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Barstow City Council
June 16, 2026

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2027 Gann Limit - Fire
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June 16, 2026
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1 BARSTOW FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT
RESOLUTION NO. XXXX-2026

RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE BARSTOW

FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT, COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO,

CALIFORNIA, ESTABLISHING THE APPROPRIATIONS LIMIT FOR
FISCAL YEAR 2026/2027 IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF DIVISION 9 OF TITLE I OF THE CALIFORNIA GOVERNMENT CODE.

WHEREAS, Article XIII B of the Constitution of the State of California as proposed by the Initiative Measure approved by the people at the special statewide election held on November 6, 1979, provides that the total annual appropriations limit of such entity for the prior year be adjusted for changes in the cost of living and population except as otherwise specifically provided for in said Articles; and
WHEREAS, the State Legislature added Division 9 (commencing with Section 7900) to Title I of the Government Code of the State of California to implement Article XIII B of the California Constitution; and
WHEREAS, Section 7910 of the Government Code provides that each year the governing body of each local jurisdiction shall, by resolution, establish its appropriations limit for the following fiscal year pursuant to Article XIII B at a regularly scheduled meeting or a noticed special meeting and that fifteen days prior to such meeting, documentation used in the determination of the appropriations limit shall be available to the public; and WHEREAS, Section 7902(a) of the Government Code sets forth the method for determining the appropriations limit for each local jurisdiction; and WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of the Barstow Fire Protection District wishes to establish the appropriations limit for Fiscal Year 2026/2027; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of Directors of the Barstow Fire Protection District, County of San Bernardino, California, as follows:

Section 1: That it is hereby found and determined that the documentation used in the determination of the appropriations limit for the Barstow Fire Protection District for Fiscal Year 2026/2027 was available to the public in the Barstow Fire District office, City Clerk’s office and Finance Department of said City at least fifteen days prior to this date.

Section 2: That the appropriations limit for the Barstow Fire Protection District was established in accordance with Section 7902(a) of the California Government Code is $10,609,964. The District is $4,024,918 under the limit.

BFPD Resolution No. XXXX-2026
CityCouncilResolutionNo. _____-2026 2
PASSEDANDADOPTEDTHIS16TH DAY OF JUNE 2026
TimothyR.Silva,
Mayor
ATTEST:
_____________________________
AndreaFlores,CityClerk
AndreaFlores
CityClerk
I, Andrea Flores, City Clerk for the City of Barstow, Californiaandex-officio Clerkofthe CityCouncil,doherebycertify,UNDERPENALTYOFPERJURY,thattheforegoingisa trueandcorrectcopyofResolutionNo._____-2026whichwasintroducedandadopted attheregularmeetingoftheCityCounciloftheCityofBarstowheldonthe16th dayof June,2026,bythefollowingvote:

AYES:

NOES:

ABSTAIN:

ABSENT:

BARSTOW FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT

APPROPRIATIONS LIMIT CALCULATION
FISCAL YEAR 2026/27
FY 2025-26 Appropriations Limit $ 10,115,604
Change in County Population* = -0.06% OR -0.06%
Change in City Population * = -0.93%
Change in Non-Residential Assessed Valuation** = 9.30% OR 4.95% Change in Per Capita Income* = 4.95%
Cumulative Compound Change Factor
(1.0495 x 0.9994)

1.048871
FY 2026-27 Appropriations Limit $ 10,609,964

SUMMARY
FY 2024-25 Net Proceeds of Taxes Subject to the Limit*** 6,585,046 Less: FY 2026-27 Appropriation Limit $ (10,609,964)
Budget Appropriation Over (Under) the Limit $ (4,024,918) *Number provided from Department of Finance
**Number provided from HDL
***The appropriations subject to limitation includes proceeds of taxes from Property Taxes

DEPARTMENT OF
-FINANCE

OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR
Gavin Newsom Governor
02 0 Steet, Suite 310 Scento CA 954 www.dof.ca.gov
May 1 , 2026
Dear Fiscal Officer:

Price Factor and Population Information
Appropriations Limit
California Revenue nTaxation Coe ection 2227 reuires te Detent oFinnce to tnit n etite ote ecente cne in population to oc governments.

