City Budget Information

Up-to-Date Information on the City’s Budget

The City of Sacramento faces a projected $50 million budget shortfall for Fiscal Year 2009/10. The City Manager delivered a balanced budget to Council on May 1st, and Council voted to adopt the budget on June 16th (See Agenda Item 23 ). You can subscribe to this page to receive an email whenever updates are posted (see "Budget, Finance & Treasury" group).

FY2009/2010 Budget

PROPOSED BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 09/10

• FY2009/2010 Operating Budget
• 2009/2014 Proposed Capital Improvement Plan
• Budget in Brief - Executive Summary 
• Community Meetings In March, 2009

For additional information about the budget process, contact the Budget, Policy & Strategic Planning Division.

SECOND BUDGET DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP (February 24, 2009)

• Staff Report

BUDGET DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP (January 29, 2009)

• Economic Background by Russ Fehr, City Treasurer
• Budet Development Presentation
• Budget Hearing & Community Meeting Timeline
• Sacramento Housing and & Redevelopment Agency (SHRA) Budget Presentation
• Reduction Formula Matrix

FY2008/2009 Budget

MID-YEAR BUDGET UPDATES

• February 10, 2009 – Recommendations for addressing the mid-year shortfall of approximately $11.8 million will go to City Council.
• January 20, 2009 – Presentation  from City Budget Officer outlining the scope of the mid-year deficit. (Agenda item #8 , cue video at 14:00 minutes.)
• October 20, 2008 – In a letter sent to all City employees , City Manager Ray Kerridge announced the implementation of mandatory unpaid furloughs for unrepresented employees and other budget reductions that will take effect January 1, 2009.

ADOPTED BUDGET

The Approved FY2008/2009 Budget was balanced and totaled $965.6 million from all funding sources and supports 5,300 authorized full time equivalent (FTE) positions. The general Fund totals $423.9 million and 3,945 authorized FTE, with 3,585 FTE funded and 360 FTE unfunded.

The City of Sacramento budget hearings began on May 6 and concluded on June 17. Below are the approved FY2008/09 Budget documents.

• Total General Fund Operating Budget (by Department)
• Blueprint for Strategic Budgeting
• Approved Detail Budget
• Approved Capital Improvement Program
• City Budget Presentation to the Community

…MORE BUDGET DOCUMENTS, STAFF REPORTS AND COMMUNITY MEETINGS

Economic Outlook & Studies

• City Treasurer Budget Outlook Presentation 
  (Jump to item #13.)
• National League of Cities: City Fiscal Conditions in 2008 
• CSUS - Economic Business Review 2009