Annual Appropriations Ordinance Adoption

At a glance

What: The Fiscal Year 2027 Annual Appropriations Ordinance, the City's annual spending authority.
Where it stands: Second reading adopted July 14, 2026 as Ordinance No. 8,209-N.S. (the minutes also print 8,029-N.S.): $922,346,116 gross and $796,579,332 net appropriations.
Next: None; the first reading figures were revised upward between meetings.

June 23, 2026, special meeting, Action Calendar item 2 (0 speakers): the City Manager recommended first reading of the FY 2027 Annual Appropriations Ordinance at $916,819,369 gross and $791,496,351 net. Motion (Tregub/Humbert), all ayes: adopt first reading of Ordinance No. 8,029-N.S. as revised in Supplemental Communications Packet 2 and amended by the budget actions that night, at $921,596,116 gross and $795,829,332 net. Second reading was scheduled for July 7. The budget itself is in Biennial Budget Adoption.
July 7, 2026, consent item 1: the recommendation listed $921,596,116 gross and $795,829,332 net. Council adopted a new first reading to include revised materials from the City Manager (Supplemental Communications Packet 1), with second reading set for July 14. Budget contact: Maricar Dupaya, Budget Manager.
July 14, 2026, continued consent item A: second reading adopted at the higher amounts, an increase of $750,000 on both gross and net, consent calendar all ayes. First reading vote recorded as all ayes. The minutes show the ordinance number as 8,209-N.S. in the recommendation and 8,029-N.S. in the action line; treat the number as unsettled.
Required verbal disclosure the same night: appointment of the Director of Public Works at $270,000 (see Public Works Director Appointment).
City Auditor comment at the July 14 meeting noted the heavy workload from the Public Bank initiative (see November 2026 Ballot Initiative Measures).

June 9, consent item 2: second reading of Ordinance No. 8,010-N.S. amending the FY 2026 Annual Appropriations Ordinance (No. 7,993-N.S.) by re-appropriating committed FY 2025 funding and other adjustments of $17,362,804 gross and $16,419,776 net. First reading vote all ayes. Contact: Maricar Dupaya, Budget Manager. Adopted with Consent Items 1 to 21 (Taplin/Humbert, all ayes).
June 9, consent item 9: Resolution No. 72,296-N.S. gave notice that Council will adopt the FY 2027 appropriations limit on June 30, 2026, with the calculation available at the City Clerk's Office.
June 16, consent item 2: Resolution No. 72,315-N.S. authorized a temporary appropriation of $60,000,000 to cover payroll and other expenses from July 1, 2026 until the FY 2027 ordinance takes effect. Contact: Henry Oyekanmi, Finance.

Consent item 1: first reading of Ordinance No. 8,010-N.S. amending the FY 2026 Annual Appropriations Ordinance (No. 7,993-N.S.) for re-appropriation of committed FY 2025 funding and other adjustments of $17,362,804 gross and $16,419,776 net. Adopted in the single Consent Calendar motion (Taplin/Tregub, all ayes); second reading set for June 9. Contact: Maricar Dupaya, Budget Manager.

Second reading adopted: $922,346,116 gross, $796,579,332 net.

New first reading adopted with revised materials; second reading scheduled for July 14.

First reading adopted, all ayes: $921,596,116 gross, $795,829,332 net (the City Manager's original figures were $916,819,369 and $791,496,351).

Temporary appropriation of $60,000,000 for July payroll and expenses adopted on consent (Resolution 72,315).

Second reading of the FY 2026 amendment ordinance (8,010) adopted on consent: $17,362,804 gross, $16,419,776 net.

First reading of the FY 2026 amendment ordinance (8,010) adopted on consent: $17,362,804 gross, $16,419,776 net.