CivicCause budget overview
Los Gatos Budget Overview
FY 2026-27 Budget and Recent Trends
Proposed budgetBudget document: FY 2026-27 proposed operating and capital PDFs
Los Gatos's CivicCause budget overview highlights major current-year budget changes, department shifts, recent trends, and the official public source documents behind them.
This Los Gatos budget preview is available for internal and prelaunch review. Values are proposed, not adopted; the current materials imply an approximately $159K projected General Fund gap; operating and capital budgets are separate sources; and final adopted values may change after Town Council action.
Total Budget
$82.1M
Derived from current total expenditures in the expenditure summary.
Projected Deficit
$408.7K
Derived as current total revenues minus current total expenditures.
What Changed
Largest department-level changes in the strongest currently loaded comparison layer.
Police Department
↑
Increase+12.64%
2025/26: $23,095,918
2026/27: $26,015,219
+$2.9M
↑Increase
Parks and Public Works
↑
Increase+7.01%
2025/26: $11,649,243
2026/27: $12,465,495
+$816.3K
↑Increase
Library Services
↑
Increase+14.94%
2025/26: $3,652,651
2026/27: $4,198,492
+$545.8K
↑Increase
Non-Departmental
↓
Decrease-7.18%
2025/26: $5,821,628
2026/27: $5,403,361
-$418.3K
↓Decrease
Community Development
↓
Decrease-5.74%
2025/26: $6,368,565
2026/27: $6,003,115
-$365.4K
↓Decrease
Administrative Services
↑
Increase+2.24%
2025/26: $7,245,452
2026/27: $7,407,705
+$162.3K
↑Increase
Department comparison
Los Gatos department-level total expenditure comparison from the published General Fund Expenditures by Department table.
| Name | 2025/26 | 2026/27 | Delta | % Change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Police Department | $23,095,918 | $26,015,219 | +$2.9M | +12.64% | ↑Increase |
| Parks and Public Works | $11,649,243 | $12,465,495 | +$816.3K | +7.01% | ↑Increase |
| Library Services | $3,652,651 | $4,198,492 | +$545.8K | +14.94% | ↑Increase |
| Non-Departmental | $5,821,628 | $5,403,361 | -$418.3K | -7.18% | ↓Decrease |
| Community Development | $6,368,565 | $6,003,115 | -$365.4K | -5.74% | ↓Decrease |
| Administrative Services | $7,245,452 | $7,407,705 | +$162.3K | +2.24% | ↑Increase |
| Town Attorney | $1,293,243 | $1,219,001 | -$74.2K | -5.74% | ↓Decrease |
| Town Council | $233,667 | $204,135 | -$29.5K | -12.64% | ↓Decrease |
Expenditure categories
Los Gatos FY 2025/26 to FY 2026/27 proposed expenditure comparison from the proposed operating budget PDF.
| Name | 2025/26 | 2026/27 | Delta | % Change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net Operating Expenditures | $61,718,251 | $64,974,407 | +$3.3M | +5.28% | ↑Increase |
| Total General Fund Expenditures | $61,718,251 | $64,974,407 | +$3.3M | +5.28% | ↑Increase |
| Total Town Expenditures | $78,614,764 | $81,552,890 | +$2.9M | +3.74% | ↑Increase |
| Total Uses of Funds | $79,896,793 | $82,115,301 | +$2.2M | +2.78% | ↑Increase |
| Internal Service Charges | $4,741,938 | $6,567,141 | +$1.8M | +38.49% | ↑Increase |
| Benefits - Pension | $8,790,965 | $10,410,788 | +$1.6M | +18.43% | ↑Increase |
| Operating Expenditures | $13,071,086 | $11,568,224 | -$1.5M | -11.50% | ↓Decrease |
| Benefits - All Other | $5,349,271 | $6,294,481 | +$945.2K | +17.67% | ↑Increase |
| Salaries | $23,405,209 | $24,176,333 | +$771.1K | +3.29% | ↑Increase |
| Transfers Out | $300,000 | $0 | -$300.0K | -100% | ↓Decrease |
| Fixed Assets | $191,868 | $15,000 | -$176.9K | -92.18% | ↓Decrease |
| Overtime | $1,384,604 | $1,457,000 | +$72.4K | +5.23% | ↑Increase |
| Retiree Medical | $2,173,606 | $2,193,606 | +$20.0K | +0.92% | ↑Increase |
| Grants and Awards | $251,820 | $233,950 | -$17.9K | -7.10% | ↓Decrease |
| Interest Expense | $1,913,261 | $1,926,877 | +$13.6K | +0.71% | ↑Increase |
| Capital Acquisitions | $0 | $0 | +$0 | — | →Flat |
| Capital Projects | $0 | $0 | +$0 | — | →Flat |
| Debt Service | $1,901,850 | $1,901,850 | +$0 | +0.00% | →Flat |
Revenue
Los Gatos FY 2025/26 to FY 2026/27 proposed revenue comparison from the proposed operating budget PDF, centered on General Fund published revenue categories plus town-wide operating toplines.
