RESOLUTION NO.2026-28
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF YUCAIPA,
CALIFORNIA, AUTHORIZING CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS FOR
ESSENTIAL CITY OPERATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2026-2027
THROUGH AUGUST 31, 2026, OR UNTIL THE EARLIER ADOPTION OF A FINAL FISCAL YEAR 2026-2027 OPERATING BUDGET AND CAPITAL
IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM
WHEREAS, the City of Yucaipa's fiscal year begins on July 1 and ends on June 30 of each year; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has considered the proposed Fiscal Year 2026-2027 Operating Budget and Capital Improvement Program; and
WHEREAS, the City Council desires additional time to review, evaluate, and receive responses to questions concerning the proposed Fiscal Year 2026-2027 Operating Budget and Capital Improvement Program before taking final action on the full annual budget; and WHEREAS, the City Council also desires to ensure that the City continues to meet its legal obligations, provide essential public services, protect public health and safety, compensate employees, satisfy existing contractual and debt obligations, and continue necessary municipal operations beginning July 1, 2026; and
WHEREAS, the City Council finds that temporary continuing appropriations are necessary and appropriate to avoid interruption of essential City services and operations while preserving the City Council's ability to consider and adopt a final Fiscal Year 2026-2027 Operating Budget and Capital Improvement Program at a later date; and WHEREAS, this Resolution is intended to provide interim spending authority only, and does not constitute approval of the final Fiscal Year 2026-2027 Operating Budget or Capital Improvement Program; and
WHEREAS, the City Council desires that interim expenditures be limited to essential, recurring, legally required, previously authorized, or time -sensitive obligations, and that new discretionary expenditures, new programs, and new positions be deferred unless separately approved by the City Council or expressly authorized by this Resolution.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF YUCAIPA HEREBY RESOLVES AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Recitals.
The City Council finds and determines that the foregoing recitals are true and correct and are incorporated into this Resolution by this reference.
Section 2. Temporary Continuing Appropriations Authorized.
Effective July 1, 2026, the City Council hereby authorizes temporary continuing appropriations for City operations and obligations for the period beginning July 1, 2026, and ending on the earlier of: (a) August 31, 2026; or (b) the effective date of a City Council resolution adopting the final Fiscal Year 2026-2027 Operating Budget and Capital Improvement Program.
Except as otherwise provided in this Resolution, appropriations during the interim period shall be limited to amounts necessary to maintain essential City operations and shall not exceed, for each applicable fund, department, program, or account, two -twelfths of the amounts appropriated in the City's adopted Fiscal Year 2025- 2026 budget, as amended, unless a greater amount is required to pay an obligation expressly authorized under Section 3 of this Resolution.
Section 3. Authorized Interim Expenditures.
During the interim period authorized by this Resolution, the City Manager, or the City Manager's designee, is authorized to approve expenditures and payments for the following purposes, subject to available funds and applicable purchasing, contracting, and internal control procedures:
A. Payroll, wages, salaries, benefits, retirement contributions, payroll taxes, workers' compensation, and other employee -related obligations for authorized City positions;
B. Public safety services, emergency services, code enforcement, public works, maintenance, administrative services, and other essential municipal operations;
C. Existing contracts, agreements, leases, purchase orders, licenses, subscriptions, maintenance agreements, insurance policies, and other obligations previously approved or authorized by the City Council or entered into in accordance with City purchasing policies;
D. Debt service, bond -related obligations, lease financing obligations, and other legally binding financial obligations of the City;
E. Utilities, fuel, insurance, risk management, claims administration, legal services, audit services, banking services, technology systems, communications, and other recurring operational needs;
F. Legally mandated expenditures, regulatory compliance obligations, grant - funded obligations, and expenditures necessary to preserve grant eligibility or comply with grant requirements;
G. Previously appropriated and previously authorized capital projects, provided that expenditures during the interim period are limited to amounts necessary
to preserve public safety, avoid delay claims, meet existing contractual commitments, preserve grant funding, complete work already under contract, or maintain the orderly continuation of previously approved projects; H. Existing encumbrances, carryover obligations, and work in progress previously authorized in Fiscal Year 2025-2026 or earlier fiscal years; Emergency repairs, emergency response, urgent public health or safety expenditures, and other time -sensitive expenditures necessary to protect City property, infrastructure, residents, employees, or the public; and J. Expenditures necessary or appropriate for the planning, preparation, operation, staffing, security, traffic control, public safety, emergency response, insurance, permits, logistics, vendor coordination, sanitation, cleanup, communications, entertainment, fireworks display, aviation or skydiving components, parking operations, facility use, and orderly completion of the City's July 4, 2026 Freedom Fest, Annual Firework Show, and related Independence Day activities, including events and activities held at or in connection with Yucaipa High School and America's 250th Anniversary celebration, provided that such expenditures are consistent with amounts previously budgeted, planned, contracted for, or reasonably necessary to carry out the event as a previously scheduled City community event; and
K. Such other expenditures as the City Manager determines are necessary to maintain the status quo of City operations, avoid material disruption to City services, or protect the City from legal, financial, operational, or public safety harm, provided that such expenditures are consistent with the limitations of this Resolution.
