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Sonoma council adopts midyear budget adjustments after staff warns EMS revenue may fall short

City of Sonoma Council · January 27, 2026
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Summary

The City of Sonoma received a midyear budget update showing general-fund YTD revenue of $12.8M against a $29.4M budget and an anticipated year-end surplus of $100,000; staff identified an EMS billing shortfall and proposed $140,834 in general-fund midyear adjustments, which council adopted unanimously.

City finance staff presented a midyear fiscal update covering revenue and expenditures through Dec. 31, 2025 and proposed technical and operational adjustments for the current fiscal year.

Key figures presented: general‑fund total revenue budget $29.4 million with year‑to‑date actual revenue of $12.8 million; total general‑fund expenditures budget $29.9 million with YTD actual expenditures of $14.4 million. The finance presentation highlighted major revenue streams: TOT (transient occupancy tax), property tax, sales tax and EMS (ambulance…

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