BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) \u2014 How does a city divvy up nearly a billion dollars in its next budget? The city of Bakersfield is asking for your input.<\/p>\n
The Bakersfield City Council is holding a required public hearing for the proposed budget to hear comments from community members, according to the agenda.<\/p>\n
City to host additional bulky waste event Saturday <\/a><\/p>\n The fiscal year 2026-2027 budget is proposed at $926,782,551 while the total projected revenue is $848,761,894, according to city documents.<\/p>\n The budget is made up of a $811,512,708 operating budget and a $115,269,843 capital improvement program budget, city staff said in the agenda.<\/p>\n The city asked departments to implement a 5% reduction in their personnel costs, resulting in 73 vacant positions getting eliminated and reducing more than $9.5 million, according to the report.<\/p>\n The department expected to spend the most next fiscal year is Public Works, which was allocated $202,315,663 in operating costs and $93,786,043 for capital improvements in 2026-2027.<\/p>\n The Police Department was allocated $201,604,150 of the total budget and is proposed to have 724 full-time employees, the highest number of employees among all departments.<\/p>\n According to the proposed budget, the Wastewater Treatment Plant #3 is set to cost the most among all capital improvement programs in 2027, at $18,663,000.<\/p>\n The adopted budget for the current fiscal year of 2025-2026 was over $852 million<\/a>.<\/p>\n The public hearing is scheduled during the 5:15 p.m. City Council meeting June 10 at 1501 Truxtun Ave.<\/p>\n The budget is set for final adoption by the City Council June 24, according to the agenda.<\/p>\n To view the full proposed budget book, click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n Copyright 2026 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.<\/p>\n