Adoption of the municipal budget for 2026-27 and approval of a “housing element” stating how many units the city must zone for will top the agenda of the Huntington Beach City Council.
The city is facing a budget deficit for the second consecutive year, and the new spending plan includes several cost-cutting measures.
The budget includes repealing a policy created to speed up the “payoff” of the city’s unfunded employee pension liability, as well as approving an updated master fee and charges schedule…