airport PW 43,492 158,105 Comprehensive department restructuring to align like-minded services and create operational efficiencies.
Big Blue Bus Non-Departmental 23,899 154,597 Reimbursement to the General Fund for costs associated with staffing changes in the CAO.
Community
Development Block
Grant
Capital 15,000 - Allocation of available federal CDBG funding for approved 19th Street Open Space Capital Project
CMO 250,000 500,000 Appropriate grant funds from Metro for the 2026 Downtown World Cup Activation and for the 2028 Olympics to maximize the economic benefits of these events.
Pier PW 740 4,515 Comprehensive department restructuring to align like-minded services and create operational efficiencies.
Non-Departmental 4,979 10,113 Reimbursement to the General Fund for costs associated with staffing changes in CMO.
Stormwater
Management
Non-Departmental (10,000) (10,000)
Water Non-Departmental 10,000 10,000
Non-Departmental 80,282 148,957
Capital 577,787 -
1,103,043 1,023,208
Special Revenue
Source
Correction for budgeted transfer from the Water Fund to the Stormwater Fund for the Metropolitan Water District (MWD) Recycled Water Rebate Program.
General,
Miscellaneous Grants,
& Special Revenue
Source
Vehicle Management Funding for the purchase of new vehicles and associated maintenance and future replacement costs for CDD, Police and PW, funded through reimbursements from the General
Fund.
All Other Expenditure Transactions
Net zero changes between departments related to
reorganizations to align like-minded services and create operational efficiencies.
Personnel and labor agreement adjustments (equity,
compaction, and other fringe benefits) for 1109, CUE, EPP, IBT, POA, and STA Bargaining Units.
Miscellaneous Grants
TABLE C: Expenditures
TABLE B: Revenue Changes related to the Santa Monica Realignment Game Plan General
Transportation (DOT)
GENERAL FUND (continued)
Tables C and D detail Other Budget Clean-Up Transactions, including net-zero items between Funds and Departments and transactions required to implement Realignment Plan changes. Note that transactions with a financial impact are all in the Other Non-General Funds.
Net Zero and Other Non-General Fund Transactions
Total General Fund Funding Sources
ATTACHMENT J
Fund Department(s) FY 2025-26 FY 2026-27 Description
From DOT to PW - -
From RAD to CMO - -
1,174,713 2,349,426 Beach Fund revenues associated with Parking Rate Restructuring Strategies presented to Council in August 2025 95,000 227,000 Increased Convenience Fees Revenue
CMO 250,000 500,000 Revenue associated with grant funds from Metro for the 2026 Downtown World Cup Activation and for the 2028 Olympics.
Pier DOT 3,600 4,300 Increased Convenience Fees Revenue 577,787 - Reimbursement from the General Fund for CDD, Police and PW for vehicle purchases.
152,856 152,856 Annual contribution from the General Fund for future replacement of new vehicles.
All Other Revenue Transactions 2,253,956 3,233,582
Net Zero and Other Non-General Fund Transactions (continued) TABLE D: Revenues
General, Beach,
Miscellaneous Grants,
& Special Revenue
Source
Net zero changes between departments related to
reorganizations to align like-minded services and create operational efficiencies.
Beach RAD
Miscellaneous Grants
Vehicle Management PW