CITY OF MERCED - File #: 26-845

• File #: 26-845
• Version: 1
• Type: Action Items
• Status: Agenda Ready
• File created: 10/1/2026
• In control: City Council/Public Finance and Economic Development Authority/Parking Authority
• On agenda: 10/19/2026
• Title: SUBJECT: Approval of a Supplemental Budget Appropriation from the Unreserved, Unencumbered Fund Balance of the General Fund in the Amount not to Exceed $1,346 and Transferring to the Fahrens Park Maintenance District to Cover the Assessment Balloting Proceeding Noticing Costs REPORT IN BRIEF Considers approving a supplemental budget appropriation from the Unreserved, Unencumbered Fund Balance of the General Fund in the amount not to exceed $1,346 and transferring to the Fahrens Park I Maintenance District to cover the assessment balloting proceeding noticing costs. RECOMMENDATION City Council – Adopt a motion approving a supplemental budget appropriation from the Unreserved, Unencumbered Fund Balance of the General Fund in the amount not to exceed $1,346, transferring to Fund 4021- Fahrens Park Maintenance District and appropriating the same to cover the assessment balloting proceeding noticing costs.

Report Prepared by: Juan Olmos, Deputy Director of Public Works Department

Title
SUBJECT: Approval of a Supplemental Budget Appropriation from the Unreserved, Unencumbered Fund Balance of the General Fund in the Amount not to Exceed $1,346 and Transferring to the Fahrens Park Maintenance District to Cover the Assessment Balloting Proceeding Noticing Costs

REPORT IN BRIEF
Considers approving a supplemental budget appropriation from the Unreserved, Unencumbered Fund Balance of the General Fund in the amount not to exceed $1,346 and transferring to the Fahrens Park I Maintenance District to cover the assessment balloting proceeding noticing costs.

RECOMMENDATION
City Council – Adopt a motion approving a supplemental budget appropriation from the Unreserved, Unencumbered Fund Balance of the General Fund in the amount not to exceed $1,346, transferring to Fund 4021- Fahrens Park Maintenance District and appropriating the same to cover the assessment balloting proceeding noticing costs.

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ALTERNATIVES
1. Approve as recommended by staff; or,
2. Return to staff with specific direction; or,
3. Deny.

AUTHORITY
Chapter 26 of Part 3 of Division 7 of State of California Streets and Highways Code provides the applicable general law for Maintenance Districts; and,

Article I (alternative method for the levy of benefit assessments) of Title 13, Division VIII, of the Merced Municipal Code (MMC) dealing with Maintenance Districts, provides for subsequent modification to existing Maintenance Districts; and,

Initiative Measure (Proposition 218, Sections 2,3,4,5, and 6) approved at the November 5, 1996 election, and also known as the “Right to Vote on Taxes Act” provides for assessment ballot proceedings.

DISCUSSION
Public Works staff presented to the Public Works, Road, and Infrastructure Subcommittee of City Council on September 30, 2026, to discuss and seek direction regarding the seven Maintenance Districts identified as underfunded following the completion of ...