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Santa Rosa Housing Authority outlines FY 2026–27 budget assumptions as voucher program nears capacity
Summary
At a Jan. 26 Housing Authority study session, staff outlined FY 2026–27 budget assumptions, saying HUD funding remains uncertain, the Authority has a voucher limit of 1,925 but is leasing roughly 1,700, and local revenues (RPTT, impact fees) are constrained by recent state law changes.
At its Jan. 26 meeting, the Housing Authority of the City of Santa Rosa held a study session on assumptions for the fiscal year 2026–27 budget, emphasizing federal uncertainty, voucher capacity limits and constrained local revenue sources.
Megan Bassinger, presenting budget context, said Congress had not finalized HUD appropriations and that preliminary signals were mixed: ‘‘CDBG and HOME flat; some increased funding for the voucher program,’’ she said, while cautioning Congress had not yet approved final budgets. She noted the Authority’s HUD voucher cap is 1,925 but that the program currently funds leasing for about 1,700 vouchers, ‘‘about an 87% lease up rate,’’ leaving little fiscal capacity to add households without additional funding.
Administrative services officer Kate Goldwein reviewed local…
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