Each oc jurisdiction must use teiecente cne in population ctofor January 1 , 2026in conjunction with a cne in te cot oliving, or price cto, to calculate teioitioniit for fiscal year 2026-27. Attcent A provides te cne in California’s per citpersonal incoe nn example for utilizing te cto to calculate te 2026-27 oitioniit. Attcent B provides te city n unincorporated county population ecente cne. Attcent C provides te population ecente cne for counties nteisummed incooteareas. The population ecente cne texcludes federal ntte institutionalized populations nmilitary populations.

Population Percent Change for Special Districts
Soe special itictmust etin annual oitioniit. California Revenue nTaxation Coe ection 8 provides itioninotion regarding te oitioniit. Atice XIII B, ection 9C ote California Constitution exempts cetin special itict from te oitioniit calculation nte. Special itict reuired by law to calculate teioitioniit must eent te calculation as t oteiannual audit. Any uestions special iticthave on tireuirement should e iecteto teicounty, itict legal counsel, or te law ite. No tte agency reviews te ocoitioniit.

Population Certification
The population cetiiction program applies only to citiencounties. California Revenue nTaxation Coe ection 1 005.6 nteFinnce to automatically certify any population etite tt exceeds te current cetiiepopulation with te Stte Contoe Oice. Finance will certify the higher estimate to the State Controller by June 1, 2026Please noteThe prioryear’s city population etitemay e revised.

The per citpersonal incoe cne is based on itoict.

If you have any uestions regarding tit, please contct te Demographic Research Unit t 96 86
/s Erika Li
Attcent
May 2026
Attachment A
A. Price Factor: Atice XIII B specifies tt oc jurisdictions eect teicot o living ctoto compute teioition iit by a vote oteigoverning body. The cot oliving ctoprovided here is per citpersonal incoe. If te ecente cne in per citpersonal incoe is eecte, te
ecente cne to e used in ettinte fiscal year 2026-27
oition iit is:

Per CitPersonal Incoe
Fiscal Year
FY
Pecente cne
over prior year
2026-27 4.95
B. Following is n example using sample population cne nte cne in California per citpersonal incoe as growth ctoin computing a 2026-27 oition iit.
2026-27:

Per CitCot oLiving Cne = 4.95 ecent
Population Cne = -0.4 ecent
Per CitCot oLiving converted to a tio 495 + 100 = 1 .0495 100
Population converted to a tio -0.4100 =0.9986
100
Calculation octofor FY 2026-27: 1 .0495 x 0.996 = 1 8
About the Data
FISCAL YEAR 2026-27
Attachment B
Annual Percent Change in Population Minus Exclusions*
January 1, 2025 to January 1, 2026, and Total Population January 1, 2026 City County Percent Change 25-26 Population Minus Exclusions 1-1-25 Population Minus Exclusions 1-1-26 Total Population 1-1-26 Barstow San Bernardino -0.93 24,656 24,427 24,727
*Exclusions include residents on federal military installations and group quarters residents in state mental institutions, state and federal correctional institutions and veteran homes.

About the Data
FISCAL YEAR 2026-27
Attachment C
Annual Percent Change in Population Minus Exclusions*
January 1, 2025 to January 1, 2026, and Total Population January 1, 2026 City County Percent Change 25-26 Population Minus Exclusions 1-1-25 Population Minus Exclusions 1-1-26 Total Population 1-1-26 Incorporated San Bernardino 0.01 1,898,167 1,898,407 1,917,639 County Total San Bernardino -0.06 2,190,011 2,188,660 2,216,685 *Exclusions include residents on federal military installations and group quarters residents in state mental institutions, state and federal correctional institutions and veteran homes.

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