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Yolo County supervisors approve budget principles and calendar as staff warns modest revenue growth and rising labor costs
Summary
County finance staff presented a preliminary assessment for the 2025‑26 budget, projecting modest revenue growth but significant labor and pension cost pressures. The Board of Supervisors unanimously approved budget principles and the budget development calendar.
Laura Lidico, the county’s chief budget official, told the Board of Supervisors on Jan. 28 that Yolo County expects modest revenue growth for fiscal year 2025‑26 but faces cost pressures from labor agreements and pension rates.
Lidico said initial projections included about 4 percent property tax growth—roughly $3.1 million—and flat sales tax receipts, while Prop. 172 (the public safety sales tax allocation) was expected to rise about 1.87 percent (approximately $533,000). “We are anticipating revenue growth in the 25, 26 fiscal year, but that growth is projected to be modest,” Lidico said.
Nut graf: The presentation placed particular emphasis on the county’s largest recurring cost—labor.…
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