City of Stockton - File #: 26-1154

• File #: 26-1154
• Version: 1
• Type: New Business
• In control: City Council and Concurrent Authorities
• Title: AUTHORIZE THE CONTINUATION OF FY 2025-26 BUDGET APPROPRIATIONS FOR CARRY FORWARD TO FY 2026-27

Date	Action By	Action	Result
10/27/2026	City Council and Concurrent Authorities

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AUTHORIZE THE CONTINUATION OF FY 2025-26 BUDGET APPROPRIATIONS FOR CARRY FORWARD TO FY 2026-27

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RECOMMENDATION

It is recommended that the City Council adopt a resolution to authorize the continuation of up to $10,546,981 in FY 2025-26 budget appropriations to FY 2026-27 for the completion of identified programs.

It is further recommended that the City Manager be authorized to take appropriate and necessary actions to carry out the purpose and intent of the resolution.

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Summary

Under City Charter Section 1908, operating budget appropriations automatically lapse at year-end unless expended, encumbered, or re-authorized by the Council. In order to complete programs identified during the FY 2025-26, available budget balances of $10,546,981 are recommended to be continued into FY 2026-27.

DISCUSSION

Background

As part of the year-end fiscal close process, budget staff collaborate directly with department directors and fiscal officers to identify uncompleted or unencumbered programs from the previous fiscal year. To ensure alignment with the City's strategic goals of financial stability and transparency, staff carefully evaluate project statuses and use established City Council priorities as key criteria for determining which initiatives warrant continued funding. Following this review, staff perform a thorough reconciliation of accounts to confirm that only verified, available unspent balances for these qualifying projects are officially recommended for carryover into the new fiscal year budget.

Present Situation

Continuation of FY 2025-26 Appropriations

Pursuant to Section 1908 of the City Charter, operating budget appropriations lapse at the end of each fiscal year if not expended or encumbered. With this requirement in place, programs lose funding at year end unless Council takes action to continue the appropriation into the following fiscal year. Following a review of budgets and activities in FY 2025-26, departments have identified funded programs that could not be encumbered or completed prior to the end of the fiscal year on June 30, 2026. To complete these programs, it is recommended that the FY 2025-26 budgets identified in the table below be continued to FY 2026-27 to complete the specific programs listed in the following table. Budget balances for each program will be reviewed and only available balances will be continued to FY 2026-27. 

Description	Department	Fund	Not to Exceed Amount
Continued Operations	City Clerk	General Fund	7,000
Council Chambers/Channel 97 Studio	City Manager’s Office	PEG 260	1,000,000
Elections	Non-Departmental	General Fund	555,500
Legal Expense	Non-Departmental	General Fund	179,009
July 4th Symphony/Holiday Parade	City Manager’s Office	General Fund	120,276
VFW Renovation	Non-Departmental	General Fund	90,000
Animal Shelter Play Yard	Non-Departmental	General Fund	65,000
City Council Discretionary Funds	City Council	General Fund	90,000
Citywide Marketing	City Manager’s Office	General Fund	50,000
Mayor Discretionary Funds	City Council	General Fund	19,986
Legal Services for the PFF Nexus Study	Community Development	Public Facilities Fee	15,000
Public PA System for County Library Branches	Community Services	County	315,347
Stockton Arts Grants	Community Services	General Fund	107,336
Community Center Improvements/Maintenance	Community Services	Measure M	79,900
Linden County Library Refresh	Community Services	County	31,548
Community Center Improvements/Maintenance	Community Services	General Fund	18,700
Youth Services Grant	Community Services	General Fund	11,472
Civic Auditorium Maintenance	Economic Development	General Fund	170,000
Pixie Woods Maintenance	Economic Development	General Fund	150,000
Broken Windows Program	Economic Development	General Fund	146,258
Consulting Services - Successor Agency closeout	Economic Development	General Fund	80,000
Real Estate Asset Management/Redevelopment	Economic Development	General Fund	50,000
Telecommunications Network Upgrade	Fire	General Fund	239,741
ECD Renovation/Remodel	Fire	General Fund	101,000
Recruitment, Retention, and Leadership Development	Fire	General Fund	60,000
Recruitment, Retention, and Leadership Development	Fire	General Fund	39,228
Type 3 Wildland Fire Engine	Fire	General Fund	97,634
Genasys Protect System Contract (ENS)	Fire	General Fund	7,000
Infrastructure Replacement	Informational Technology	Technology Fund	500,000
Elevate209 Special Services	City Manager’s Office - OVP	General Fund	9,500
Bread of Life Special Services	City Manager’s Office - OVP	General Fund	9,500
Moving Expenses	City Manager’s Office - OVP	General Fund	11,050
Be Smooth	City Manager’s Office - OVP	General Fund	9,500
Software and Licensing	City Manager’s Office - OVP	General Fund	4,402
Continued Safety Programs	Police	General Fund	400,000
Hauler Station Installation	Public Works	General Fund	550,000
Condition Feasibility Study	Public Works	General Fund	100,000
Picnic Tables for Parks	Public Works	General Fund	20,000
Janitorial Services	Public Works	General Fund	120,000
Parks maintenance restoration 3-year project	Public Works	General Fund	1,300,000
City Wide Projects -  Park Upgrades, Fire Station improvements, HVAC, Maintenance Contracts	Public Works	General Fund	2,269,000
Labor Negotiator multi year contract	HR	General Fund	1,312,095
Negotiations comp study	HR	General Fund	35,000
Total			10,546,981

FINANCIAL SUMMARY

Following is the budget amendment needed to complete the recommended actions:

1.                     Authorize the continuation of up to $10,546,981 in FY 2025-26 budget appropriations to FY 2026-27 for completion of identified programs.