Overview
San Rafael’s FY 2025-26 citywide budget appropriates $192,282,438, with net appropriations of $163,777,889. Operations account for $165,148,324, capital for $15,958,204, and transfers for $11,175,910. The General Fund appropriation is $113,248,847, supported by projected revenues of $106,390,855 plus $6,857,992 of one-time assigned fund balance. The budget authorizes 416.15 full-time equivalent positions and sits well within the city’s Gann appropriations limit of $197,230,566.
Source: City of San Rafael, Final FY 2025-26 Budget staff report and Resolution No. 15422.
At a glance — FY 2025-26 adopted
Source: City of San Rafael, Final FY 2025-26 Budget staff report and Resolution No. 15422.
All funds budget, FY 2025-26
Operations ($165,148,324) plus capital ($15,958,204) plus transfers ($11,175,910) equals total appropriations of $192,282,438 — exact. The budget is supported by FY 2025-26 revenues of $178,077,494, transfers of $11,175,910, and available fund balances; revenues plus transfers total $189,253,404, leaving $3,029,034 of the appropriation to available fund balances. Total appropriations are 8.8% below the original FY 2024-25 adopted budget.
| Operations | $165,148,324 |
| Capital | $15,958,204 |
| Transfers | $11,175,910 |
| Total appropriations | $192,282,438 |
| Net appropriations (as stated in the resolution) | $163,777,889 |
| FY 2025-26 revenues | $178,077,494 |
| Transfers in | $11,175,910 |
| Revenues + transfers | $189,253,404 |
| Balance from available fund balances (derived) | $3,029,034 |
Appropriations by fund group, as stated in Resolution No. 15422. These components sum to $192,282,458 — $20 above the stated total (see basis notice).
| General Fund | $113,248,847 |
| General Plan support | $783,451 |
| Special revenue and grant activities | $42,967,373 |
| Parking enterprise fund | $4,701,164 |
| Capital project funds | $3,559,000 |
| Internal service funds and asset replacement | $26,867,601 |
| Trust and agency funds | $155,022 |
| Components as listed (stated total is $192,282,438) | $192,282,458 |
Source: City of San Rafael, Final FY 2025-26 Budget staff report and Resolution No. 15422.
General Fund detail
General Fund appropriations of $113,248,847 are supported by projected revenues of $106,390,855 plus $6,857,992 of one-time assigned fund balance — exact. General Fund appropriations are $0.96 million (0.9%) above the FY 2024-25 adopted budget. General Fund transfers out total $8,710,417, and the components below sum to that figure exactly.
| General Fund appropriations | $113,248,847 |
| Projected General Fund revenues | $106,390,855 |
| One-time assigned fund balance used | $6,857,992 |
| Revenues + fund balance (equals appropriations) | $113,248,847 |
| Transfer to Recreation Revolving Fund | $2,420,000 |
| Transfer to Essential Facilities Fund | $290,417 |
| Transfer to Liability Fund | $2,500,000 |
| Transfer to Capital Improvement Fund | $1,500,000 |
| Transfer to Gas Tax Fund | $1,000,000 |
| Transfer to Vehicle Replacement Fund | $1,000,000 |
| General Fund transfers out | $8,710,417 |
| Gann appropriations limit, FY 2025-26 | $197,230,566 |
Source: City of San Rafael, Final FY 2025-26 Budget staff report and Resolution No. 15422.
Elected officials
As named in the adoption vote recorded in Resolution No. 15422. No contact details are shown because none are given in the cited document; the mayor is shown as “Mayor Kate” because the resolution gives no surname.
| Mayor | Kate |
| Councilmember | Bushey |
| Councilmember | Hill |
| Councilmember | Kertz |
| Councilmember | Llorens Gulati |
| City Clerk (certifying officer) | Lindsay Lara |
| Finance Director (report author) | Paul Navazio |
Source: City of San Rafael, Final FY 2025-26 Budget staff report and Resolution No. 15422.
Sources & notes
- Only source used: City of San Rafael, Final Citywide Budget for FY 2025-26 staff report with Resolution No. 15422. Staff report and resolution.
- Sum checks: operations + capital + transfers exact ($192,282,438); General Fund revenues + fund balance exact ($113,248,847); General Fund transfers exact ($8,710,417); revenues + transfers = $189,253,404, leaving a derived $3,029,034 from available fund balances.
- What is not claimed: the resolution’s fund components sum $20 above its stated total (disclosed above; no component was adjusted); net appropriations of $163,777,889 are reported as stated and are not recomputed from the components; no outstanding-debt total is shown from this document.
- Jurisdiction palette: no verified San Rafael palette was on file, so this page uses the neutral Hometown Numbers dark-glass theme rather than a city color.