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Sutter County CAO unveils $518 million recommended budget, flags pension and public-safety shortfalls
Summary
County CAO and staff outlined a recommended all-funds spending plan of $518,257,211 and a General Fund appropriation of $80,854,687 for FY 202526#x2013;26, noting a $6.8 million budget gap to close, rising pension UAL costs and public safety funding shortfalls including a roughly $1.3 million gap for policing in the Beat 7/Yuba City annex area.
Sutter County Administrator (CAO) Steve Smith and budget staff presented the CAOrecommended FY 202526#x2013;26 budget to the Board of Supervisors on June 10, highlighting structural fiscal pressures and service-level risks.
The recommended all-funds spending plan totals $518,257,211, an increase of about $40.8 million over the prior year; the recommended General Fund appropriation is $80,854,687. Laura, the budget presenter, summarized the package as "a very large document 872 pages," and added that "We do not spend money that we do not have." The presentation explained how the county faces multiple pressures including a 15.6% overall vacancy rate, critical shortages in behavioral health staffing, and rising…
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