Board meetings, strategic plans, and buyer signals from Carley Lewis’s organization
Sep 16, 2026·BoardMeeting
Board
City Commission of the City of South Pasadena Special Commission Meeting
The City Commission held a special meeting to conduct public hearings regarding the 2026-2027 fiscal year budget. Key topics included the adoption of Resolution 2026-07, which established the millage rate for ad valorem taxation, and the adoption of Ordinance 2026-03 for the final budget. Commissioners discussed the necessity of increasing the millage rate to maintain essential services, address budget deficits resulting from recent hurricane-related financial impacts, and stabilize general fund reserve levels.
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South Pasadena City Commission Administrative Workshop
The workshop focused on a presentation regarding the firefighters' pension trust. The discussion centered on the fund's significant unfunded liability and its current status as one of the lowest funded pension plans in the state. Key topics included the negative impact of consistently inaccurate investment return assumptions on the fund's health, a proposal to increase annual city contributions over a seven-year period to achieve an 85% funding ratio, and the necessity of revising actuarial assumptions to align with more realistic market expectations.
Sep 9, 2026·BoardMeeting
Board
South Pasadena City Commission Regular Commission Meeting
The commission meeting included department reports on finance, community improvement, public safety, public works, and administration. Key discussions centered on the city's budget, including public hearings for a tentative millage rate and the fiscal year 2027 budget. Additionally, the commission addressed sewer usage rate increases, flood safety warnings due to recent heavy rainfall, and ongoing infrastructure projects such as the 911 Oleander Way renovations and a fee study analysis. A people's forum provided residents an opportunity to ask questions regarding property taxes and utility costs.
Sep 1, 2026·BoardMeeting
Board
City of South Pasadena Agenda Meeting and Administrative Workshop
The board reviewed upcoming agenda items for a regular commission meeting, including ordinances related to sewage usage rate increases, reclaimed water service charge increases, and a resolution for adopting a tentative millage rate for ad valorem taxes for the fiscal year 2026-2027. Additionally, the administrative workshop addressed a staffing change involving the sharing of an administrative assistant between public works and community improvement departments, and discussed the employment status of a firefighter on military deployment.
Extracted from official board minutes, strategic plans, and video transcripts.
