Budget Information

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The Budget Division of the Finance Department develops a balanced budget for the City annually on behalf of the City Manager. City Council formally adopts the budget as a spending plan for important City services, including: public safety, public works, libraries, parks and recreation, economic development, conservation, maintenance and more. The adopted budget also includes the City's sales tax Measure A and Measure P allocations.

Fiscal Year 2026-27 Budget

Community Budget Presentation

Three Community Budget Presentations meetings were held to discuss the 2026-27 Proposed Budget with the community:

April 15, 2026 at Civic Center Library at 6:00PM (Auditorium, 365 F Street)
- Community Budget Presentation
April 22, 2026 at Otay Ranch Library at 5:30PM (The Hub, 2015 Birch Road, Suite 407)
- Community Budget Presentation
May 4, 2026 at Norman Park Senior Center at 6:00PM (270 F Street)
- Community Budget Presentation

Fiscal Year 2025-26 Budget

Community Budget Presentation

Public Comments

Submit comments regarding the Fiscal Year 2026-27 City budget on the Budget Comment Form.

Budget Documents

The City's Adopted Budget is organized in a manner to facilitate your general understanding of the City's fiscal status, to present management's assessment of major issues, and to present the plan for allocating resources to address those issues during the coming fiscal year. The City's fiscal year is July 1 through June 30. Accordingly, City Council annually adopts the City's operating and capital budgets for a single fiscal year beginning July 1 and ending June 30 in the subsequent calendar year.

Operating Budget: Plan for the day-to-day revenues and expenses required to deliver services to City residents. The operating budget is organized by the following sections:

Budget Message
General Fund
Other Funds

Capital Improvement Program
Summary Tables
Appendix

Capital Improvement Projects (CIP) Budget: Plan for the major improvements and long-term investments in City facilities and infrastructure, supported by taxes, bonds, grants and other sources of funding. The CIP budget is organized by the following sections:

CIP Projects by Funding

CIP Projects by Asset Type

Budget Monitoring Reports

The Budget Division also provides analysis and recommendations for the City's revenues and expenditures via quarterly budget monitoring reports.

FY 2025-26

Fiscal Policies

Other Reports

Please see our Financial Reports page for additional budget related documents. Older budget related documents are posted in our Archive.

City Strategic Plan

The City's Strategic Plan is organized around four strategic goals that reflect community priorities, City Council direction, and organizational responsibilities. Together, these goals guide how the City focuses resources, advances initiatives, and measures success. The City's Adopted Budget identifies the resources to support their achievement.

The Strategic Plan centers on four core goals: