Exhibit A
City of Hercules
Appropriations Limit Calculation
I. Calculation of Appropriations Limit:
Fiscal Year 2025-26 Appropriations Limit $585,116,335
Adjustment Factors
a. Per Capita Cost of Living Change 1.0495
b. Population Change (Change in City population) 0.9966 Change Factor (a. x b.) 1.0459
Fiscal Year 2026-27 Appropriations Limit $611,991,723
II. Calculation of appropriations subject to the Appropriations Limit:
Fiscal Year 2026-27 Budgeted General Fund Revenue $21,532,501 Less: Non-proceeds of taxes (5,086,998)
Total FY 2026-27 appropriations subject to the Appropriations Limit: $16,445,503 Percent (%) of Appropriations Limit 3%
Source: State Department of Finance
Fiscal Year 2026-27