financial plan

The San Luis Obispo City Council has unanimously approved the city’s nearly $225 million budget for the next fiscal year. Officials say the spending plan avoids staff layoffs and major service reductions.

San Luis Obispo County is working to close a more than $35 million budget deficit heading into the 2025-26 fiscal year, prompting proposed service cuts across several departments.

The San Luis Obispo City Council approved the 2021-23 financial plan at a meeting June 1. It includes an expansion of the city’s police budget, which has…