REQUEST FOR CITY COUNCIL ACTION
SUBMITTED TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
SUBMITTED BY: Travis Hopkins, City Manager
PREPARED BY: Zack Zithisakthanakul, Acting Chief Financial Officer
Subject:
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Consider Adopting Resolution No. 2026-24 to Adopt a Budget for the City for Fiscal Year 2026/27 Authorize the Corresponding Appropriation and Transfer; Authorize the Professional Services included in the Fiscal Year 2026/27 budget to be representative of the services projected to be utilized by departments; Approve revisions to the City's Financial Policies to eliminate the automatic allocation of unassigned fund balance; Resolution No. 2026-20 Establishing the Gann Appropriation Limit for Fiscal Year 2026/27; Resolution No. 2026-22 Levying a Retirement Property Tax for Fiscal Year 2026/27 to Pay for Pre-1978 Employee Retirement Benefits; Resolution No. 2026-23 Adopting an Updated Master Fee and Charges Schedule; Resolution No. 2026-30 Adopting Amended Classification Plan by adding the classification Human Performance and Wellness Coordinator; Resolution No. 2026-31 Repealing the City's Unfunded Accrued Liability Pension Funding Policy
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Statement of Issue:
The City Charter of the City of Huntington Beach requires a Public Hearing prior to the adoption of the City's annual budget. The City Charter further requires adoption of the annual budget by June 30, 2026 for Fiscal Year (FY) 2026/27.
Financial Impact:
The FY 2026/27 Proposed Budget is structurally balanced. The All Funds Proposed Budget equals $592.4 million. The General Fund Proposed Budget totals $328.3 Million. Fund-level appropriations are contained in the attached herein.
Recommended Action:
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A) Adopt Resolution No. 2026-24, "A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach Adopting a Budget for the City for Fiscal Year 2026/27" (Attachment 2); and,
B) Authorize the Professional Services included in the FY 2026/27 budget to be representative o...
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