TOWN OF FAIRFAX
Proposed Budget Hearing
Fiscal Year 2026-2027
May 6, 2026
1 General Fund – Source of Funds
$15.9 Million
Property taxes 56.8%
Sales taxes 14.0%
Service charges 6.5%
Measure F 5.0%
Other taxes/fees 16.4%
Fund balance 1.3%
2 General Fund – Use of Funds
$15.9 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 PROPERTY TAX
4 SALES TAX
5 General Fund – Appropriations
Expenditures by Category
6 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)
7 General Funds
8 General Fund Appropriations
Detail Pages
Department Fund Budget Page
Police 411 38-41
Planning & Building 311 34-37
Environment 514 50-52
Recreation 617, 621, 622 56-60
General
Administration
111,112,116,121, 211,
221, 222, 231, 241
18-33
Ross Valley Fire 421 43-44
Public Works 510, 511, 512, 611 45-49; 53-54
Non-Departmental 715 9 62
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
10 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
11 Special Revenues
12 Debt Service & Fiduciary Funds
13 Capital Improvement Funds
14 Capital Improvement Appropriations
Highlights
CIP appropriations $5.2M
•Road Projects - FY27 $542k (FY26 $760k)
• Fire Station 21 Improve - $1.4m (total cost $1.6M)
• 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 15 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)
16 Fiscal Year
2026-2027
Budget Workshop
Council Questions & Discussion
Budget Adoption: June 3, 2026
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