| Name | 2025/26 | 2026/27 | Delta | % Change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Revenues and Other Sources | $86,156,210 | $81,706,611 | -$4.4M | -5.16% | ↓Decrease |
| Total Revenues | $84,874,181 | $81,144,200 | -$3.7M | -4.39% | ↓Decrease |
| Other Sources | $4,533,252 | $2,394,398 | -$2.1M | -47.18% | ↓Decrease |
| Total General Fund Revenues | $66,480,047 | $64,815,087 | -$1.7M | -2.50% | ↓Decrease |
| Town Services | $6,947,848 | $5,405,945 | -$1.5M | -22.19% | ↓Decrease |
| Property Taxes | $21,519,135 | $22,560,237 | +$1.0M | +4.84% | ↑Increase |
| Intergovernmental Revenue | $1,307,778 | $741,477 | -$566.3K | -43.30% | ↓Decrease |
| Sales and Use Taxes | $9,175,517 | $9,738,517 | +$563.0K | +6.14% | ↑Increase |
| Licenses and Permits | $7,014,459 | $7,549,926 | +$535.5K | +7.63% | ↑Increase |
| VLF Backfill | $5,406,000 | $5,664,604 | +$258.6K | +4.78% | ↑Increase |
| Franchise Fees | $1,008,838 | $1,089,210 | +$80.4K | +7.97% | ↑Increase |
| Other Taxes | $2,601,500 | $2,679,550 | +$78.0K | +3.00% | ↑Increase |
| Transient Occupancy Tax | $2,255,805 | $2,278,360 | +$22.6K | +1.00% | ↑Increase |
| Transfers In | $582,029 | $562,411 | -$19.6K | -3.37% | ↓Decrease |
| Interest Income | $1,913,261 | $1,926,877 | +$13.6K | +0.71% | ↑Increase |
| Debt Service Reimbursement | $1,901,850 | $1,908,375 | +$6.5K | +0.34% | ↑Increase |
| Fines and Forfeitures | $312,775 | $315,200 | +$2.4K | +0.78% | ↑Increase |
| Internal Service Reimbursement | $0 | $0 | +$0 | — | →Flat |
| Measure G District Sales Tax | $0 | $0 | +$0 | — | →Flat |
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.
No department trend groups are available yet.
More department series
| Department | Latest year | Latest value | 5-year change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Administrative Services | 2026/27 Proposed | $7,245,452 | +$1.9M↑Increase |
| Community Development | 2026/27 Proposed | $6,368,565 | +$1.0M↑Increase |
| Library Services | 2026/27 Proposed | $3,652,651 | +$556.2K↑Increase |
| Non-Departmental | 2026/27 Proposed | $5,821,628 | -$2.8M↓Decrease |
| Parks and Public Works | 2026/27 Proposed | $11,649,243 | +$2.7M↑Increase |
| Police Department | 2026/27 Proposed | $23,095,918 | +$4.6M↑Increase |
| Town Attorney | 2026/27 Proposed | $1,293,243 | +$594.1K↑Increase |
| Town Council | 2026/27 Proposed | $233,667 | +$47.3K↑Increase |
Community and Organization Perspectives
Perspectives on this budget will appear here.
