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Murrieta oversight committee receives midyear Measure T report showing modest shortfall; chiefs credit tax for staffing and equipment
Summary
Finance staff told the oversight committee Measure T receipts through December 2024 totaled about $14.4 million (roughly 49.5% of the amended budget) and projected full-year revenue near $28.5 million—about $500,000 below the amended budget; public safety and community services leaders detailed Measure T-funded personnel and projects.
The Murrieta UStats Oversight Committee on March 27 received a midyear Measure T budget-to-actual report from finance staff that showed sales and use tax receipts running slightly below expectations and projected a modest shortfall for the fiscal year.
Finance Director Javier told the committee that Measure T revenue through December 2024 was approximately $14,400,000, or about 49.5% of the amended revenue budget. "We continue to experience revenue stagnation," he said, and staff projected total fiscal-year receipts around $28,500,000—about $500,000 less than the amended budget figure near $29 million. Staff recommended the committee receive and file the report and postpone any budget adjustments until after third-quarter collections are analyzed.
Why it matters: Measure T, approved by voters in 2018, is the city’s local sales-and-use tax that funds public safety, parks, capital projects and other services. Small deviations in sales tax collections can affect planned hiring and project timelines; finance staff said they would add a fund-balance…
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