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Stockton unveils $956 million FY 2024–25 proposed budget focused on utilities and public safety
Summary
City staff presented a $956 million citywide proposed budget and a $1.4 billion five‑year capital improvement plan, with a FY24‑25 general‑fund expenditure request of $328.3 million, 31 proposed new positions and an emphasis on utilities and public‑safety spending.
Stockton City officials presented the administration’s proposed fiscal year 2024–25 budget during a special study session on June 5, 2024, calling for citywide expenditures of $956 million and a five‑year capital improvement program totaling $1.4 billion.
Imelda Arroyo, Stockton’s budget officer, said total revenues are projected at about $873 million excluding interfund transfers, producing a year‑over‑year increase in citywide expenditures of roughly $43.5 million (about 4.8 percent). Arroyo attributed most of the increase to salary and benefit costs, market adjustments and several one‑time capital draws funded from prior‑year savings.
Arroyo gave a department‑level breakdown showing utilities as the largest piece of the citywide budget at about 20 percent, with police representing roughly 54 percent of the general fund and fire about 20 percent — together accounting for about 74 percent of general‑fund spending. The proposed general‑fund expenditure total for FY24‑25 is $328.3 million.
The budget package would add 31 new positions citywide and include the full‑year cost of 12 positions added mid‑year and reprogramming of 60 police positions toward recruitment and retention. Arroyo said the proposed authorized full‑time positions for FY24‑25 total 1,731 across funds and that the plan assumes some vacancy savings (roughly a 6.3 percent vacancy rate for police and 4.3 percent for other departments).
On revenue assumptions, Arroyo said sales tax — including Measure A transaction tax receipts — is the single largest revenue source. Measure A is projected to deliver about $47 million; property tax receipts are estimated near $78 million; and utility user taxes are forecast at about $44 million. The long‑range financial model projects continued solvency but shows general‑fund reserve pressure in the mid‑2030s if certain voter‑approved measures sunset and are not renewed.
The five‑year CIP emphasizes transportation (about 54 percent of the CIP pie), followed by general government and utility projects. Staff noted active projects including street resurfacing, ADA curb ramps, the California Street multimodal project and major utility projects such as a regional wastewater rebuild and groundwater recharge basins.
Arroyo closed by noting the budget is informational at this meeting; staff scheduled a public hearing on the FY24‑25 budget for June 18, at which the council may take action.
