Napa County proposes $967 million FY2025–26 budget, board continues hearing to June 17

Napa County Chief Executive Officer Alsop on Monday presented the Board of Supervisors with a $967,000,000 recommended budget for fiscal year 2025–26, calling it balanced while warning state and federal uncertainties could affect county revenues. The board opened a public hearing on the proposal and continued the hearing to June 17 for further public comment and review.

The recommended budget maintains county reserve levels and includes several major investments. “The recommended $967,000,000 budget is balanced,” County CEO Alsop said at the start of the presentation. It preserves a strong reserve level, funds nearly $30 million in road and bridge work to resurface roughly 25 miles of road, sets aside money for workspace expansion tied to a new jail, funds acquisition of Camp Coombs in Skyline Park, and includes funding for a new behavioral health treatment center. The plan also funds a new three‑year agreement with CAL FIRE and “continues investing millions of dollars in wildfire prevention work,” Alsop said.

Why it matters: county leaders said the budget tries to protect core services while responding to rising costs and uneven revenue. Staff noted sales and transient occupancy taxes are not meeting expectations…