Overview
Tulare County's FY 2026-27 Recommended Budget plans $2,027,185,734 in total governmental financing uses ($2,037,056,671 including special districts). The General Fund accounts for $1,401,775,973 of financing sources: $77,664,768 in available fund balance plus $1,324,111,205 in additional financing sources. Public assistance ($629,441,379) and public protection ($448,985,409) are the largest recommended functions, followed by health and sanitation ($445,922,246). The General Fund balance at June 30, 2026 is $134,664,768, of which $57,000,000 is the strategic reserve, leaving $77,664,768 available; the recommendation adds $4,000,000 to the strategic reserve, taking it to $61,000,000.
Source: County of Tulare FY 2026-27 Recommended Budget, Schedules 1–5 and 7.
At a glance — FY 2026-27 RECOMMENDED (not adopted)
Source: County of Tulare FY 2026-27 Recommended Budget, Schedules 1, 2, and 7.
General Fund, FY 2026-27 recommended
Both sides balance exactly at $1,401,775,973.
| Fund balance available | $77,664,768 |
| Additional financing sources | $1,324,111,205 |
| Total financing sources | $1,401,775,973 |
| Financing uses | $1,397,775,973 |
| Increases to obligated balances | $4,000,000 |
| Total financing uses | $1,401,775,973 |
Fund-balance derivation (Schedule 3): General Fund balance at June 30, 2026, $134,664,768, less the strategic reserve of $57,000,000, equals the $77,664,768 available. The recommended $4,000,000 increase takes the strategic reserve to $61,000,000.
Source: County of Tulare FY 2026-27 Recommended Budget, Schedules 1, 2, and 3.
All funds, FY 2026-27 recommended
Fund totals sum exactly to the governmental total, and the governmental total plus special districts equals the all-funds total.
| General Fund | $1,401,775,973 |
| Special revenue funds | $496,317,819 |
| Capital projects funds | $94,154,172 |
| Debt service funds | $34,937,770 |
| Total governmental funds | $2,027,185,734 |
| Total governmental funds | $2,027,185,734 |
| Special districts | $9,870,937 |
| Total all funds | $2,037,056,671 |
Source: County of Tulare FY 2026-27 Recommended Budget, Schedule 1.
Revenues by source, FY 2026-27 recommended (Schedule 5)
The ten revenue sources sum exactly to $1,795,118,199. Note this is the Schedule 5 revenue total, which is smaller than total financing sources ($2,027,185,734) because total sources also include fund balances and other financing.
| Intergovernmental | $835,732,100 |
| Other financing sources | $488,577,348 |
| Taxes | $246,816,240 |
| Charges for current services | $175,869,844 |
| Licenses, permits & franchises | $15,986,486 |
| Use of money & property | $12,521,459 |
| Miscellaneous | $8,556,601 |
| Fines, forfeitures & penalties | $5,926,651 |
| COWCAP | $5,131,470 |
| Total revenues (Schedule 5) | $1,795,118,199 |
Source: County of Tulare FY 2026-27 Recommended Budget, Schedule 5.
Financing uses by function, FY 2026-27 recommended (Schedule 7)
Function totals sum exactly to $1,992,289,649; plus appropriations for contingencies of $5,000,000 gives a subtotal of $1,997,289,649; plus provisions for obligated fund balances of $29,896,085 (General Fund $4,000,000; Library Fund $1,441,687; Realignment–Mental Health $24,453,130; Pension Obligation Bond $1,268) gives total financing uses of $2,027,185,734.
| Public assistance | $629,441,379 |
| Public protection | $448,985,409 |
| Health and sanitation | $445,922,246 |
| General | $244,189,078 |
| Public ways and facilities | $171,221,005 |
| Retirement of long-term debt | $35,793,824 |
| Education | $11,264,271 |
| Recreation and cultural services | $5,472,437 |
| Total financing uses by function | $1,992,289,649 |
Source: County of Tulare FY 2026-27 Recommended Budget, Schedule 7.
Elected officials
As printed in the book's front matter: Chair Amy Shuklian (District 3), Vice Chair Dennis Townsend (District 5), Larry Micari (District 1), Pete Vander Poel (District 2), and Eddie Valero (District 4). County Administrative Officer Jason T. Britt.
Source: County of Tulare FY 2026-27 Recommended Budget, front matter.
Sources & notes
- Only source used: County of Tulare, FY 2026-27 Recommended Budget (tc-web.widen.net). FY 2026-27 Recommended Budget.
- Sum checks: General Fund sources and uses each exact ($1,401,775,973); fund totals exact ($2,027,185,734; all funds $2,037,056,671); Schedule 5 revenue sources exact ($1,795,118,199); Schedule 7 function totals exact ($1,992,289,649) with contingencies and obligated provisions reconciling to total uses.
- What is not claimed: this is a RECOMMENDED budget, not an adopted budget; no FY 2025-26 adopted figures are shown (the book's FY 2025-26 column is estimated/actual and its FY 2026-27 adopted column is blank); secondary coverage of the FY 2025-26 adoption (rounded $2.1B all-funds / $1.32B General Fund figures) was not used as page figures. If the parent overrules this basis switch, remove this page and record Tulare as BLOCKED.
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