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Resiliency Plan: A Community-Driven Plan for Financial Sustainability

After the strategic planning process was completed, the City worked with the community to create a Resiliency Plan: A community-driven approach to prioritizing services.

2025 Resiliency Plan Updates


2024 Resiliency Plan Updates

City Manager presentation on October 1, 2024 to City Council


Resiliency Plan Update Webinar on October 22, 2024

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Phases

Phases overview
✅ Resiliency Plan City Council Workshop
✅Letter from the City Manager
✅ Resiliency Plan Mailer
✅ Virtual Resiliency Plan Community Workshop
✅ In Person Resiliency Plan Community Workshop
✅ Virtual Resiliency Plan Community Workshop
✅ In Person Resiliency Plan Community Workshop
✅ Community Survey
✅ Presentation on Survey and Community Input Workshops
✅ Benicia Police Department Community Meeting & Budget Cuts Impact
✅ Ask & Engage Q&A Series - Meet with the City Manager
✅Podcast: Believe In Benicia, an Interview with Mario Giuliani
✅ Resiliency Plan Adopted
✅Letter from the City Manager
✅Resiliency Plan Update Informational Mailer
✅ City Manager Letter to the Community May 2025

✅ Ask & Engage Q&A Series - Meet with the City Manager

February 22, 2024

The Ask & Engage Q&A Series was an opportunity for residents to meet the City Manager and ask questions regarding the City's budget challenges. The purpose of this series was to engage residents on a different platform and location than before.

Ask & Engage: February 27 at Benicia Fire Station 12

Q&A for the public was with the City Manager and a rotation of City Council Members.


Ask & Engage: February 22 and February 29 at Bruehol Brewing

City Manager, Mario Giuliani, held a Q&A series at Bruehol Brewing on February 22 and 29.


Press Release: City of Benicia Announces Upcoming Ask and Engage Q&A Series with Benicia City Manager and City Council

February 16, 2024 - Members of the public are invited to ask questions about the city’s financial challenges, upcoming revenue measures on the March 2024 ballot, or other community issues at the upcoming Ask and Engage Q&A Series with the City of Benicia. The events are open to the public and no registration is needed.

The series kicks off on Thursday, February 22 from 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. at Bruehol Benicia Brewing, located at 4828 East Second Street. Members of the public may stop by at any time to ask questions and chat with Benicia City Manager, Mario Giuliani.

The second event is on Tuesday, February 27 from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. at Benicia Fire Department Station 12, located at 601 Hastings Drive across from Joe Henderson Elementary School. From 4:30 p.m. to 5 p.m., there will be an open house at the Fire Station where attendees can receive a tour of the fire station and chat with firefighters. From 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., members of the City Council and the City Manager will be available for a Q&A and group discussion.

The City of Benicia is facing a structural financial imbalance, with approximately $6.5 million (10% of the City’s general fund budget) needed in ongoing program and service cuts to reach fiscal sustainability. The city has placed two revenue measures on the March 2024 Presidential Primary Election Ballot, Measure A (Hotel Tax) and Measure B (Benicia Public Safety and Essential Services).

To learn more, visit www.BelieveInBenicia.org.

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