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Cotati staff presents two-year general fund preview; insurance and flat sales tax top budget risks
Summary
Staff presented the general fund operating section for the proposed 2025–26 and 2026–27 budgets; revenues are expected to remain largely flat while expenses — particularly insurance — are increasing, though officials said the proposed operating budget currently balances.
City staff presented the general fund operating preview for the two-year proposed budget (2025–26 and 2026–27), outlining revenue assumptions, expense drivers and next steps in the budget calendar.
Staff said the general fund’s largest revenue sources are sales tax (about half of general fund revenue) and property tax, and both are projected to be largely flat over the two-year horizon absent major development or taxable-turnover changes. The packet includes conservative assumptions for permit-related and other revenues and does not currently assume any transient occupancy tax revenue.
On the expense side, staff highlighted several upward pressures: insurance premiums that staff said exceed $1 million…
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