DATE: September 15, 2025
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: Paul Nerland, County Administrative Officer
SUBJECT: Resolution to Adopt the Final Budget for the Fiscal Year 2025-26
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
1. Close Fiscal Year 2025-26 Budget Hearings; and
2. Adopt and authorize the Chairman to execute Resolution adopting the Final Budget for the County of Fresno for Fiscal Year 2025-26 (“Final Budget”), which Final Budget includes all adjustments to appropriations, revenues, and obligated fund balances made to the Recommended Budget for the County of Fresno for Fiscal Year 2025-26 during the budget hearing (total Recommended Budget requirements, excluding special districts: $5,335,964,671).
REPORT
ALTERNATIVE ACTION(S):
Do not adopt the budget at this time and continue with the budget hearing.
Government Code Section 29081 allows the budget hearing to be continued from day to day until concluded, but not to exceed a total of 14 calendar days. Therefore, the budget must be adopted on or before Sunday, September 28, 2025.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The second recommended action will establish the Fiscal Year 2025-26 adopted appropriations and estimated revenues for the various County departments (excluding Special Districts).
DISCUSSION:
The total recommended budget requirements for the County of Fresno for Fiscal Year 2025-26 amount to $5,335,964,671. This amount excludes the budgets for the Special Districts which are adopted separately by your Board. With your Board’s approval, the second recommended action will adopt the Resolution that adopts the Final Budget for the County of Fresno for Fiscal Year 2025-26 in compliance with California Government Code Sections 29089 and 29090.
Notice of the availability to members of the public of the budget documents for the Recommended Budget for the County of Fresno for Fiscal Year 2025-26 was published on September 3, 2025, in The Business Journal and in the Fresno Bee, in compliance with California Government Code Section 29080.
REFERENCE MATERIAL:
BAI #1-10, September 16, 2024
ATTACHMENTS INCLUDED AND/OR ON FILE:
Budget Resolution
CAO ANALYST:
Paige Benavides