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Early Budget Work Session Update - Review of Reduction Strategies and Potential Impacts
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FileID
File ID: 2026-00607
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Location
Location: Citywide
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Recommendation
Recommendation: Receive and discuss.
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Contact
Contact: Raymond Rodriguez, Support Services Manager, 916-690-3180, rrodriguez@cityofsacramento.org, Youth, Parks, & Community Enrichment
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Presenter
Presenter: Jackie Beecham, Director, 916-808-1041, jbeecham@cityofsacramento.org, Youth, Parks, & Community Enrichment
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Attachments
Attachments:
1-Description/Analysis
2-Presentation
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Description/Analysis
IssueDetail
Issue Detail: The City of Sacramento (City) is facing a structural budget deficit with ongoing expense increases outpacing revenue growth and must close a forecasted $66.2 million gap to balance the Fiscal Year (FY) 2026/27 Budget. In preparation for Council’s formal Budget Hearings in May, the City conducted a series of Early Budget Work Sessions (EBWS) during March. The EBWS began with a presentation of the overall City budget context and fiscal challenge as well as different budget scenarios that City staff analyzed. Following the budget context, City departments provided budget-focused presentations focusing on the impacts of baseline budget reduction decisions and alignment with Council priorities.
Following the Early Budget Work Sessions, the City Manager will release a balanced Proposed Budget by the end of April, Council will hold formal Budget Hearings in May and adopt a balanced Final Budget in June. The proposed budget hearing schedule is outlined below.
YPCE was required to develop reduction plan strategies to hit a target 15% reduction net General Fund/Measure U Fund use, and to define service and staffing impact of each of the strategies. The goal was to minimize, to the extent possible, impacts on services to the public. Of these strategies, a portion were selected in the baseline budget balancing plan presenting to Council in March. Departments explained service impacts of the strategies chosen for the baseline plan.
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PolicyConsiderations
Policy Considerations: Any increase or decrease in FTE by department or by fund as authorized in the Operating Budget, by subsequent approval of the Council, or by the City Manager.
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EconomicImpacts
Economic Impacts: N/A
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EnvironmentalConsiderations
Environmental Considerations: N/A
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Sustainability
Sustainability: None
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Commission/Committee Action
Commission/Committee Action: None
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RationaleforRecommendation
Rationale for Recommendation: YPCE provides budget update to Parks and Community Enrichment annually. Additional information may be presented after budget adoption.
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FinancialConsiderations
Financial Considerations: YPCE presented and submitted a proposed budget that aligns with the citywide reduction strategy of 15% department total reduction.
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LocalBusinessEnterprise
Local Business Enterprise (LBE): None
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