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Pacifica council adopts balanced FY 2025–26 budget, flags long-term revenue shortfalls
Summary
City Council unanimously approved a balanced $53.1 million general fund budget and $22.7 million in capital projects for fiscal year 2025–26 while city leaders warned the plan depends on future revenue growth and long-term funding strategies.
The Pacifica City Council on June 23 adopted the city's fiscal year 2025'26 operating and capital budget after staff presented a document the city manager described as "facing Pacifica's financial and operational realities." The council voted unanimously to approve the budget and related resolutions, including the GANN appropriation limit, a citywide fee schedule and the city's annual investment policy.
Nut graf: The budget keeps existing services and presents one-time measures to balance the 2025'26 budget but makes clear that sustained city services will require substantial new and ongoing revenue. City Manager Kevin Woodhouse said the city faces an estimated $8 million gap in annual operating revenue to reach peer staffing and compensation levels and roughly $200 million in one-time capital needs for streets, coastal infrastructure and other facilities.
City Manager Kevin Woodhouse told the council the transmittal letter…
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