The Fillmore City Council voted to receive and file the fiscal year 2024–25 midyear financial report and approved a set of midyear budget adjustments and a personnel classification change.

Finance Director Deborah Cavaledo reviewed the general and special revenue funds, telling the council that projected savings from vacant positions and police services were offset by increased fire costs tied to operations and strike-team deployments. Cavaledo said that the city manager can transfer appropriations between departments within a fund and that no supplemental appropriations were required for those offsets.

The council approved several budget adjustments the staff recommended:

- A general fund transfer of $87,042 to the recreation fund to cover increased costs for the senior nutrition program (part of the federal Older Americans Act Nutrition Program, Title III-C), including a transition that will require the city to pay some vendor invoices directly and absorb higher meal costs.
- A general fund transfer of $63,000 to the community pool fund to cover increased liability and property insurance along with maintenance and supplies associated with pool operations; the pool is partially supported by user fees and a parcel tax.
- A $227,000 midyear adjustment in the water operating fund for SCADA, generator, pipeline and general maintenance; staff reported the water fund has sufficient reserves to cover the request.

Amber Tibe (enterprise funds) and City Manager Erica Herrera described the water fund items, an AMI meter installation nearing launch and an AquaHawk customer portal. Staff also said FEMA reimbursement for the C Street emergency sewer repair has been submitted and is under review.

Council also authorized removing the existing human resources director classification and establishing a new human resources supervisor classification (salary schedule Range 51, annual hours 2,080, step 1 $112,914.53 to step 7 $151,316). City staff indicated the reclassification will allow the senior management analyst to be reclassified into the HR supervisor role and the management analyst role to be backfilled.

Councilmember questions focused on parcel-tax stability for the pool and fund balances; staff said the parcel tax amount has not changed and that sewer and water funds remain healthy. The council approved the midyear adjustments and the HR classification change by motion; no opposition was recorded.

Staff will implement the approved appropriations and classification changes and return with routine reports as required.