Balanced Budget
Balanced Budget
Set and met strategic goals
Ventura met a three-year plan to eliminate our structural deficit - a chronic gap between revenue and spending obligations - one year ahead by cutting expenses by $1.5 million each year and increasing revenues by $2 million without seriously impacting services to residents
The Road Ahead
New revenue is going to four financial priorities identified by the City Council:
- Increase police and fire staffing to make Ventura safer and improve emergency response times
- Invest in our capital infrastructure, including repairing our streets, water mains, sewer lines and other public facilities
- Maintain our parks and public landscaping to keep Ventura green and clean
- Restore competitive compensation for City staff to retain and attract outstanding performers to do the vital jobs in public service