Budget Hearings

Please Note That Public Comment Will Be Taken In-Person Only on April 24, 2026 and April 27, 2026. CALLED BY THE COMMITTEE CHAIR UPDATED – SPECIAL MEETING – BUDGET AND FINANCE COMMITTEE SCHEDULE OF THE BUDGET AND FINANCE COMMITTEE'S CONSIDERATION OF THE MAYOR'S 2026-27 PROPOSED BUDGET MAY 4, 2026 – MAY 15, 2026 Please Note: The Committee will be in recess on May 1, 2026; May 5 – 6, 2026; and, May 8 – 14, 2026 JOHN FERRARO COUNCIL CHAMBER ROOM 340, CITY HALL 200 NORTH SPRING STREET, LOS ANGELES, CA 90012 MEMBERS: COUNCILMEMBER KATY YAROSLAVSKY, CHAIR COUNCILMEMBER BOB BLUMENFIELD COUNCILMEMBER HEATHER HUTT COUNCILMEMBER TIM McOSKER COUNCILMEMBER EUNISSES HERNANDEZ Armando Bencomo – Legislative Assistant email: Clerk.BudgetandFinanceCommittee@lacity.org See City Internet address: https://cao.lacity.gov/budget/ for online budget documents (also on Council file No. 26-0600) Listening To, Attending, and Providing Public Comment The hearing will be broadcast live on Cable Television Channel 35, on the internet at https://clerk.lacity.org/calendar, and on YouTube. The Committee will take public comment from members of the public in-person only; there will be no public comment by teleconference. Spanish language interpretation is available for the Budget Hearing. Interpretation services in additional languages are available upon request, at no cost. Please submit your request to clerk.interpretation@lacity.org as soon as possible to allow time for scheduling. You will receive a confirmation reply if an interpreter is available. SE OFRECE UN SERVICIO DE TRADUCCIÓN AL ESPANOL EN ESTA REUNION Submit written comment at LACouncilComment.com MONDAY, MAY 4, 2026 10:00 a.m. ITEM NO. (1) - Consideration of the Mayor’s 2026-27 Proposed Budget, including: Memo Review Disability City Clerk Neighborhood Empowerment Civil + Human Rights and Equity Zoo Cultural Affairs El Pueblo Library City Tourism Office of Public Accountability Los Angeles City Employees’ Retirement System Los Angeles Fire and Police Pensions Any other City departments NOTE: Committee will be in recess on Friday, May 1, 2026. TUESDAY – MAY 5, 2026 Recess WEDNESDAY – MAY 6, 2026 Recess THURSDAY – MAY 7, 2026 10:00 a.m. ITEM NO. (1) - Consideration of the Mayor’s 2026-27 Proposed Budget, including: Review Memos General Managers to answer questions on budget memos, CAO comments follow. Any other City departments  As needed budget discussions and instructions to staff NOTE: Committee will be in recess on Tuesday, May 5, 2026 and Wednesday, May 6, 2026. FRIDAY - MAY 15, 2026 1:00 p.m. ITEM NO. (1) - Consideration of the Mayor’s 2026-27 Proposed Budget, including: Chief Legislative Analyst to report on proposed changes to the Mayor’s 2026-27 Proposed Budget, and related actions. NOTE: Committee will be in recess from Friday, May 8, 2026 – Thursday, May 14, 2026. SUPPORTING MATERIALS Materials relating to items on the agenda are available on the Office of the City Clerk's Council File Management System found at https://cityclerk.lacity.org/lacityclerkconnect by entering the Council File number (e.g., 00-0000) associated with the agenda item. PUBLIC INPUT AT CITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE MEETINGS Members of the public who wish to speak on one or multiple items shall have an opportunity to speak up to one minute per item up to a total of two minutes for two or more agenda items. At regular meetings, members of the public shall also have an opportunity to speak up to one minute for general public comment on any matter within the subject-matter jurisdiction of the Committee. 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There are several forms of TRS, depending on the particular needs of the user and the equipment available: TRS includes: Text to Voice TIY-Based TRS; Speech-to-Speech Relay Service; Shared Non-English Language Relay Service; Captioned Telephone Relay Service; Internet Protocol Relay Service; and Video Relay Service. Please visit this site for detail descriptions, https://www.fcc.gov/consumers/guides/telecommunications-relay-service-trs. Don't hang up! Some people hang up on TRS calls because they think the caller is a telemarketer. If you hear, "Hello, this is the relay service…" when you pick up the phone, please don't hang up! You are about to talk, through a TRS provider, to a person who is deaf, hard-of-hearing, or has a speech disability. For more information about FCC programs to promote access to telecommunications services for people with disabilities, visit the FCC's Disability Rights Office website.