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Preliminary FY 2025–26 budget projects modest surplus; council discusses sheriff staffing and possible joint letter to supervisors
Summary
Finance staff presented a conservative preliminary general fund forecast for fiscal 2025–26 showing a small projected surplus; council debated refuse-rate timing and potential increases to contract costs for sheriff services and directed staff to prepare a draft letter supporting increased deputy recruitment and staffing.
City Finance staff presented a preliminary projection for the general fund for fiscal year 2025–26 showing modest growth in property taxes (staff used a conservative 4% projection) and overall a projected budgetary surplus of about $77,000 absent new capital proposals.
Major revenue drivers discussed included property tax growth, real property transfer tax tied to home sales, and building-permit revenues; staff noted building permits are volatile and the Finance/Audit/Budget committee recommended a conservative permit revenue estimate.…
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