RESOLUTION NO. 11699
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF ORANGE ADOPTING THE
APPROPRIATIONS LIMIT FOR THE FISCAL
YEAR 2026-27.
WHEREAS, the voters of California on November 6, 1979, added Article XIIIB to the State Constitution placing various limitations on the appropriations of the state and local governments; and
WHEREAS, Article XIIIB was amended by Proposition 111 and SB88 to provide for the calculation of the appropriations limit for Fiscal Years beginning with 1990-91 using, at the City's election, the City's own population growth or the population growth of the County, and the growth in California per capita income or the growth in non -residential assessed valuation due to new construction; and
WHEREAS, data necessary to calculate the growth in the non -residential assessed value was not available from the County Assessor and the City may need to adjust the limit on appropriations once the data is available; and
WHEREAS, the information and the elections made as set forth above are necessary for making these adjustments and are attached as Exhibit "A"; and
WHEREAS, the City of Orange, to the best of its knowledge, has complied with all the provisions of Article XIIIB in determining the appropriation limit for Fiscal Year 2026-27.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Orange that the Appropriations Limit in Fiscal Year 2026 -27 shall be $268,231,908 and the City’s appropriations subject to limitation are $132,596,864 .
ADOPTED this day of , 2026.
Daniel R. Slater, Mayor, City of Orange
ATTEST:
Pamela Coleman, City Clerk, City of Orange
2 APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Nathalie Adourian, City Attorney, City of Orange
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE )
CITY OF ORANGE )
I, PAMELA COLEMAN, City Clerk of the City of Orange, California, do hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution was duly and regularly adopted by the City Council of the City of Orange at a regular meeting thereof held on the day of , 2026 by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS:
NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS:
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS:
ABSTAIN: COUNCILMEMBERS:
Pamela Coleman, City Clerk, City of Orange
EXHIBIT "A"
2026-27 APPROPRIATIONS LIMIT UNDER ARTICLE XIIIB
2026-27 APPROPRIATION LIMIT IS CALCULATED AS FOLLOWS:
The following information was provided by the State Department of Finance in order to calculate the Appropriation Limit for 2026-27:
21-22 22-23 23-24 24-25 25-26 26-27
POPULATION GROWTH 0.9916 1.0010 1.0066 1.0031 1.0095 0.9963 CHANGE IN PER CAPITA INCOME 1.0573 1.0755 1.0444 1.0362 1.0644 1.0495 TOTAL ADJUSTMENT 1.0484 1.0766 1.0513 1.0394 1.0745 1.0456 LAST YEAR'S LIMIT 194,112,617 203,507,668 219,096,355 230,335,998 239,411,236 257,247,373 CURRENT YEAR'S LIMIT 203,507,668 219,096,355 230,335,998 239,411,236 257,247,373 268,977,853 OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:
ASSUMED RESPONSIBILITY:
BOOKING FEES - - - - - -
PROP TAX ADMIN CHG - - - - - - ADJ. CURRENT YR. LIMIT 203,507,668 219,096,355 230,335,998 239,411,236 257,247,373 268,977,853 Greater of
City County City County Population
Fiscal Year Date Population Population Growth Growth Changes 21-22 01-01-20 139,504 3,180,440
01-01-21 137,366 3,153,718 -1.53% -0.84% -0.84% 22-23 01-01-21 137,534 3,168,941
01-01-22 137,676 3,161,604 0.10% -0.23% 0.10% 23-24 01-01-22 138,155 3,151,305
01-01-23 139,063 3,136,922 0.66% -0.46% 0.66% 24-25 01-01-23 138,842 3,140,716
01-01-24 138,621 3,150,493 -0.16% 0.31% 0.31% 25-26 01-01-24 138,403 3,169,873
01-01-25 139,724 3,175,233 0.95% 0.17% 0.95% 26-27 01-01-25 141,825 3,175,332
01-01-26 141,063 3,163,509 -0.54% -0.37% -0.37%
EXHIBIT "A"
2026-27 APPROPRIATIONS LIMIT UNDER ARTICLE XIIIB (Continued)
Percentage Changes in Per Capita Personal Income:
Per Capita Income Converted to a Ratio: