TOWN OF FAIRFAX
Budget Workshop
Fiscal Year 2026-2027
April 15, 2026
1 General Fund – Source of Funds
$16.0 Million
Property taxes 56.8%
Sales taxes 14.0%
Service charges 6.5%
Measure F 5.0%
Other taxes/fees 16.6%
Fund balance 1.1%
2 General Fund – Use of Funds
$16.0 Million
PUBLIC SAFETY 61.6%
TOWN ADMINISTATION 11.4%
DEVELOPMENT SERVICES 8.3%
PUBLIC WORKS 6.9%
PARKS & FACILITIES 2.7%
RECREATION/COMM SERV 2.0%
NON-DEPARTMENTAL 7.0%
3 General Fund – Appropriations
Expenditures by Category
4 Town Attorney
22.5%
Non
Departmental
18.8%
Other
16%
Public Works
19.2% Parks & Rec
13.9%
Planning &
Building
9.6%
General Fund – Appropriations
Highlights
General Fund Appropriations up by 5.6%
Public Safety up $901,200 at 10.2%
Fire up $604,600 at 16.5%
Police up $292,300 at 5.6%
All others - net decrease ($54,000)
5 General Funds
6 General Fund Appropriations
Detail Pages
Department Fund Budget Page
Police 411 34-37
Planning & Building 311 30-33
Environment 514 46-48
Recreation 617, 621, 622 51-56
General
Administration
111,112,116,121, 211,
221, 222, 231, 241
14-29
Ross Valley Fire 421 39-40
Public Works 510, 511, 512, 611 41-45; 49-50
Non-Departmental 715 7 58
Department Summary
Draft Budget Features 10% Reduction Est. $ Reduced
PD: Preserves MOUs COLAs,
Benefits, Supplies
PD Cuts: 4 FTEs, special
events support
$547,500
Planning/Building: Preserves
current work
P/B Cuts: 1 FTE, short-term
rental revenues, BPAC,
grants
$136,000
Enviro.: Preserves 1shared
FTE, CA recycling
compliance, CAP
Enviro. Cuts: No $20,000
match for $100,000 grant
$20,000
Rec.: Preserves Events, Arts,
Programs, Classes
Rec. Cuts: staff hours, Artist
in Residence, programs
$24,000
8 Department Summary (Cont.)
Draft Budget Features 10% Reduction Est. $ Reduced
Admin: Preserves Finance,
Clerk, Manager, Attorney
Admin. Cuts: 2 FTEs, delayed
reporting, reduced outreach
$200,000
Ross Valley Fire Unable to cut JPA costs $0
Public Works + CIP PW Cuts: 1 FTE, less
response, more contractors
$150,000
Non-Departmental: MGSA,
Litigation
Cuts: Chamber of
Commerce
$5,000
9 Special Revenues
10 Debt Service & Fiduciary Funds
11 Capital Improvement Funds
12 Capital Improvement Appropriations
Highlights
CIP appropriations $5.1M (down $225k from FY26 budget)
• Road Projects - FY27 $542k (FY26 $760k)
• Fire Station 21 Improvements - $1.6m (total project cost) • Financed by 5-year county loan
• Payments from General Fund
• Stormwater Drains – Park Road
• Funded from existing federal ARPA revenues
• Total project cost is $1,940,000 over two fiscal years 13 Revenue Enhancement Options
Voter approval to renew and raise
district sales tax from 3/4% to 1.0%
Raises $370,000+
Requires 50%+1 voter approval
Increase Fees Requires a fee study.
Special Tax for Public Safety Requires supermajority vote of the people. Measure F sunsets in 2031.
Road Bond Requires 2/3 vote of the people.
(Attempted and Failed in 2024)
14 Fiscal Year
2026-2027
Budget Workshop
Council Questions & Discussion
Budget Hearing: May 6, 2026
Budget Adoption: June 3, 2026
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