Recommended $10 billion budget now available

The Riverside County Executive Office today released a $10 billion recommended budget for fiscal year 2025-26 to fund critical county services. This recommended budget, which will be considered by the Board of Supervisors during budget hearings scheduled for Monday, June 9 and Tuesday, June 10, projects to use approximately $73 million from the county’s savings (i.e., reserves) to reduce impacts to services. 

This recommended spending plan was developed following extensive meetings with County departments and an expanded public outreach campaign seeking community input.  It includes $2.8 billion for health services, $2.3 billion for public safety, $2.0 billion for human services and $1.2 billion for public works. 

Among many of the department and community priorities funded, the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 recommended budget includes funding for the following, which align with priority areas identified by the first-ever community budget survey open earlier this year:

• The Transportation Department is managing approximately $585 million in projects ranging from road maintenance to major infrastructure improvements.
• Nearly $49 million from Senate Bill 1 funding and $30 million in American Rescue Plan Act funding will support projects such as sidewalk enhancements along Clark Street, the Jurupa Road Grade Separation, and the Temescal Canyon Road widening, aligning with the public’s call for improved and paved roads, the top-ranked priority listed in the survey results. 
• To support healthcare delivery, Riverside University Health System (RUHS) - Medical Center and Community Health Clinics is planning to serve an additional 10,000 patients, providing 20,000 services to Riverside County residents through new providers, locations and specialties.
• The proposed budget includes $1.7 million in funding to expand youth prevention programs and $4.5 million for inmate treatment services within Behavioral Health. 
• The RivCoONE initiative, a person-centered care coordination system, is recommended to receive $7.8 million in General Fund support to improve cross-departmental delivery of countywide services. 
• The Office on Aging’s nutrition program for seniors is supported by a $200,000 General Fund allocation in the recommended budget.

The Board will take action on this recommended budget, as well as additional funding decisions, during budget hearings scheduled for Monday, June 9 and Tuesday, June 10. A copy of the recommended budget can be found here. 

“This year, we engaged residents in new ways to provide input in the county budget process,” said Riverside County Chairman of the Board, Supervisor V. Manuel Perez. “Thank you to all my Supervisor colleagues for holding a community meeting in each district. I hope we continue to see this level of community participation and appreciate the conversations with residents as they shared their concerns and care for our communities.”

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