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The Headlines • Recommended budget is $10 billion, a 4.2% increase. • The Discretionary General Fund budget is NOT structurally balanced. • Recommended use of $73 million from General Fund reserves. • Use of budget strategies to limit reliance on reserves, including: 1. A hiring freeze for departments that receive Discretionary General Fund revenue (except as described below) and internal support departments; or 2. A maximum fill rate for elected departments, DPSS, RUHS Behavioral Health, RUHS Medical Center & Clinics, RUHS Correctional & Detention Health, Animal Services, and Registrar of Voters; and 3. Use of "just in time" funding to meet the needs of departments throughout the fiscal year as we implement #1 and #2, and with the expectation that General Fund revenue will increase through the year above current projections. * 10% of projected reserves balance as of 05/20/25 FY25/26 Recommended Budget Hearing (June 9, 2025)
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