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Fiscal Year 2026/27 Budget Community Survey

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The City of Sacramento is developing its budget for fiscal year 2026/2027 and is seeking the public's input. The City has forecasted significant financial challenges for the coming year, and it will need to make strategic decisions to achieve a balanced budget. Please share your thoughts on how the City should develop its budget by taking the survey below. The City is required by its charter to approve a balanced budget before the July 1 start of the new fiscal year.

Please complete the survey no later than Sunday, January 18, 2026.
1.Last year, City staff forecasted that the City is facing a "structural budget deficit" with the rate of cost increases outpacing available City resources. The City closed a projected $62 million deficit to balance the Fiscal Year 2025/26 budget with a combination one-time and ongoing budget balancing strategies.

As we approach budget development for Fiscal Year 2026/27, do you think the City’s budget deficit will be:
2.To address the budget deficit, should the City:
3.To increase City revenues, what strategies should be considered? Please choose all that apply.
4.Please indicate your level of support for reducing expenses in each of the following areas by selecting your top five choices.

Select "Strongest Support for Expense Reductions" for the area in which you most support reducing expenses, "2nd Strongest Support for Expense Reductions" for your next choice, and so on.
Strongest Support for Expense Reductions
2nd Strongest Support for Expense Reductions
3rd Strongest Support for Expense Reductions
4th Strongest Support for Expense Reductions
5th Strongest Support for Expense Reductions
Community benefit programs (such as free Sacramento Regional Transit rides for school-age children)
Arts and culture programs
Climate programs
Economic Development
Fire Department
Capital projects (large new projects or infrastructure improvements)
Homelessness programs
Affordable housing programs
General government services (Information Technology, Human Resources, Finance, Clerk, Auditor, City Attorney)
Police Department
Public Works (Roads, public facilities and tree maintenance, parking)
Youth, Parks & Community Enrichment programs
Community Development (Animal Care, Code Enforcement and Planning)
5.The City Council participated in a public priority and goal setting workshop in September 2025. Council members collectively selected homelessness, public safety, and economic development as their top three priorities.

Do you believe those should be the top priorities for the City?
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