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Oroville staff warn of shrinking sales tax revenue as council begins 2026–27 budget planning
Summary
City managers and department heads told the council at a April 14 workshop that Oroville faces budget pressure after an estimated $1.5 million drop in sales-tax revenue, while reserves and grant awards leave some room for capital projects.
City manager Bridal Ring told the Oroville City Council at a special April 14 workshop that the city is entering its 2026–27 budget cycle with constrained revenues and rising costs.
"The city still remains to have a a very, very healthy $9,000,000 reserve," Bridal Ring said, but she added that "our sales tax revenue has dropped 1,500,000 ish," a shortfall staff said contributes to a roughly $2 million gap since 2021. The presentation outlined more than $17 million in projects budgeted in 2025–26 and noted that much of that work is grant-funded, not general-fund spending.
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