CivicCause budget overview
Cupertino Budget Overview
FY 2026-27 Budget and Recent Trends
FY 2026-27 proposed budgetBudget document: FY 2026-27 proposed budget book
Cupertino's CivicCause budget overview highlights major current-year budget changes, department shifts, recent trends, and the official public source documents behind them.
Cupertino's latest proposed FY 2026-27 budget book is reflected in the top-line card. Supporting comparison tables still use the earlier FY 2025-26 import until the full table import is refreshed.
Cupertino’s latest official FY 2026-27 proposed budget is shown in the top card. The supporting tables below still come from the previously imported FY 2025-26 artifacts until the full FY 2026-27 table import is refreshed.
FY 2026-27 Proposed Budget
$155.5M
From Cupertino's official FY 2026-2027 Proposed Budget Book. Detailed tables below still reflect the previously imported FY 2025-26 budget artifacts until the full import is refreshed.
Projected Deficit
$800.0K
Derived as current total revenues minus current total expenditures.
What Changed
Largest department-level changes in the strongest currently loaded comparison layer.
Public Works
↑
Increase+10.64%
2024/25: $42,974,939
2025/26: $47,545,655
+$4.6M
↑Increase
Non-Departmental
↓
Decrease-16.42%
2024/25: $18,311,642
2025/26: $15,305,253
-$3.0M
↓Decrease
Administration
↓
Decrease-21.54%
2024/25: $6,553,963
2025/26: $5,142,019
-$1.4M
↓Decrease
Parks and Recreation
↑
Increase+10.97%
2024/25: $10,911,367
2025/26: $12,108,366
+$1.2M
↑Increase
Innovation and Technology
↑
Increase+16.71%
2024/25: $6,723,427
2025/26: $7,846,869
+$1.1M
↑Increase
Law Enforcement
↑
Increase+4.79%
2024/25: $18,648,806
2025/26: $19,542,688
+$893.9K
↑Increase
Department comparison
Cupertino department-level total expenditure comparison from the published four-column department summary tables.
| Name | 2024/25 | 2025/26 | Delta | % Change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Public Works | $42,974,939 | $47,545,655 | +$4.6M | +10.64% | ↑Increase |
| Non-Departmental | $18,311,642 | $15,305,253 | -$3.0M | -16.42% | ↓Decrease |
| Administration | $6,553,963 | $5,142,019 | -$1.4M | -21.54% | ↓Decrease |
| Parks and Recreation | $10,911,367 | $12,108,366 | +$1.2M | +10.97% | ↑Increase |
| Innovation and Technology | $6,723,427 | $7,846,869 | +$1.1M | +16.71% | ↑Increase |
| Law Enforcement | $18,648,806 | $19,542,688 | +$893.9K | +4.79% | ↑Increase |
| Community Development | $12,949,001 | $13,812,355 | +$863.4K | +6.67% | ↑Increase |
| Administrative Services | $10,555,630 | $11,247,997 | +$692.4K | +6.56% | ↑Increase |
| Council and Commissions | $1,113,918 | $1,121,233 | +$7.3K | +0.66% | ↑Increase |
Expenditure categories
Cupertino FY 2024/25 to FY 2025/26 expenditure comparison from the published budget PDF and general-fund non-departmental summary table.
| Name | 2024/25 | 2025/26 | Delta | % Change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Expenditures | $146,600,000 | $136,000,000 | -$10.6M | -7.23% | ↓Decrease |
| General Fund Expenditures | $90,000,000 | $99,100,000 | +$9.1M | +10.11% | ↑Increase |
| Non-Departmental Total Expenditures | $18,311,642 | $15,305,253 | -$3.0M | -16.42% | ↓Decrease |
| Transfers Out | $15,612,178 | $12,609,653 | -$3.0M | -19.23% | ↓Decrease |
| Materials | $23,264 | $19,000 | -$4.3K | -18.33% | ↓Decrease |
| Debt Service | $2,676,200 | $2,676,600 | +$400 | +0.01% | ↑Increase |
| General Fund Personnel Costs | Not yet available in current public data | $34,700,000 | — | — | →No clear change |
Revenue
Cupertino FY 2024/25 to FY 2025/26 revenue comparison from the published budget PDF and general-fund non-departmental summary table.
