Moving Rocklin
Forward –
Placement of a General
Transactions and Use
Tax on the November
Ballot
Background and Financial
Condition
Overview of Community
Outreach
City Council Deliberation
Overview
Underlying Financial Condition
General Fund Forecast
FY2025/26
Approved
FY2026/27
Approved
FY2027/28
Projection
FY2028/29
Projection
FY2029/30
Projection
FY2030/31
Projection
Revenues
Taxes (Property, Sales, & Other Taxes ) 51,802,000$ 53,531,000$ 55,396,100$ 57,346,790$ 59,381,560$ 61,423,530$ Other Revenues 17,519,200 17,629,400 17,354,300 17,306,140 17,433,840 17,562,820 Total Revenues 69,321,200 71,160,400 72,750,400 74,652,930 76,815,400 78,986,350 Expenditures
Operating Expenses 68,427,150 70,091,700 71,902,815 73,990,926 76,161,959 77,863,171 Capital Improvements 328,000 520,000 285,000 330,000 330,000 330,000 Total Expenditures 68,755,150 70,611,700 72,187,815 74,320,926 76,491,959 78,193,171 Net Operating 566,050 548,700 562,585 332,004 323,441 793,179 Other Sources and Uses
Use of Reserves 200,000
Required Reserve Funding (668,100) (517,600) (350,100) (519,300) (540,100) (422,400) Surplus / (Deficit) 97,950$ 31,100$ 212,485$ (187,296)$ (216,659)$ 370,779$ Source: Fiscal Year 2025/26 and 2026/27 adopted budget. Data shows operations as is at the time of budget adoption.
Long Term Service
Maintenance Needs
Projected Funded needs
Projected unfunded needs
Growth Challenges and Efficiencies
Growth Challenges
• Limited available land and state imposed restrictions on land use • Retail shift towards services (non taxable) as opposed to goods (taxable) –Goods are increasingly purchased online
• Even big retail wins are incremental
Efficiencies
• Robust investment policy with stringent oversite
• Heavy investments in technology to make service delivery more efficient
• Comprehensive fee analysis to align revenue with direct service costs • AAA bond rating and national and state recognition for financial management and transparency
City Budget
• The majority of the City’s General Fund
provides funding for non fee based
services
35%
21%
20%
9%
8%
6%
Fiscal Year 2025/26
Police Fire
Internal Support Community Development
Parks & Recreation Public Works
Community
Conversations
• Survey/Response – Sept – Nov 2025
• Community Leader Conversations –
Fall 2025 to current (30+)
• Community group conversations – Fall
2025 to current (18 groups)
• Survey Results and Town Hall
Invitation Mailer
• Town Halls – 4 held in March 2026
Rocklin Spring Town Hall (March 25, 2026) |
Rocklin Moving Forward
Join the
Conversation.
Resident Priorities
ENSURING a safe community with sufficient
police personnel, public safety technology,
crime prevention programs, and adequate
neighborhood police patrols
MAINTAINING 911 rapid response times for
emergency medical and fire services.
PRESERVING city parks and open space, and
keeping public spaces healthy, safe, and clean
for children and families.
SAFEGUARDING the City’s financial
stability and prioritizing transparency in
city operations
PREVENTING storm drain failures to keep
roads open and clear, preserving safe
routes to school, reducing traffic
congestion on local roads, and repairing
streets and potholes
PROVIDING valued youth programs and
maintaining facilities and infrastructure.
What We Learned
• Resident love living in Rocklin
– 64% think Rocklin is on the right track and only 14% think the City is on the wrong track
– 95% of residents think Rocklin is a great place to live • Citizens generally think highly of the services they receive from the City • Rocklin's Police and Fire departments are highly regarded • Our residents generally find that City services contribute to quality of life and they want to see them maintained
• There is an understanding that maintaining services sometimes requires difficult decisions including considering additional revenue What’s Next?
• We have studied our needs and the best
ways to address those needs while
maintaining a balanced budget.
• Community input confirms the option
that provides a fiscally sustainable
solution to maintain services is a one half
cent transactions and use (sales) tax.
• Council approval of an ordinance tonight
empowers voters to have the final say in
the City’s ability to maintain services.
– 4/5 approval required
• Second reading, ballot language and
elections resolutions will follow June 9
NEXT: City Decision
About a Potential 2026
Ballot Measure.
Recommended Action
• City Council questions of staff
• Public Comment
• City Council deliberation, follow up and additional questions • Consider introducing an Ordinance placing a one half cent transactions and use tax on the November 3, 2026 general election ballot and empowering voters to determine how the City of Rocklin maintains service levels in the future