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Orange County reviews taxes, fees and other revenue options ahead of FY26 budget
Summary
County staff presented a range of revenue options — meals and admissions taxes, transient-occupancy tax changes, a plastic-bag fee, a potential solid-waste disposal fee, an additional 1% sales tax, and business-license changes — as background for FY26; no votes were taken.
Chair opened the December work session saying the briefing was informational and that no immediate policy changes were planned. Glyn DePaul, Deputy County Administrator, and Josh Crawford, Chief Deputy, walked the board through current rates and possible revenue levers as the county prepares the FY26 budget.
Why it matters: staff framed the review as groundwork for the next budget cycle and for large capital needs such as school construction. DePaul said the county’s revenue growth has lagged expenditure growth in recent years in part because reassessments have not kept pace with market values.
Staff laid out the principal options and the constraints on each. Orange’s meals tax is…
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