Methodology and caveats
- Values are proposed, not adopted. Revenue comparison is General Fund-focused, while town-wide operating toplines are preserved separately from the published town-wide revenue table. FY 2026-27 values in this artifact set are proposed, not adopted. Final adopted values may change after Town Council action. Operating and capital budgets are separate source documents. The extractor keeps operating toplines and capital category output separate and does not create a fake combined total. Revenue comparison rows are General Fund-focused and come from the General Fund summary table. All-funds/topline operating rows come from the Town-wide operating revenue and expenditure tables. Department comparison and department trend are based on the published General Fund Expenditures by Department table and use FY 2025/26 estimated values as the comparison baseline for FY 2026/27 proposed values. CIP output is a high-level category rollup from the capital budget introduction summary table and should not be interpreted as a project-by-project inventory. PDFs were manually downloaded locally for extraction consistency because CivicPlus DocumentCenter links are brittle in scripted fetch workflows. The operating budget includes a narrative General Fund forecast section, but this extractor uses the published FY 2025/26 estimated and FY 2026/27 proposed tables rather than rebuilding a longer forecast series into a separate dataset.
- Values are proposed, not adopted. Uses town-wide operating total uses of funds plus General Fund expenditure categories from the published proposed operating budget tables. FY 2026-27 values in this artifact set are proposed, not adopted. Final adopted values may change after Town Council action. Operating and capital budgets are separate source documents. The extractor keeps operating toplines and capital category output separate and does not create a fake combined total. Revenue comparison rows are General Fund-focused and come from the General Fund summary table. All-funds/topline operating rows come from the Town-wide operating revenue and expenditure tables. Department comparison and department trend are based on the published General Fund Expenditures by Department table and use FY 2025/26 estimated values as the comparison baseline for FY 2026/27 proposed values. CIP output is a high-level category rollup from the capital budget introduction summary table and should not be interpreted as a project-by-project inventory. PDFs were manually downloaded locally for extraction consistency because CivicPlus DocumentCenter links are brittle in scripted fetch workflows. The operating budget includes a narrative General Fund forecast section, but this extractor uses the published FY 2025/26 estimated and FY 2026/27 proposed tables rather than rebuilding a longer forecast series into a separate dataset.
- Compares FY 2025/26 estimated to FY 2026/27 proposed using the published department total lines. FY 2026-27 values in this artifact set are proposed, not adopted. Final adopted values may change after Town Council action. Operating and capital budgets are separate source documents. The extractor keeps operating toplines and capital category output separate and does not create a fake combined total. Revenue comparison rows are General Fund-focused and come from the General Fund summary table. All-funds/topline operating rows come from the Town-wide operating revenue and expenditure tables. Department comparison and department trend are based on the published General Fund Expenditures by Department table and use FY 2025/26 estimated values as the comparison baseline for FY 2026/27 proposed values. CIP output is a high-level category rollup from the capital budget introduction summary table and should not be interpreted as a project-by-project inventory. PDFs were manually downloaded locally for extraction consistency because CivicPlus DocumentCenter links are brittle in scripted fetch workflows. The operating budget includes a narrative General Fund forecast section, but this extractor uses the published FY 2025/26 estimated and FY 2026/27 proposed tables rather than rebuilding a longer forecast series into a separate dataset.
- This dataset is a published multi-year series (FY 2022/23 actual through FY 2026/27 proposed), not a normalized audited history. FY 2026-27 values in this artifact set are proposed, not adopted. Final adopted values may change after Town Council action. Operating and capital budgets are separate source documents. The extractor keeps operating toplines and capital category output separate and does not create a fake combined total. Revenue comparison rows are General Fund-focused and come from the General Fund summary table. All-funds/topline operating rows come from the Town-wide operating revenue and expenditure tables. Department comparison and department trend are based on the published General Fund Expenditures by Department table and use FY 2025/26 estimated values as the comparison baseline for FY 2026/27 proposed values. CIP output is a high-level category rollup from the capital budget introduction summary table and should not be interpreted as a project-by-project inventory. PDFs were manually downloaded locally for extraction consistency because CivicPlus DocumentCenter links are brittle in scripted fetch workflows. The operating budget includes a narrative General Fund forecast section, but this extractor uses the published FY 2025/26 estimated and FY 2026/27 proposed tables rather than rebuilding a longer forecast series into a separate dataset.
