FY26 Adopted Budget
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This document is a public guide prepared by San Diego's Independent Budget Analyst on December 3, 2025, designed to help residents understand the FY 2026 Adopted Budget and the city's budget process. The guide covers the adopted budget overview and highlights, explains how the city's operating and general funds work, describes the budget creation process and roles of key stakeholders, and provides resources including frequently asked questions and a glossary. No specific budget figures or policy decisions are detailed in this introductory portion; rather, it serves as an educational reference document for public transparency.
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On October 29, 2024, the Office of the Independent Budget Analyst released a public guide explaining San Diego's FY 2025 Adopted Budget and the city's budget process. The guide provides an overview of the budget at a glance, highlights of services, the General Fund and other funds, and detailed information on budget creation, roles, components, and monitoring procedures. The document serves as a comprehensive resource for citizens to understand how the city forecasts revenues and expenditures for the fiscal year.
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This citizen's guide, created by San Diego's Office of the Independent Budget Analyst and updated in January 2022, explains the city's FY 2022 budget process and adopted budget. The document provides an overview of the municipal budget as a management and planning tool that forecasts revenues and expenditures, helping city officials prioritize objectives and determine how incoming funds will be allocated to operate and maintain the city. The guide includes sections on the General Fund, various revenue and expenditure categories, budget highlights, the budget creation process, and financial policies that guide budget decisions.
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The City of San Diego's Fiscal Year 2022 Adopted Budget projects General Fund revenues of $1.74 billion, representing a $122.6 million (7.6 percent) increase from FY 2021. The four major revenue sources—property taxes, sales taxes, transient occupancy taxes, and franchise fees—account for 67 percent of General Fund revenues and are projected to increase 9.6 percent, primarily driven by accelerated economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. The budget also includes $149.3 million in federal Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds from the American Rescue Plan Act to address ongoing pandemic impacts, with these revenues supporting essential city services including police, fire, homeless services, libraries, and parks and recreation programs.
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