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File #: 2026-4658    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Non-Consent Status: Final
File created: 12/8/2025 In control: BOARD OF DIRECTORS
On agenda: 1/28/2026 Final action:
Title: CONSIDERATION OF BUDGET ASSUMPTIONS AND BUDGET CALENDAR FOR PREPARATION OF THE FISCAL YEAR 2026-27 AND FISCAL YEAR 2027-28 BUDGETS
Sponsors: Wally Ritchie
Attachments: 1. Agenda Report, 2. FY 2026-27 and FY 2027-28 Preliminary Budget Assumptions, 3. FY 2026-27 and FY 2027-28 Budget Calendar, 4. Presentation - FY 2026-27 Budget Assumptions

FROM:                     Robert Thompson, General Manager

                     Originator: Wally Ritchie, Director of Finance

 

SUBJECT:

 

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CONSIDERATION OF BUDGET ASSUMPTIONS AND BUDGET CALENDAR FOR PREPARATION OF THE FISCAL YEAR 2026-27 AND FISCAL YEAR 2027-28 BUDGETS

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GENERAL MANAGER'S RECOMMENDATION

 

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RECOMMENDATION:

Approve the FY 2026-27 and FY 2027-28 budget assumptions and calendar.  Direct staff to incorporate these parameters in the preparation of the FY 2026-27 and FY 2027-28 budgets.

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BACKGROUND

 

For the budget process, the Board of Directors establishes the Budget Assumptions and approves the Budget Calendar.  Staff will make a brief presentation at the Board of Directors meeting.

 

RELEVANT STANDARDS

 

                     Ensure the public’s money is wisely spent

                     Produce appropriate financial reporting - annual financial report & audit letter and Ops & CIP budgets every two years, with annual update

 

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

 

Currently, there are no proposed changes to the Orange County Sanitation District (OC San) Fiscal Policy.  The Fiscal Policy is published in the FY 2024-25 and FY 2025-26 Budget document (Section 3, Pages 1-6) and is available on OC San’s website.

 

ATTACHMENT

The following attachment(s) may be viewed on-line at the OC San website (www.ocsan.gov) with the complete agenda package:

 

                     FY 2026-27 and FY 2027-28 Preliminary Budget Assumptions

                     FY 2026-27 and FY 2027-28 Budget Calendar

                     Presentation