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Piedmont adopts 2025–26 operating budget and levies municipal and sewer taxes
Summary
The Piedmont City Council unanimously adopted the 2025–26 operating budget totaling $41,533,357, approved other-funds appropriations of $30,330,087, and voted to levy both the municipal services special tax and a special municipal sewer tax as part of the budget package.
Vice Mayor McCarthy moved the key budget resolutions, and the council approved a package of measures to fund city priorities for the 2025–26 fiscal year.
"I move that we adopt the following resolution which approves the 20 25 26 operating budget and sets total appropriations at $41,533,357 as outlined in table 1," the vice mayor said before the roll call vote. Councilmembers then individually moved and seconded separate resolutions to adopt the other-funds budget ($30,330,087), update the schedule of fees and charges, establish the annual appropriations limit, and levy the 2025–26 municipal services special tax and the special municipal sewer tax. All measures recorded unanimous roll call support in the transcript.
City staff described the budget as modestly adjusted from a June draft with a net increase of $10,300 in expenditures and said it reflects council priorities that include completing the community pool, relocating police dispatch, undertaking the Deering Memorial project, and planning a future public safety building. Interim Finance Director Michael Scheck thanked staff for the work on the document and answered questions from council.
Council discussion included an emphasis on ensuring the revenue increase from Measure F supports dispatch staffing and technology updates. The council closed budget deliberations with a promise to continue periodic check-ins on the budget’s implementation during the fiscal year.
