Fiscal Year 2025-26 Mid-Year Budget
Summary
The city is collecting resident input online on how next year's budget priorities should be set. The anonymous survey is open until Friday, April 17 — a direct way to shape how your tax dollars get spent.
At a glance
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Last discussed Apr 22, 2026.
Impact analysis
Survey responses will inform how the city allocates its next annual budget.
All residents who want a say in how city money is spent next year.
Future retiree health liability grows without the OPEB contribution.
Mentions & discussions (3)
San Gabriel City Council Meeting - Apr 22, 2026
Staff explained the city paid off its CalPERS safety liability in 2026 (cutting payments by $808,000) and is skipping a $250,000 optional OPEB trust contribution this year to avoid deepening the deficit. The Mission Playhouse gets an $843,000 general fund transfer, and a foundation or nonprofit support could eventually wipe out that subsidy — and the deficit with it.
San Gabriel City Council Meeting - Apr 7, 2026
The city is collecting resident input online on how next year's budget priorities should be set. The anonymous survey is open until Friday, April 17 — a direct way to shape how your tax dollars get spent.
San Gabriel City Council Meeting - Mar 17, 2026
The city's finances remain solid: revenues came in $24,000 above plan, spending rose $2.4 million (mostly labor agreements), and reserves sit at 36.4% — well above the 25% policy floor. The council adopted the mid-year adjustments unanimously.
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