L. Expenditures necessary for the purchase of two additional squad ambulances for use by the Yucaipa Fire Department, including all necessary emergency - response equipment, communications systems, safety equipment, vehicle outfitting, graphics, taxes, delivery charges, and related acquisition costs. The City Manager, or the City Manager's designee, is authorized to complete the procurement, execute necessary purchase documents within the City Manager's contracting authority. Any contract exceeding the City Manager's contracting authority shall be presented to the City Council for approval.
Section 4. Limitations on Interim Authority.
Unless separately approved by the City Council, this Resolution does not authorize:
A. The creation of new full-time or part-time positions; B. The implementation of new programs or service expansions not previously authorized by the City Council;
C. New discretionary capital projects that were not previously approved or appropriated;
D. Material increases in service levels beyond those necessary to maintain existing City operations;
E. New contracts or commitments that are not necessary for essential operations, legally required obligations, emergency needs, or continuation of previously authorized services or projects;
F. Discretionary transfers between funds, except as necessary to satisfy existing legal obligations, maintain essential operations, or implement previously approved financial commitments; or
G. Any expenditure that would be inconsistent with applicable law, City purchasing policies, adopted financial policies, or the temporary and limited purpose of this Resolution.
Nothing in this Section shall prohibit expenditures required by law, existing labor agreements, memoranda of understanding, employment agreements, settlement agreements, court orders, debt instruments, grant agreements, or other legally binding obligations of the City.
Section 5. Capital Improvement Program and Carryover Appropriations.
The City Council hereby authorizes, on an interim basis only, the continuation of previously approved capital improvement projects and related appropriations to the extent necessary to satisfy existing contracts, continue work already under contract, preserve public safety, avoid material financial loss, comply with grant or regulatory requirements, or maintain orderly project administration.
No new capital improvement project shall be commenced during the interim period unless separately approved by the City Council or unless the City Manager determines that the work is necessary to address an emergency, protect public health or safety, preserve City property, or comply with a legally binding obligation.
Section 6. Administration by City Manager.
The City Manager, or the City Manager's designee, is authorized and directed to administer the continuing appropriations authorized by this Resolution, to approve necessary budgetary and accounting entries, to maintain internal controls, and to take such actions as are necessary to implement the temporary spending authority provided herein.
The City Manager shall use reasonable efforts to preserve the City Council's policy discretion pending adoption of the final Fiscal Year 2026-2027 Operating Budget and Capital Improvement Program and shall avoid discretionary commitments that
would materially limit the City Council's ability to revise, reduce, defer, or reject proposed budget items.
Section 7. Reporting to City Council.
The City Manager, or the City Manager's designee, shall return to the City Council with the proposed final Fiscal Year 2026-2027 Operating Budget and Capital Improvement Program as soon as reasonably practicable.
Upon request of the City Council, or as part of the final budget adoption process, staff shall provide a report identifying material expenditures made under this Resolution and any recommended adjustments necessary to reconcile interim appropriations with the final Fiscal Year 2026-2027 Operating Budget and Capital Improvement Program.
Section 8. Reconciliation with Final Budget.
Upon adoption of the final Fiscal Year 2026-2027 Operating Budget and Capital Improvement Program, all expenditures made pursuant to this Resolution shall be deemed expenditures against the corresponding appropriations in the final adopted budget, unless otherwise directed by the City Council.
The City Manager, or the City Manager's designee, is authorized to make any necessary budgetary, accounting, or administrative adjustments to reconcile interim expenditures with the final adopted budget, provided that such adjustments are consistent with the final budget approved by the City Council.
Section 9. No Final Budget Approval.
The City Council expressly finds and declares that this Resolution is a temporary continuing appropriations measure only. Adoption of this Resolution shall not be construed as adoption or approval of the final Fiscal Year 2026-2027 Operating Budget, the final Fiscal Year 2026-2027 Capital Improvement Program, any new program, any new position, any new discretionary capital project, or any policy decision not expressly set forth in this Resolution.
Section 10. Compliance with Law and City Policies.
All expenditures authorized by this Resolution shall be made in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local law, City purchasing requirements, City financial policies, and any applicable grant, debt, contractual, or regulatory requirements.
Section 11. Severability.
If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase, or portion of this Resolution is for any reason held invalid or unconstitutional by any court of competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this Resolution. The City Council hereby declares that it would have adopted this Resolution and each section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase, and portion thereof, irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections, subsections, sentences, clauses, phrases, or portions may be declared invalid or unconstitutional.
Section 12. Effective Date.
This Resolution shall take effect immediately upon its adoption.
Section 13. Certification.
The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Resolution and shall cause the same to be entered in the book of original resolutions of the City.
PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED this 22nd day of June, 2026.
Chris Venable, Mayor
ATTEST:
Ana V. Sauseda, MMC
Director of General Services/City Clerk