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First 5 Sacramento approves minutes, new advisory appointments and revised FY25‑26 budget
Summary
At its Aug. 4 meeting, the First 5 Sacramento Commission unanimously approved the June 2 action summary, confirmed advisory and committee appointments and adopted a revised FY2025–26 recommended budget and 10‑year financial plan after staff reported higher carry‑forward funds and a reduced reserve draw.
The First 5 Sacramento Commission on Aug. 4 adopted three routine items by roll‑call votes: approval of the June 2 draft action summary; confirmation of multiple advisory committee appointments; and approval of the fiscal year 2025–26 revised recommended budget and an updated 10‑year financial plan.
The commission voted to approve the June 2, 2025 draft action summary without public comment. The motion passed on a roll call that recorded “aye” votes from Chair Serna and Commissioners Wesley, Williams, Gordon, Guerra, Kattari and Moke.
The commission then voted to confirm multiple advisory appointments that staff presented during the meeting, including filling two previously open seats. The motion passed unanimously on roll call with the same commissioners recorded as voting “aye.”
The session concluded its formal business with approval of the fiscal year 2025–26 revised recommended budget and the 10‑year financial plan. Kristin Scheiber, chief of administration, told commissioners there were no line‑item adjustments from the April presentation; changes were to the carry‑forward fund balance and to the reserve release amounts. Staff said revenues for FY24–25 came in about 4.8% below projections, mainly because Proposition 10 disbursements were lower than expected, but that lower expenditures and stronger interest income produced a larger than anticipated carry‑forward balance.
Scheiber reported an estimated carry‑forward fund balance of $2,683,284 for FY25–26—about $737,000 higher than previously projected—and an updated reserve release need of $2,284,019 to balance the budget. Those changes reduced the projected strategic plan funding shortfall from a previously estimated 22.4% to 20% in the next implementation plan, staff said. On a roll call, the motion to adopt the revised budget and financial plan passed with recorded “aye” votes by Chair Serna and Commissioners Wesley, Williams, Gordon, Guerra, Kattari and Moke.
Why it matters: The budget vote frames how the commission will allocate shrinking Proposition 10 revenues over the coming years and sets priorities staff will use in the implementation planning process. Commissioners said the higher-than-expected carry‑forward and the smaller reserve draw provide some breathing room but noted the commission still faces a structural revenue decline.
What the motions did and did not do: The votes approved the documents presented by staff and did not change program allocations or add new line items. Staff and committee updates on a separate agenda will inform later allocation decisions planned during the commission’s fall and winter meetings.
