Selma Council Approves Midyear Budget Amendments, Adds $171,000 Revenue in 4-1 Vote

Selma City Council accepted the FY 2025-26 midyear budget report and adopted Resolution 2026-17R on Feb. 17, approving a package of midyear amendments that local coverage summarized as increasing projected revenues by about $171,000 across city funds. The motion was made, seconded and approved on a roll-call vote that carried 4-1, with Councilmember Trujillo recorded as voting no.

Council materials and staff presentation identified specific items driving the amendments, including carryovers for Amberwood sewer work, increases for police and fire departments, and capital adjustments tied to grants and bond proceeds. City staff said the midyear changes were presented as part of routine budget management and that several project-specific carryovers will require further detail in subsequent reporting.

The midyear review covered the five-month period from July 1 to Dec. 31 and, by staff account, showed overall revenues and expenses trending near expected levels while flagging several carryovers and adjustments. Finance staff named property tax, motor-vehicle-in-lieu receipts, monthly sales tax, transient-occupancy tax and franchise fees as the principal revenue streams informing the snapshot. Staff also noted that some receipts, including July-August revenues, are accrued back to prior periods and that several grant reimbursements are expected to appear in third-quarter figures.

Public comment at the Feb. 17 meeting included a question from Theresa Salas about whether retiree health-insurance stipends would be revisited. Councilmembers replied that the midyear review was an initial look and that additional budget work will follow. City staff committed to return with third-quarter reporting and to provide additional detail on carryovers and grant reimbursements as the final FY 2025-26 budget is prepared.

Procedurally, the amendments were approved by roll-call and recorded under Resolution 2026-17R; council members moved, seconded and voted on the package during the Feb. 17 meeting. Staff outlined next steps that include the third-quarter report and a series of workshops scheduled to solicit council priorities for the upcoming fiscal year, which will inform any further adjustments to the adopted budget.

With the approved midyear package and the promise of Q3 detail, Selma officials positioned the city to track grant reimbursements and project carryovers before finalizing FY 2025-26 spending; the lone dissent by Councilmember Trujillo was recorded but not accompanied by a statement explaining the vote at the meeting.