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Budget committee sends fiscal items onward

San PabloJan 15, 20261 min read

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The committee approved prior minutes and referred four fiscal and legislative items to the City Council, including 2026-27 legislative priorities, the ACFR presentation, a reserve policy amendment, and ROPS obligations.

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The committee approved its October 29, 2025 minutes and advanced several budget and finance items to the City Council. Those items covered the city’s preliminary state legislative priorities and community funding needs, the annual financial report for the year ending June 30, 2025, a reserve policy amendment, and obligations for the 2026-27 period. The committee also advanced a fund balance amendment. No public comments were received.

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Approved the October 29, 2025 committee minutes.
Referred preliminary State of California legislative priorities and community funding needs for the 2026-27 legislative session to the City Council.
Referred the ACFR presentation for the period ending 06/30/25 to the City Council.
Referred the proposed Fiscal Resiliency Reserve Policy Amendment No. 5 for FY 2025-26 to the City Council.
Referred the ROPS obligations for period 2026-27 to the City Council.
Referred the FY 2025-26 GFDR fund balance amendment to the City Council.

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Budget, Fiscal & Legislative Standing Committee

Jan 15, 2026, 1:00 AMCouncil Chambers 1000 Gateway Avenue San Pablo, Ca 94806completed

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CALL TO ORDER/PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE/ROLL CALL
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APPROVAL OF MINUTES
CONSIDER APPROVING MINUTES OF THE BUDGET, FISCAL & LEGISLATIVE STANDING COMMITTEE MEETING OF OCTOBER 29, 2025 CEQA: This proposed action is not a project as defined by CEQA.
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ITEMS FOR COMMITTEE ACTION
CONSIDER APPROVING PRELIMINARY STATE OF CALIFORNIA LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES AND COMMUNITY FUNDING NEEDS FOR 2026-27 STATE LEGISLATIVE SESSION
PRESENTATION OF ACFR FOR PERIOD ENDING 06/30/25
PRESENTATION OF THE PROPOSED FISCAL RESILIENCY RESERVE POLICY (FRRP) AMENDMENT NO.5 FOR FY 2025-26 ASSIGNED AND UNASSIGNED FUND BALANCES AND RESERVE FUNDS
PRESENTATION OF THE ROPS OBLIGATIONS FOR PERIOD 2026-27
PRESENTATION OF THE FY 2025-26 GFDR FUND BALANCE AMENDMENT
ADJOURNMENT
Respectfully Submitted, ____________________________ Casey Erlenheim, Interim Deputy City Clerk
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