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Napa County adopts recommended FY 2025–26 budget focused on reserves and stable operations
Summary
The Board of Supervisors unanimously adopted the county27s recommended FY 2025–26 budget, a structurally balanced plan that emphasizes reserves, capital investments and careful staffing decisions amidst economic uncertainty.
The Napa County Board of Supervisors adopted the county27s recommended budget for fiscal year 2025–26 on Tuesday by unanimous vote.
County staff described the $967 million budget as structurally balanced and focused on maintaining robust reserves, funding planned capital investments and sustaining core services without broad new staffing commitments. The CEO27s office thanked department heads, fiscal staff and the supervisors for a multi‑month review process and said the adopted budget emphasizes fiscal prudence while setting aside funds for capital improvements and long‑term priorities.
During the public hearing and board discussion staff reiterated that the budget will be finalized in an adopted budget book to be posted in September with edits requested by supervisors. Supervisors complimented staff on the process and asked for continued transparency and outreach to the public on opportunities to engage with departments year‑round.
Supervisor Amber Alessio moved to adopt the recommended budget and a companion resolution amending the classification table and index; Supervisor Gallagher seconded. The board adopted the budget and the corrected personnel resolution unanimously.
Questions during the hearing included a request about a $75,000 transfer from the 1% transient occupancy tax (TOT) fund (fund 2400) to a down‑payment/proximity loan effort tied to childcare incentives. Housing staff clarified the transfer would be used to study and plan a program to pair home‑purchase proximity loans with child‑care business incentives; county counsel advised that Measure I (local funding measure) rules permit planning uses, but Measure I funds could not be used to subsidize a childcare business directly. Supervisors asked for clearer narrative in the final adopted budget book and for ongoing reports on any cross‑fund arrangements.
The board thanked staff for the budget work and emphasized that departments should use the next year to improve narrative and visibility. The adopted budget will take effect July 1, 2025.
Vote: motion by Supervisor Alessio, second by Supervisor Gallagher; motion carried unanimously (Chair Cottrell, Vice Chair Manfry, Supervisors Ramos, Alessio and Gallagher voted aye).
