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Overview of Fiscal Year 2026/27 Measure U Proposed Budget
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FileID
File ID: 2026-00780
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Location
Location: Citywide.
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Recommendation
Recommendation: Receive and comment.
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Contact
Contact: Peter Coletto, Director of Finance, (916) 808-5416, pcoletto@cityofsacramento.org; Mirthala Santizo, Budget Manager, (916) 808-5078, msantizo@cityofsacramento.org; Department of Finance
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Presenter
Presenter: Peter Coletto, Director of Finance, (916) 808-5416, pcoletto@cityofsacramento.org; Mirthala Santizo, Budget Manager, (916) 808-5078, msantizo@cityofsacramento.org; Department of Finance
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Attachments
Attachments:
1-Description/Analysis
2-FY2026/27 Proposed Measure U Programming
3-FY2026/27 Measure U Budget Reduction and Revenue Strategies
4-FY2026/27 Measure U Budget Modifications
5-FY2026/27 Measure U Budget Presentation
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Description/Analysis
IssueDetail
Issue Detail: This report provides the Measure U (MU) Community Advisory Committee (Committee) with an overview of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2026/27 Proposed MU Budget (MU Budget).
The City continues to face significant financial challenges as it works to resolve an ongoing imbalance between City operating costs and available resources, which is known as a structural deficit. The FY2026/27 Proposed Budget (Budget) addresses this structural deficit while maintaining core City services and advancing Council priorities. The Budget is balanced and closes a $66.2 million funding gap by taking a strategic approach to revenue enhancements and expenditure reductions instead of simply pursuing across-the-board cuts. Reduction strategies included in the Budget aim to minimize program and service impacts to the community to the extent possible.
FY2026/27 MU Budget Overview
The total MU budget for FY2026/27 is $145.0 million and supports 706.9 FTE positions. The MU Fund is projecting a deficit at the end of FY2026/27 as the growth in expenditures for ongoing programs is high...
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