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INCORPORATED
SPECIAL MEETING MINUTES OF THE CITY COUNCIL
BUDGET WORKSHOP
May 4, 2026, 12:00 p.m.
City Council Chamber- 1243 National City Boulevard
National City, CA
Present: Councilmember Bush
Councilmember Rodriguez
Councilmember Yamane
Vice-Mayor Molina
Mayor Morrison
Others Present: Stephen Manganiello, Acting City Manager
Heidi Skinner, Interim City Attorney
Shelley Chapel, City Clerk (via Zoom)
Derek Aydelotte, Acting Deputy City Manager
Rachelle Barrera, Acting Director of Finance
Danielle Ghio, Director of Library Services
Alejandro Hernandez, Police Chief
Tonya Hussain, Deputy City Clerk
Sergio Mora, Fire Chief
Mike Pacheco, Director of Community Services
Martin Reeder, Director of Community Development
Paul Valadez, Budget Manager
1. CALL TO ORDER
A Special Meeting of the City Council of the City of National City was called to order at
12:06 p.m. via teleconference and in the Council Chamber, located in City Hall, 1243
National City Boulevard, National City, California.
2. ROLL CALL
Councilmembers present: Bush (arrived at 12:19 p.m.), Rodriguez, Yamane, Molina,
Morrison
Interpretation in Spanish provided by Carlos Diaz and Luisa Diaz de Leon.
3. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Councilmember Rodriguez led the Pledge of Allegiance.
4. PUBLIC COMMENT (Public Comment will be Restricted to Agenda Items Only)
Public comment was received from Ed Nieto.
5. STAFF REPORT
5.1 Fiscal Year 2026-2027 Budget Workshop No. 1
PowerPoint presentation provided by Budget Manager Paul Valadez.
Councilmember Bush left the dais at 12:21 p.m. and returned at 12:22 p.m.
Councilmember Bush left the dais at 1:19 p.m. and returned at 1:21 p.m.
Councilmember Bush left the dais at 1:44 p.m. and returned at 1:45 p.m.
Recommendation: Review, Receive Presentation, and Provide Staff Direction.
The City Council requested that additional discussion take place at a future
Budget Workshop and directed staff to return with the following information:
1. Research the feasibility of implementing a zero-based budgeting
approach using actual expenditure data.
2. Provide actual expenditure data from the prior fiscal year, including
healthcare benefit increases, retirement cost increases, 5% salary
increases, and related personnel costs, for incorporation into the budget
by Finance Department staff.
3. Update departmental descriptions.
4. Provide a detailed breakdown of departmental overtime expenditures.
5. Explore opportunities to enhance the City's sales tax revenue.
6. Provide actuals for City Council budgets
7. Provide a more detailed breakdown of each department's Personnel,
Professional Services, and Consultant Services expenditures.
8. Provide each department's full budget, including revenues received from
external entities.
9. Provide information regarding parking citation revenue.
10. Provide a breakdown of Police Department overtime expenditures related
to human trafficking investigations.
11. Provide a detailed breakdown of overtime expenditures for the Fire and
Police Departments, including the purpose of such expenditures.
12. Provide options of fees or taxes that are available that can be activated
by Council directive vs ballot initiatives.
13. Provide actual financial figures compared to budget projections.
6. ADJOURNMENT
Mayor Morrison adjourned to the Regular Meeting of the City Council of the City of National
City, Tuesday, May 5, 2026, 6:00 p.m. in the Council Chamber, located in City Hall, 1243
National City Boulevard, National City, California.
The meeting adjourned at 2:09 p.m.
Tonya klussain, CMC, Deputy City Clerk
The foregoing minutes were approved at the Regular ting of May 19, 2026.
Morrison, Mayor