Grass Valley Measure B oversight committee recommends FY25-26 budget as consistent with Measure B, 4-1

The City of Grass Valley Measure B Citizen Oversight Committee on Thursday, May 22, 2025, voted 4-1 to recommend that the proposed fiscal year 2025–26 budget for the Measure B fund is consistent with the city's previously adopted expenditure plan.

The committee's recommendation follows staff presentations of revenue forecasts and proposed expenditures under the local sales-tax-funded Measure B program. Tim (staff presenter) told the committee that a third-party forecaster, HDL, projects Measure B sales-tax receipts at roughly $2,576,000 for the coming year and that final numbers will be adjusted after quarterly state true-ups.

Under the proposed budget, the city would continue funding eight firefighter positions supported in part by Measure B; the staffing line reflects adding one additional firefighter above the level the measure initially described. The budget also funds the city's vegetation management program (two positions) and includes program lines for fuel-reduction grants and long-term green-waste solutions.

Vegetation…