Fiscal Year Budget Planning: 2026 - 2027
To ensure a thorough and transparent process when developing budget for the Fiscal Year 2026-2027 (FY26-27), West Basin is hosting a series of public budget planning workshops presented by staff to the West Basin Board of Directors.
Planning Notes
When evaluating the drivers to West Basin’s budget, staff points out that understanding the water sales forecast, investment in its infrastructure, and the long-term financial view can have a significant impact to how the budget is constructed for FY26-27 and beyond. For this reason, it is important to share West Basin’s budget priorities and underlying assumptions.
These factors are essential to ensure that the District determines its revenue requirements necessary to pay for the expenditures to meet the demands of its various programs and activities, while also managing a reduction in revenues due to a positive response to calls for water use reduction.
Budget Workshop Dates
1. Thursday, March 5, 2026, 2PM - 4PM
Proposed FY 2026-2027 Operating Budget: Financial Overview & Summary of Revenues, Rates and Expenditures
2. Thursday, April 2, 2026, 1PM - 3PM
Proposed FY 2026-2027 Operating Budget: Detailed Revenues, Raters and Expenditures for Programs and Departments
3. Friday, May 1, 2026, 1PM - 3PM
Proposed FY 2026-2027 Operating Budget: Capital Improvement Program
- Budget Overview
- Meeting Video
Links to each session's Budget Overview and Meeting Video will be posted when available.
For those who were unable to attend, the board agenda site provides presentations and recordings. Click the underlined topic listed above to view.