Santa Clara County Board adopts FY 2025–26 budget, votes 5-0 amid warnings about federal funding cuts

The Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors unanimously adopted the county’s fiscal year 2025–26 budget on Thursday, June 12, approving the final budget package and associated salary ordinances by a 5-0 roll-call vote.

The budget adoption, listed as item 79 on the board’s agenda, formalizes the county’s spending plan for the coming fiscal year and includes referrals the board requested during the multi-day budget hearings for later report-backs and study sessions. The vote followed brief remarks from county administration and several supervisors about the difficulty of balancing services amid “unprecedented” federal and state funding uncertainty.

County administrative staff member James told the board the approval is the final step and that the packet includes the salary ordinances and the referrals the board asked to memorialize during recent budget hearings. “Item 79 is the final approval of…