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Dublin Budget Overview
Dublin's official proposed FY 2026-27 and FY 2027-28 budget shows a balanced General Fund with near-term operating surpluses and healthy reserves. The resident watchpoint is long-term: the City's own forecast says operating costs could outpace revenues beginning in FY 2030-31 as growth slows and maintenance needs rise.
official proposed biennial budget
Balanced with long-term structural pressure
Budget status: Balanced with long-term structural pressure. The proposed budget shows FY2026-27 citywide revenues of $173.1M, operating expenditures of $148.3M, a General Fund operating surplus of $11.1M, and a $4.8M addition to reserves after transfers.
Headline signals
FY2026-27 total budget
$159.9M
Operating programs plus current-year CIP; excludes fiduciary funds and transfers out.
FY2026-27 operating
$148.3M
All-funds operating expenditures, including Internal Service Fund purchases.
FY2026-27 General Fund
$131.3M
General Fund total expenditures after operating costs, CIP transfers, and other contributions.
Operating surplus
$11.1M
Projected FY2026-27 General Fund operating impact before transfers and contributions.
Reserve addition
$4.8M
Projected General Fund impact after CIP transfers and other contributions in FY2026-27.
General Fund reserves
$290.7M
Projected total General Fund reserves at the end of FY2026-27.
Budget Signals
Taxation and Fiscal Policy
$159.9M
Total budget
FY2026-27 operating programs plus current-year CIP in the official proposed budget.
Public Safety
$50.7M
Public safety contracts
FY2026-27 Police Services and Fire Services contract amounts combined.
Infrastructure
$44.5M
Public Works
FY2026-27 Public Works Department spending, including maintenance, utilities, stormwater, traffic signals, and related services.
Parks and Recreation
$11.4M
Parks & Community Services
FY2026-27 operating budget for recreation, community facilities, cultural events, the Wave, and related programs.
Infrastructure
$78.2M
Current five-year CIP
FY2026-27 through FY2030-31 CIP financing table total from the proposed budget transmittal.
Housing Affordability
$35.6M
Affordable housing fund
Projected FY2026-27 ending fund balance after affordable-housing fund revenues and expenditures.
What changed from FY2024-25 actuals?
Compact comparison from Dublin's official proposed budget tables. FY2024-25 is the actual baseline; FY2026-27 is the first year of the proposed two-year budget.
Operating + current-year CIP
IncreaseFY2024-25 actual
$153.8M
FY2026-27 proposed
$159.9M
Change
+$6.1M
+4.0%
FY2024-25 actual grand total compared with FY2026-27 proposed operating programs plus current-year CIP.
Citywide operating expenditures
IncreaseFY2024-25 actual
$120.8M
FY2026-27 proposed
$148.3M
Change
+$27.5M
+22.8%
All-funds operating programs, excluding fiduciary funds and transfers out.
General Fund operating expenditures
IncreaseFY2024-25 actual
$102.0M
FY2026-27 proposed
$124.8M
Change
+$22.8M
+22.4%
General Fund operating costs before CIP transfers and other contributions.
Public Works
IncreaseFY2024-25 actual
$35.0M
FY2026-27 proposed
$44.5M
Change
+$9.5M
+27.1%
Increase tied to maintenance, stormwater, traffic signal, utilities, and asset-management needs.
Fire Services
IncreaseFY2024-25 actual
$18.8M
FY2026-27 proposed
$22.1M
Change
+$3.3M
+17.3%
Fire contract costs rise, with the budget citing Alameda County Fire cost increases.
Police Services
IncreaseFY2024-25 actual
$31.4M
FY2026-27 proposed
$33.6M
Change
+$2.2M
+7.1%
Police Services includes the Alameda County Sheriff's Office contract and related support costs.
Parks and Community Services
IncreaseFY2024-25 actual
$9.0M
FY2026-27 proposed
$11.4M
Change
+$2.4M
+26.1%
Increase supports recreation, cultural facilities, programming, and the Dublin Arts Center transition.
Resident-facing operating signals
Citywide revenues
$173.1M
FY2026-27 all-funds operating revenue, excluding transfers in and fiduciary funds.
General Fund revenue
$136.1M
FY2026-27 General Fund total revenue including transfers in.
Property tax
$67.6M
FY2026-27 General Fund property tax; the City notes slowing growth and Proposition 8 reductions.
Sales tax
$27.9M
FY2026-27 General Fund sales tax; the City notes softer consumer spending and auto-sector exposure.
Public safety share
34.1%
Public safety contract costs as a share of all operating-budget spending.
Development revenue
$10.2M
FY2026-27 General Fund development revenue, with decline forecast in FY2027-28 as active projects near completion.
Operating, reserves, and CIP signals
FY2027 operating expenditures
$148.3M
All-funds operating programs in the official proposed budget.
FY2028 operating forecast
$151.5M
Second year of the official proposed biennial budget.
FY2027 CIP appropriation
$11.6M
Current-year CIP in the proposed operating budget's overview table.
FY2028 CIP appropriation
$12.3M
Second-year CIP appropriation in the proposed operating budget's overview table.
Available cash reserve
$62.1M
Projected FY2026-27 unassigned/available General Fund cash reserve before final designations.
Out-year forecast
FY2030-31
City forecast says operating deficits begin in FY2030-31 absent mitigation.
Capital and infrastructure signals
The proposed budget transmittal shows $78.2M in new five-year CIP financing for FY2026-27 through FY2030-31.
The separate 2026-2031 CIP PDF shows a broader $541.4M project-life total when historical budgeted and future columns are included.
Streets are the largest project-life CIP category at $316.8M, including annual street resurfacing, bicycle/pedestrian improvements, and Village Parkway Reconstruction.
Parks total $48.7M across the broader project-life CIP view, including Dublin Sports Grounds, Fallon Sports Park turf replacement, playground replacement, and nature/open-space projects.
The proposed budget calls out $4.5M annually for pavement management and $9.15M in General Fund contributions in the new five-year CIP.
Risks and caveats
This first Dublin budget page uses official City of Dublin sources only. The City financial reports page still labels the FY 2026-27/FY 2027-28 source as proposed, so this page does not call those values adopted. CIP figures distinguish the current five-year financing table from broader project-life totals that include historical and future columns.
FY2026-27/FY2027-28 values are labeled proposed by the official City financial reports page; adoption should be rechecked when the City posts an adopted PDF.
The General Fund is healthy now, but the 10-year forecast shows a future structural turn as development slows and maintenance obligations rise.
CIP presentation is split between a current five-year financing table and a broader project-life table; this page labels each scope separately.
Some department movements include accounting realignments, especially liability insurance costs shifting into contracted services.
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Official sources
Dublin Financial Reports
Official city hub linking budget, CIP, ACFR, ClearGov, hearing notices, and prior budget sources.
Proposed FY 2026-27 and FY 2027-28 Budget
Official PDF source for top-line revenues, expenditures, General Fund posture, reserves, comparison tables, department totals, and forecast language.
Proposed FY 2026-27 and FY 2027-28 Budget (ClearGov)
Official ClearGov version of the proposed biennial budget.
Adopted FY 2025-26 Budget
Official current-budget source linked from Dublin's Financial Reports page.
Adopted Five-Year Capital Improvement Program 2026-2031
Official CIP PDF source for project categories, current-year/five-year values, project-life totals, and project detail.
Adopted Five-Year Capital Improvement Program 2026-2031 (ClearGov)
Official ClearGov version of the CIP.
FY 2025 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report
Official year-end financial source linked from the City financial reports page.
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