Almost every city department is facing multi-million dollar cuts after a decade of mismanaged budgets, according to city staff.
Tag: budget
Posted inEconomy
Surf City Hangs Onto Libraries After Public Outcry, Cuts $7 Million Elsewhere
City leaders made some last minute changes to the budget to keep libraries and other community services running, but increased spending on the city attorney’s office.
Posted inSafety, Security & Justice
OC Supervisors Look to Expand Spending on Sheriff, District Attorney in New Budget
OC Supervisors approved staff moving ahead with nearly millions in new spending for law enforcement.
Posted inSafety, Security & Justice
What Should Orange County Do With an Extra $49 Million?
County officials are expecting to have tens of millions of extra taxpayer dollars, thanks to a surge in property tax collections from the skyrocketing housing market. How should those extra dollars be spent?
Posted inFullerton
Fullerton Begins Looking at Bonds to Pay Pension Debt
While the council hasn’t made a decision one way or another on the issue, it could see the issuance of one of the largest bonds in the city’s recent history.
Posted inGovernment
Are OC Supervisors Defunding the Sheriff? No, But Obscure Budget Process Makes It Look That Way
Reading Orange County’s proposed budget, you’d be forgiven if you think the county is defunding the sheriff. But that’s not what’s happening at all – it’s a unusual quirk of the obscure way the county shows its budget numbers.
Posted inGovernment
Fullerton Approves Budget Despite Open Questions on Cuts, Funding Shortfalls
City council members are set to keep discussing the budget in the coming weeks and consider cutting as much as 5% of the general fund’s expenditures.
Posted inIrvine
Irvine City Council Changes Budget Policies Following Mailer Spending Controversy
Council members will now have individualized budgets of $100,000 apiece, instead of one collective fund following public concerns over transparency in the election.
Posted inCENTRAL COUNTY, Countywide, Economy, Government, Health & Wellness, Investigative, NEWS, Politics & Elections, REGIONS, Safety, Security & Justice, Top Stories, Westminster
Westminster Council Inaction Leaves Bleak Outlook for City’s Finances, Basic Functions
The meeting ended, and the window closed, without enough support by policymakers to put the question before voters in time for the November election.
Posted inSafety, Security & Justice
With Community Demands Still Pending, Santa Ana Nears Final Budget Approval
Santa Ana officials are on track to give final approval to a new city budget that increases police spending by millions.
