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While some other Orange County cities grapple with scant revenues against rising costs, Anaheim is proposing to expand its budget for the upcoming fiscal year by 8%, totaling an approximate $2.6 billion allowance for the county\u2019s most populous city.<\/p>\n

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Tax revenues are \u201cahead of budget,\u201d city staff reports say, with the city\u2019s tax on hotel stays \u2014 the biggest revenue driver for the city \u2014 projected to reach $253 million by the end of this fiscal year. That is a 3.8% growth over the last fiscal year.<\/p>\n

Sales tax and property tax revenues are also ahead of earlier budget projections for this year, growing by 3.2% and 5.9%, respectively.<\/p>\n

The city\u2019s proposed $571.2 million general fund, the spending for day-to-day services and operations, is also up 8% from the current fiscal year, largely driven by new positions added to the police and fire departments.<\/p>\n

About 65% of the city\u2019s general fund usually goes toward police and fire each year.<\/p>\n

The 2026-27 budget calls for Anaheim to have a record 431 sworn police officers and 250 firefighters and paramedics, with new hires including a deputy police chief, a fire captain, six ambulance operators and two positions to support the DisneylandForward project, which will be fully reimbursed, <\/p>\n

The city is also accounting for the ongoing construction of a 12th fire station, a new ambulance contractor for Fire Station 4 in West Anaheim and $500,000 in improvements to the West Anaheim Police Station.<\/p>\n

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The city is planning for an eight-figure general fund deficit, though. The structural shortfall is projected to slim from $63.9 million this fiscal year to $42.3 million in the new fiscal year.<\/p>\n

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Anaheim leaders intend to close that remaining gap by drawing on proceeds from sold city-owned properties and by dipping into its reserves.<\/p>\n

They are expecting to soon turn that structural deficit into a surplus, when starting in 2027, more than $120 million annually will be freed up after bonds sold to expand the resort area back in the 1990s are paid off.<\/p>\n

And long-term, multi-billion dollar investments being made around the city, including the OCVibe entertainment and residential development that promises upgrades to the Honda Center and Orange County a new downtown, and the DisneylandForward theme park expansion project, are expected to further bolster city coffers.<\/p>\n

The Anaheim City Council is expected to vote on the final proposed budget during its meeting on Tuesday, June 23, 2026.<\/p>\n

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