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First 5 Sacramento adopts $21.84 million budget, releases $3 million from reserves
Summary
At its April 7 meeting the First 5 Sacramento Commission approved a $21,840,000 operating budget for fiscal year 2025–26 and a 10-year financial plan, authorizing a roughly $3 million draw on reserves to balance the plan amid declining Proposition 10 revenue projections.
The First 5 Sacramento Commission on April 7 approved its recommended operating budget for fiscal year 2025–26, authorizing $21,840,000 in appropriations and a $3,000,000 release from reserves to balance the plan.
The budget approved by a 6–0 roll call funds administration, evaluation and program activities across the county. Kristen Scheiber, chief of administration for First 5 Sacramento, told commissioners the request includes $1,290,000 for administration (5.9 percent), $600,000 for evaluation (2.7 percent) and $19,950,000 for program expenditures (91.4 percent). The base strategic plan allocations from Proposition 10 total $15,940,000; confirmed leveraged funding (including CalWORKs and ARPA-funded programs) adds roughly $5,900,000, producing total appropriations of $21,840,000.
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