Overview
Yreka's adopted FY 2025-26 budget (as summarized in the FY 2025 financial report) plans $27,534,173 in revenues against $29,145,553 in expenses across all funds, a planned $1,611,380 draw on reserves: governmental funds down $656,818 and business-type funds down $954,562. The General Fund itself is budgeted nearly balanced, with $13,625,320 in revenues against $13,587,518 in expenses. Audited FY 2024-25 actuals show governmental expenses of $12,759,743, a General Fund balance of $12,673,843 at June 30, 2025, and total net position of $82,114,158.
Source: City of Yreka Financial Statements, year ended June 30, 2025.
At a glance
Source: City of Yreka Financial Statements, year ended June 30, 2025, MD&A and statements.
Adopted budget, FY 2025-26 (from the financial report's MD&A)
Every column sums exactly: governmental revenues $13,625,320 + $732,000 + $1,365,170 + $560,800 = $16,283,290; governmental expenses $13,587,518 + $915,420 + $1,365,170 + $1,072,000 = $16,940,108; business-type revenues $5,248,558 + $6,002,325 = $11,250,883; business-type expenses $5,625,966 + $6,579,479 = $12,205,445.
| Total General Fund — revenues | $13,625,320 |
| Total General Fund — expenses | $13,587,518 |
| Total Special Revenue Fund — revenues | $732,000 |
| Total Special Revenue Fund — expenses | $915,420 |
| Total Streets and Roads — revenues | $1,365,170 |
| Total Streets and Roads — expenses | $1,365,170 |
| Special Grant Fund — revenues | $560,800 |
| Special Grant Fund — expenses | $1,072,000 |
| Total Governmental Activity Funds — revenues | $16,283,290 |
| Total Governmental Activity Funds — expenses | $16,940,108 |
| Sewer Fund — revenues | $5,248,558 |
| Sewer Fund — expenses | $5,625,966 |
| Water Fund — revenues | $6,002,325 |
| Water Fund — expenses | $6,579,479 |
| Total Business-Type Funds — revenues | $11,250,883 |
| Total Business-Type Funds — expenses | $12,205,445 |
| All Funds Combined — revenues | $27,534,173 |
| All Funds Combined — expenses | $29,145,553 |
Planned change: governmental −$656,818, business-type −$954,562, combined −$1,611,380. The report notes the governmental decrease reflects planned capital improvements in the Special Grant fund, and the business-type decrease reflects previously anticipated operational activity held in reserves.
Source: City of Yreka Financial Statements, MD&A budget highlights for 2025-2026.
General Fund revenue detail, adopted FY 2025-26 (MD&A mainstream table)
The MD&A's mainstream revenue comparison sums exactly to $13,114,990 — which is $510,330 below the adopted General Fund revenue total of $13,625,320. The balance is not itemized in the MD&A table and is not estimated here.
| Sales tax | $6,950,000 |
| Property tax (secured & unsecured roll) | $1,592,950 |
| Transient lodging | $1,243,000 |
| Intergovernmental | $934,882 |
| Property tax arising from MVLF shift | $875,000 |
| Use of money and property | $385,800 |
| Administrative cost recovery | $361,608 |
| Licenses and permits | $349,600 |
| Franchises | $300,000 |
| User fees and charges | $116,900 |
| Other revenues | $5,000 |
| Fines and forfeitures | $250 |
| Subtotal, mainstream revenues (as printed) | $13,114,990 |
Source: City of Yreka Financial Statements, MD&A General Fund revenue projections.
Audited actuals, FY 2024-25
Governmental expenses by function sum exactly to $12,759,743.
| Public safety | $6,410,572 |
| General government | $2,257,156 |
| Public ways and facilities | $1,634,513 |
| Community development | $1,239,770 |
| Culture and recreation | $1,066,980 |
| Interest on long-term debt | $150,752 |
| Total governmental expenses | $12,759,743 |
Fund balances at June 30, 2025: General Fund $12,673,843; total governmental funds $20,030,240. Net position at June 30, 2025: governmental $34,285,103; business-type $47,829,055; total $82,114,158. Long-term obligations in the governmental reconciliation: loans payable $998,336, certificates of participation $2,487,000, finance purchases $90,725 (sum $3,576,061), plus net pension liability $8,912,458.
Source: City of Yreka Financial Statements, Statement of Activities, Balance Sheet, and reconciliation.
Elected officials
As printed in the report's List of Officials (fiscal year ended June 30, 2025): Mayor Colleen Baker, Mayor Pro-Tempore James Clair, and Council Members Drake Davis, Paul McCoy, and Corey Middleton.
Source: City of Yreka Financial Statements, List of Officials.
Sources & notes
- Only source used: City of Yreka, Financial Statements / Annual Financial Report for the year ended June 30, 2025 (ci.yreka.ca.us; auditor Smith & Newell CPAs, report February 19, 2026, unmodified opinion). Financial Report FY 2024-25.
- Sum checks: adopted-budget columns exact (governmental $16,283,290 / $16,940,108; business-type $11,250,883 / $12,205,445; all funds $27,534,173 / $29,145,553); mainstream revenue detail exact ($13,114,990); audited governmental expenses exact ($12,759,743).
- What is not claimed: the $510,330 gap between the mainstream revenue subtotal and the adopted General Fund revenue total is shown, not filled; adopted figures come from the financial report's MD&A, not the budget book itself (biannual budget adopted November 2, 2024, amended October 21, 2025).
- Jurisdiction palette: no verified California jurisdiction palette was on file, so this page uses the neutral Hometown Numbers dark-glass theme rather than a jurisdiction color.