| Name | 2024/25 | 2025/26 | Delta | % Change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| General Fund Revenues | $89,800,000 | $97,200,000 | +$7.4M | +8.24% | ↑Increase |
| Non-Departmental Total Revenues | $68,713,167 | $73,977,332 | +$5.3M | +7.66% | ↑Increase |
| Total Revenues | $139,400,000 | $135,200,000 | -$4.2M | -3.01% | ↓Decrease |
| Property Tax | $33,174,977 | $35,413,310 | +$2.2M | +6.75% | ↑Increase |
| Transfers In | $2,676,200 | $4,676,600 | +$2.0M | +74.75% | ↑Increase |
| Franchise Fees | $3,509,346 | $4,394,563 | +$885.2K | +25.22% | ↑Increase |
| Sales Tax | $11,648,962 | $11,983,958 | +$335.0K | +2.88% | ↑Increase |
| Transient Occupancy Tax | $7,731,947 | $7,500,000 | -$231.9K | -3.00% | ↓Decrease |
| Use of Money and Property | $4,026,000 | $3,908,613 | -$117.4K | -2.92% | ↓Decrease |
| Utility Tax | $4,130,140 | $4,206,907 | +$76.8K | +1.86% | ↑Increase |
| Other Taxes | $1,684,329 | $1,736,718 | +$52.4K | +3.11% | ↑Increase |
| Intergovernmental Revenue | $100,400 | $124,404 | +$24.0K | +23.91% | ↑Increase |
| Licenses and Permits | $30,866 | $26,859 | -$4.0K | -12.98% | ↓Decrease |
| Charges for Services | Not yet available in current public data | $5,400 | — | — | →No clear change |
5-year department trends
This is the deeper trend section. Priority departments are shown first with labeled fiscal years, values, and a simple direction read.
Public Works
↑Increase
2022/23 Actual$35,715,967
2025/26 Proposed$47,545,655
2022/23 Actual: $35.7M2023/24 Actual: $36.8M2024/25 Adopted: $43.0M2025/26 Proposed: $47.5M
5-year change: +$11.8M
↑Increase
More department series
| Department | Latest year | Latest value | 5-year change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Administration | 2025/26 Proposed | $5,142,019 | -$1.4M↓Decrease |
| Administrative Services | 2025/26 Proposed | $11,247,997 | +$2.7M↑Increase |
| Community Development | 2025/26 Proposed | $13,812,355 | +$2.1M↑Increase |
| Council and Commissions | 2025/26 Proposed | $1,121,233 | +$20.8K↑Increase |
| Innovation and Technology | 2025/26 Proposed | $7,846,869 | +$1.4M↑Increase |
| Law Enforcement | 2025/26 Proposed | $19,542,688 | +$4.3M↑Increase |
| Non-Departmental | 2025/26 Proposed | $15,305,253 | -$604.2K↓Decrease |
| Parks and Recreation | 2025/26 Proposed | $12,108,366 | +$1.5M↑Increase |
Community and Organization Perspectives
Perspectives on this budget will appear here.
Methodology and caveats
- Includes all-funds toplines from the budget overview narrative and General Fund non-departmental revenue categories from the published PDF. OpenGov metadata is preserved only as a caveat reference. The operating budget PDF filename and title say "Proposed Budget," but the Budget Overview narrative repeatedly references the FY 2025/26 Adopted Budget and prior adopted-budget comparisons. Cupertino OpenGov report metadata confirmed FY 2025 and FY 2026 Adopted Budget datasets, but public row-level OpenGov extraction was not proven; these artifacts rely on the published PDFs instead. Department trend data comes from four-year department summary tables (2023 Actual, 2024 Actual, 2025 Adopted Budget, 2026 Proposed Budget), not a true five-year trend table. Revenue category and non-departmental expenditure rows come from the General Fund Non-Departmental summary table and should not be treated as all-funds category totals. The CIP artifact is a category-presence summary based on project narrative headings, not a full project-by-project funding export.
- Includes all-funds and General Fund toplines from budget narrative plus a narrow non-departmental expenditure layer. It should not be treated as a full all-funds expenditure-category breakdown. The operating budget PDF filename and title say "Proposed Budget," but the Budget Overview narrative repeatedly references the FY 2025/26 Adopted Budget and prior adopted-budget comparisons. Cupertino OpenGov report metadata confirmed FY 2025 and FY 2026 Adopted Budget datasets, but public row-level OpenGov extraction was not proven; these artifacts rely on the published PDFs instead. Department trend data comes from four-year department summary tables (2023 Actual, 2024 Actual, 2025 Adopted Budget, 2026 Proposed Budget), not a true five-year trend table. Revenue category and non-departmental expenditure rows come from the General Fund Non-Departmental summary table and should not be treated as all-funds category totals. The CIP artifact is a category-presence summary based on project narrative headings, not a full project-by-project funding export.
