Budget growth rate
9.6%
Public Safety Operations
How fast this city's budget is growing compared with last year.
City Profile • Orange County
This page gives a plain-English view of where public money goes in Irvine. Every signal should be checked against source records.
Budget change this year: 40.4%
Years indexed: FY2024-FY2027
Total payments in sample: $758,550
Contracts tracked: 2 (4 amendments)
Last refresh: 2026-03-16
Pattern-based indicator, not a legal conclusion.
Budget growth rate
9.6%
Public Safety Operations
How fast this city's budget is growing compared with last year.
Spend variance
3.3%
Allocated vs actual
How different real spending was from the planned budget.
Vendor concentration score
15.1%
Top vendor share
How much spending goes to a small group of vendors.
Procurement risk score
54/100
Moderate
A simple watch score based on growth, variance, and concentration patterns.
Flagged findings
1
Pattern-based indicators
How many patterns looked unusual enough to review.
Contract amendment frequency
4
Total amendments
How often contracts needed changes after they were awarded.
Allocated vs actual spending by fiscal year.
Latest fiscal year
FY2027
Adopted
$1.8B
Actual
$1.9B
These vendors received the largest payment totals in our current records.
Some patterns look unusual and should be clarified in public meetings.
Budget growth trend
40.4%Fast growth can be valid, but should map to clear service improvements.
Consulting vs staffing gap
3.5 ptsA widening gap may indicate increasing dependency on outside contracts.
Budget vs actual variance
3.3%Higher variance can signal planning drift or cost pressure.
Top vendor concentration
15.1%Concentrated spend can be legitimate but deserves procurement transparency.
This detector estimates inquiry risk, not legal wrongdoing. Always verify with source documents and official responses.
Plain-language summary with source links so you can verify each claim.
Recent payment records by date, amount, and department.
| Date | Amount | Vendor | Department | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-30 | $194,500 | Harbor Data Systems | IT Services | Stable |
| 2026-01-18 | $388,750 | West Coast Fleet Services LLC | Transportation | Review |
| 2026-02-15 | $175,300 | Regional Utility Maintenance | Parks | Stable |
Where most of the money went in this sample.
Award details, bid type, and amendment counts.
These are unusual patterns that may need explanation. They are not legal conclusions.
Open the source files behind this city profile.
Web-discovered budget links
Light crawl from city budget pages to find additional fiscal years and files.
2016-17 Adopted Budget
PDF • 2016, 2017, 2020
2016-17 Adopted Budget in Brief
PDF • 2016, 2017, 2020
2025-2027
OTHER • 2025, 2027
2023-2025
OTHER • 2023, 2025
2021-2023
OTHER • 2021, 2023
2019-2021
OTHER • 2019, 2021
2018-2019
OTHER • 2018, 2019
2017-2018
OTHER • 2017, 2018
2016-2017
OTHER • 2016, 2017
2015-2016
OTHER • 2015, 2016
Annual Comprehensive Financial Report – Other Financial Reports
OTHER
2025-27 Adopted Budget
HTML • 2025
2025-27 Proposed City Budget
HTML • 2025
2025-27 Budget in Brief
HTML • 2025
March 2025 Community Budget Meeting Presentation
OTHER • 2025
2023-25 Adopted Budget
HTML • 2023
2023-25 Budget in Brief
OTHER • 2023
March 2023 Community Budget Meeting Presentation
OTHER • 2023
2021-23 Adopted Budget
HTML • 2021
Budget 101 - FY 2021-23
HTML • 2021