# City of Burbank — City Treasurer

Krystle Palmer is running uncontested for City of Burbank — City Treasurer. Full ballot at VoteOrElse.com. On the November 3, 2026 California general election ballot. This person manages the city's cash and investments. They report on Burbank's finances. The job is technical, not a policy role. The term is four years.

- Jurisdiction: City of Burbank
- Election: November 3, 2026 California general election
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## On the ballot

- **Krystle Palmer** — Incumbent

A nonpartisan office: candidates do not run as Democrats or Republicans, and no party appears on the ballot.

Only one candidate qualified for this seat. Incumbent City Treasurer Krystle Palmer, elected in November 2020 and reelected in 2022, appears unopposed for a third term — so this contest is settled and your vote here does not change the outcome.

The city treasurer safeguards and invests Burbank's public funds and ensures the city has cash on hand to pay for city services — a technical, non-policymaking role. The term is four years.

With no opponent, the useful question is what she has done with the office, not who to choose. Palmer has held the seat since an initial 2019 council appointment, then won it outright in 2020 with, per the city's own account, the highest vote total for a City candidate in Burbank's history.

## Krystle Palmer

The incumbent City Treasurer, appointed in 2019 and elected in 2020 and 2022, unopposed for a third elected term. Under her tenure the city's investment portfolio has grown from about $430 million in 2019 to about $730 million today, and her office launched Burbank's first universal children's savings program. "Running unopposed is a humbling vote of confidence from our community," she said Aug. 19. "Together we have grown Burbank's investment portfolio from $430 million to $750 million, securing critical resources for vital city services. As a Burbank parent with three children in our public schools, protecting taxpayer dollars is deeply personal to me."

**Strengths:** Over 20 years in finance before taking office, plus a documented track record — the investment portfolio has roughly grown from $430 million to $730-750 million on her watch.

**Trade-offs:** Running unopposed means her stewardship faces no organized counter-argument this cycle.

**Keep in mind:** City treasurer is a technical post — safeguarding and investing public funds, not policy — so continuity in a growing portfolio is close to the whole case for an incumbent running unopposed.

## Sources

1. [City of Burbank — November 3, 2026 General Municipal Election Candidates (City Clerk's Office: offices to be elected and the ballot-order candidate roster with occupations)](https://www.burbankca.gov/web/city-clerks-office/november-3-2026-candidates)
2. [Burbank Leader (Outlook Newspapers) — "Burbank City Council Hopefuls Begin Campaigns" by Jarret Liotta (confirms City Clerk and City Treasurer are each unopposed, with on-the-record quotes from both, and profiles all 13 City Council candidates)](https://outlooknewspapers.com/burbankleader/burbank-city-council-hopefuls-begin-campaigns/article_2bbab391-55b3-467d-ac37-b0202d6a111b.html)
3. [City of Burbank — Krystle Ang Palmer, City Treasurer (official elected-officials bio: elected 2020 and 2022, prior finance career, investment-portfolio and children's-savings-program record)](https://www.burbankca.gov/krystle-ang-palmer)
4. [City of Burbank Electronic Filing System — Krystle Ang Palmer campaign filings (FPPC Form 501)](https://efile.burbankca.gov/public/search/campaign/filings/d2658add-4892-4b00-a164-d874e57ad232?type=coe&entity_name=Krystle%20Ang%20Palmer)

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