RESOLUTION NO. 2026-007
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF VERNON
AUTHORIZING AND APPROVING MID-YEAR BUDGET
APPROPRIATIONS AND AMENDING THE ANNUAL OPERATING AND
CAPITAL BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025-26
SECTION 1. Recitals.
A. On June 3, 2025, the City Council of the City of Vernon adopted Resolution No. 2025-013, approving the annual operating and capital budget for Fiscal Year 2025-26.
B. Changes in anticipated expenditures of the City require a revision of the appropriations for Fiscal Year 2025-26 and amendment of the budget by the affirmative vote of a majority of the members of the City Council, pursuant to Vernon Charter Chapter
8.5. C. There are sufficient funds in anticipated revenues and City-wide fund balance to cover the proposed budget adjustments.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF VERNON AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 2. The City Council of the City of Vernon finds and determines that the above recitals are true and correct.
SECTION 3. Pursuant to Chapter 8.5 of the Charter of the City of Vernon, a majority of the members of the City Council hereby approves the mid-year budget appropriations in the table below.
Fund Department/
Division
Revenue
Expense GL Account Description Adjustment Amount
011
General
105-City
Administration
Expense 011-010-105-529215
Professional
Services - Other
Metro Link
project
advocacy
$75,000
011
General
105-City
Administration
Expense 011-010-105-529215
Professional
Services - Other
Business tax
contribution
study
$35,000
011
General
115-City
Attorney
Expense 011-010-115-529200
Professional
Services - Legal
Metro Link
pending
litigation
$250,000
011
General
120-Human
Resources
Expense 011-010-120-529220
Professional
Services -
Administration
Workplace
investigation
services
$21,900
011
General
125-City Clerk Expense 011-010-125-529215
Professional
Services - Other
Records
storage and
retrieval
$75,000
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Fund Department/
Division
Revenue
Expense GL Account Description Adjustment Amount
011
General
130-Finance Expense 011-010-130-529010
Bank Service Fees
Payment
processing
fees
$80,833
011
General
130-Finance Expense 011-010-130-529215
Professional
Services - Other
Sales tax
audit and
reporting
services
$12,000
011
General
130-Finance Expense 011-010-130-529225
Professional
Services – Technical
Ballot
measure
outreach
consulting
$55,300
011
General
150-Industrial
Development
Expense 011-010-150-525000
Advertisement/
Promotion
Big 4 I.CON
West and
Business
Summit
$24,500
011
General
150-Industrial
Development
Expense 011-010-150-529215
Professional
Services - Other
Big 4
consulting
services
$177,125
011
General
200-Health Expense 011-695-200-523025
Grant-Funded
Expense
Return
MEHKO
grants funds
to CDPH
$30,676
011
General
300-Police Expense 011-030-300-501020
Salaries - O.T.
Additional
overtime due
to IOD,
staffing, etc.
$290,000
011
General
300-Police Expense 011-030-300-660010
Capital Equipment -
Auto
Replace
totaled
motorcycle
$45,000
011
General
410-City
Housing
Expense 011-040-410-529215
Professional
Services - Other
Property
management
services
$16,000
General Fund Subtotal $1,188,334
055
Electric
575-Customer
Service
Revenue 055-450-575-450012
Discount on Sales
Higher
discount on
sales
$2,350,000
055
Electric
585-
Engineering
Expense 055-050-585-660000
Capital Outlay
Fiber room
upgrades
$325,000
055
Electric
590-Resource
Management
Expense 055-050-590-520150
Energy - Other
Lower energy
costs
($2,400,000)
055
Electric
590-Resource
Management
Expense 055-050-590-520154
Renewable Energy
Credit
Required
REC
purchases
$2,400,000
055
Electric
590-Resource
Management
Revenue 055-450-590-450015
RA Capacity Sales
Increased RA
capacity sales
($4,136,160)
Electric Fund Subtotal ($1,461,160)
056
Natural
Gas
600-Gas Expense 056-060-600-525022
Natural Gas
Transport Cost
Lower natural
gas transport
costs
($150,000)
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Fund Department/
Division Fund GL Account Description Adjustment Amount
056
Natural
Gas
600-Gas Expense 056-060-600-529000
Repairs &
Maintenance
Increased
repairs costs
$150,000
Natural Gas Subtotal $0
Grand Total ($272,826)
SECTION 4. The Annual Operating and Capital Budget for Fiscal Year 2025-26, adopted by Resolution No. 2025-013, is hereby amended to include the mid-year budget appropriations.
SECTION 5. Severability. If any provision of this Resolution or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications, and to this end, the provisions of this Resolution are declared to be severable.
SECTION 6. The City Clerk, or Deputy City Clerk, shall certify the passage and adoption of this resolution and enter it into the book of original resolutions.
APPROVED AND ADOPTED March 3, 2026.
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LETICIA LOPEZ, Mayor
ATTEST:
GENOVEVA ROCHA, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
ZAYNAH MOUSSA-MILWARD,
City Attorney
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CERTIFICATION
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) ss.
CITY OF VERNON )
I do hereby certify that the attached is a true copy of Resolution No. 2026-007 that was passed and adopted at the Regular Meeting held on March 3, 2026, by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
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GENOVEVA ROCHA, City Clerk