- Compares FY 2024/25 adopted budget to FY 2025/26 proposed budget using department total expenditure rows from the published PDF. The operating budget PDF filename and title say "Proposed Budget," but the Budget Overview narrative repeatedly references the FY 2025/26 Adopted Budget and prior adopted-budget comparisons. Cupertino OpenGov report metadata confirmed FY 2025 and FY 2026 Adopted Budget datasets, but public row-level OpenGov extraction was not proven; these artifacts rely on the published PDFs instead. Department trend data comes from four-year department summary tables (2023 Actual, 2024 Actual, 2025 Adopted Budget, 2026 Proposed Budget), not a true five-year trend table. Revenue category and non-departmental expenditure rows come from the General Fund Non-Departmental summary table and should not be treated as all-funds category totals. The CIP artifact is a category-presence summary based on project narrative headings, not a full project-by-project funding export.
- This is a four-point published trend (2023 actual, 2024 actual, 2025 adopted, 2026 proposed), not a full five-year table. The operating budget PDF filename and title say "Proposed Budget," but the Budget Overview narrative repeatedly references the FY 2025/26 Adopted Budget and prior adopted-budget comparisons. Cupertino OpenGov report metadata confirmed FY 2025 and FY 2026 Adopted Budget datasets, but public row-level OpenGov extraction was not proven; these artifacts rely on the published PDFs instead. Department trend data comes from four-year department summary tables (2023 Actual, 2024 Actual, 2025 Adopted Budget, 2026 Proposed Budget), not a true five-year trend table. Revenue category and non-departmental expenditure rows come from the General Fund Non-Departmental summary table and should not be treated as all-funds category totals. The CIP artifact is a category-presence summary based on project narrative headings, not a full project-by-project funding export.
Sources and official documents
FY 2025/26 Proposed Budget PDF
Section: Operating Budget PDF
Fiscal year: FY 2025/26
Column used: fy-2025-26-proposed-budget.pdf
Notes: Local PDF artifact imported from /Users/Gumby/Projects/civicpulse/scripts/data/cupertino-budget/fy-2025-26-proposed-budget.pdf. The operating budget PDF filename and title say "Proposed Budget," but the Budget Overview narrative repeatedly references the FY 2025/26 Adopted Budget and prior adopted-budget comparisons. Cupertino OpenGov report metadata confirmed FY 2025 and FY 2026 Adopted Budget datasets, but public row-level OpenGov extraction was not proven; these artifacts rely on the published PDFs instead. Department trend data comes from four-year department summary tables (2023 Actual, 2024 Actual, 2025 Adopted Budget, 2026 Proposed Budget), not a true five-year trend table. Revenue category and non-departmental expenditure rows come from the General Fund Non-Departmental summary table and should not be treated as all-funds category totals. The CIP artifact is a category-presence summary based on project narrative headings, not a full project-by-project funding export.
FY 2025/26 CIP Book PDF
Section: Capital Improvement Program Book
Fiscal year: FY 2025/26
Column used: fy25-26-cip-book.pdf
Notes: Local PDF artifact imported from /Users/Gumby/Projects/civicpulse/scripts/data/cupertino-budget/fy25-26-cip-book.pdf. The operating budget PDF filename and title say "Proposed Budget," but the Budget Overview narrative repeatedly references the FY 2025/26 Adopted Budget and prior adopted-budget comparisons. Cupertino OpenGov report metadata confirmed FY 2025 and FY 2026 Adopted Budget datasets, but public row-level OpenGov extraction was not proven; these artifacts rely on the published PDFs instead. Department trend data comes from four-year department summary tables (2023 Actual, 2024 Actual, 2025 Adopted Budget, 2026 Proposed Budget), not a true five-year trend table. Revenue category and non-departmental expenditure rows come from the General Fund Non-Departmental summary table and should not be treated as all-funds category totals. The CIP artifact is a category-presence summary based on project narrative headings, not a full project-by-project funding export.
Cupertino OpenGov Annual Budget report metadata reference
Section: OpenGov metadata reference
Fiscal year: FY 2025/26
Column used: opengov_report_metadata_reference
Notes: Reference only. OpenGov metadata confirmed adopted-budget dataset availability but was not used as a numeric source for this import.