WHAT IS A BUDGET?

A city budget is a planning tool that matches the services desired by the community to the estimated resources available to provide those services, such as police, fire, recreation, community development, public works, and administrative services. El Cerrito’s budget provides a detailed plan for the next fiscal year and forecasts to anticipate future needs and opportunities.

Fiscal Year (FY) 2023-24 Adopted Budget 

Review the FY 2023-24 Adopted Budget, now available in a Digital Format, at: el-cerrito.org/FY2024Budget

On Tuesday, June 20, the El Cerrito City Council adopted the Annual Budget for Fiscal Year 2023-24 during a concurrent Special Meeting of the El Cerrito Public Financing Authority, Employee Pension Board, and Regular Meeting of the City Council. Review the presentation to City Council, linked on the right of this page, or visit the following link to review all materials from the meeting:
https://el-cerrito.org/CouncilMeetingMaterials

Finance Department

The mission of the Finance Department is to manage, support, and facilitate quality customer support, financial planning and analysis, budgeting, financial reporting, and the audit of the City of El Cerrito and to enhance the delivery of financial information to the organization and to the community.

state auditor report

Click here for information on the report issued by the California State Auditor on the City's financial condition as well as the City's response and next steps.