Sources and official documents
FY 2026-27 Proposed Operating Budget PDF
Section: Proposed operating budget PDF
Fiscal year: FY 2026/27
Column used: fy-2026-2027-operating-budget.pdf
Notes: Local PDF artifact imported from /Users/Gumby/Projects/civicpulse/tmp/budget/losgatos/source/fy-2026-2027-operating-budget.pdf. Document title: Town of Los Gatos FY 2026-27 Proposed Operating Budget. FY 2026-27 values in this artifact set are proposed, not adopted. Final adopted values may change after Town Council action. Operating and capital budgets are separate source documents. The extractor keeps operating toplines and capital category output separate and does not create a fake combined total. Revenue comparison rows are General Fund-focused and come from the General Fund summary table. All-funds/topline operating rows come from the Town-wide operating revenue and expenditure tables. Department comparison and department trend are based on the published General Fund Expenditures by Department table and use FY 2025/26 estimated values as the comparison baseline for FY 2026/27 proposed values. CIP output is a high-level category rollup from the capital budget introduction summary table and should not be interpreted as a project-by-project inventory. PDFs were manually downloaded locally for extraction consistency because CivicPlus DocumentCenter links are brittle in scripted fetch workflows. The operating budget includes a narrative General Fund forecast section, but this extractor uses the published FY 2025/26 estimated and FY 2026/27 proposed tables rather than rebuilding a longer forecast series into a separate dataset.
FY 2026-27 Proposed Capital Budget PDF
Section: Proposed capital budget PDF
Fiscal year: FY 2026/27
Column used: fy-2026-2027-capital-budget.pdf
Notes: Local PDF artifact imported from /Users/Gumby/Projects/civicpulse/tmp/budget/losgatos/source/fy-2026-2027-capital-budget.pdf. Document title: Town of Los Gatos FY 2026-27 Proposed Capital Improvement Program. FY 2026-27 values in this artifact set are proposed, not adopted. Final adopted values may change after Town Council action. Operating and capital budgets are separate source documents. The extractor keeps operating toplines and capital category output separate and does not create a fake combined total. Revenue comparison rows are General Fund-focused and come from the General Fund summary table. All-funds/topline operating rows come from the Town-wide operating revenue and expenditure tables. Department comparison and department trend are based on the published General Fund Expenditures by Department table and use FY 2025/26 estimated values as the comparison baseline for FY 2026/27 proposed values. CIP output is a high-level category rollup from the capital budget introduction summary table and should not be interpreted as a project-by-project inventory. PDFs were manually downloaded locally for extraction consistency because CivicPlus DocumentCenter links are brittle in scripted fetch workflows. The operating budget includes a narrative General Fund forecast section, but this extractor uses the published FY 2025/26 estimated and FY 2026/27 proposed tables rather than rebuilding a longer forecast series into a separate dataset.
Los Gatos town budget page
Section: Official budget page
Fiscal year: FY 2026-27
Column used: official_budget_page
Notes: Reference only.
Los Gatos proposed FY 2026-27 operating budget page
Section: Proposed operating budget page
Fiscal year: FY 2026-27
Column used: proposed_operating_budget_page
Notes: Reference only.
Los Gatos proposed FY 2026-27 capital budget page
Section: Proposed capital budget page
Fiscal year: FY 2026-27
Column used: proposed_capital_budget_page
Notes: Reference only.
Relevant printed pages in the proposed budget PDFs
Section: Relevant printed pages
Fiscal year: FY 2026-27
Column used: page_references
Notes: Printed page references: {"generalFundSummary":{"pageRange":"Operating budget pages C-9 to C-10","note":"General Fund revenue and expenditure category table used for category comparisons and General Fund toplines."},"townWideRevenueSummary":{"pageRange":"Operating budget pages C-19 to C-20","note":"Total Town Revenues by Category table used for all-funds operating revenue toplines."},"townWideExpenditureSummary":{"pageRange":"Operating budget pages C-21 to C-22","note":"Total Town Expenditures by Category table used for all-funds operating expenditure toplines."},"departmentSpending":{"pageRange":"Operating budget pages C-23 to C-24","note":"General Fund Expenditures by Department table used for department comparison and published trend series."},"fundTotals":{"pageRange":"Operating budget pages C-18 to C-19","note":"Total Town Expenditures by Fund table used to confirm total uses of funds including transfers out."},"capitalCategorySummary":{"pageRange":"Capital budget page A-8","note":"Carry-forward and new FY 2026-27 CIP projects summary by category used for high-level CIP category totals."},"capitalFundingSummary":{"pageRange":"Capital budget page B-9","note":"Source and Use Summary Schedule used as supporting validation for capital funding-source structure."}}.