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Home My WebLink AboutRESO 10304RESOLUTION NO. 10304 Resolution of the Council of the City of Palo Alto Establishing the City’s Appropriations Limit for Fiscal Year 2027 WHEREAS, under Article XIIIB of the Constitution of the State of California, the City of Palo Alto (City) may not appropriate any proceeds of taxes in excess of its appropriations limit; and WHEREAS, since fiscal year 1991, the City is permitted to adjust its appropriations limit annually based on inflation and population adjustment factors; and WHEREAS, pursuant to Government Code Section 37200, the calculation of the appropriations limit and the total appropriations subject to the limit were set forth in the annual budget of the City for Fiscal Year 2027, which was adopted by ordinance of the Council on June 15, 2026; and WHEREAS, pursuant to Government Code sections 7901 and 7910, the final calculation of the appropriations limit has been determined, and the adjustment factors on which the calculation is based are a 4.95 % p ercent change in California per capita income and a 0.23% percent change in the population growth for the County of Santa Clara; and WHEREAS, the documentation used in the determination of the appropriations limit has been made available to the general public for fifteen (15) days prior to the date of adoption of this resolution; and WHEREAS, according to the final calculation, the City’s net appropriations subject to limitation are approximately $168.21 million. NOW, THEREFORE, the Council of the City of Palo Alto does RESOLVE as follows: SECTION 1. The Council of the City of Palo Alto hereby finds that, for Fiscal Year 2027, the final calculation of the appropriations limit of the City of Palo Alto has been determined in accordance with the adjustment factors referred to above, the documentation used in the determination of the calculation has been made available to the general public for the period of fifteen days as required by law, and the City’s appropriations are under the appropriations limit by approximately $78.59 million. SECTION 2. The Council hereby adopts the final calculation of the appropriations limit of the City for Fiscal Year 2027, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 1. 1 Docusign Envelope ID: D7C2B747-43CD-8492-8067-E4BB742E3D71 2 SECTION 3. The Council finds that the adoption of this resolution does not constitute a project under the Section 15378(b)(4) of California Environmental Quality Act Guidelines because establishing the annual appropriations limit is a fiscal activity, and, therefore, no environmental assessment is necessary. INTRODUCED AND PASSED: JUNE 15, 2026 AYES: BURT, LAUING, LU, LYTHCOTT-HAIMS, RECKDAHL, STONE, VEENKER NOES: ABSENT: ABSTENTIONS: NOT PARTICIPATING: ATTEST: APPROVED: City Clerk Mayor APPROVED AS TO FORM: City Manager City Attorney Director of Administrative Services Docusign Envelope ID: D7C2B747-43CD-8492-8067-E4BB742E3D71 Exhibit 1 FY 2027 Adopted Budget 311.83$ 107.85$ 30.43$ 11.91$ 462.02$ Less: Interfund Transfers (41.26)$ (7.40)$ (22.47)$ -$ (71.13)$ Allocated Charges (31.93)$ (0.69)$ (0.69)$ -$ (33.31)$ Non-Proceeds (63.92)$ (102.20)$ (11.42)$ (11.84)$ (189.37)$ Net Appropriations Subject to Limit 174.71$ (2.43)$ (4.15)$ 0.07$ 168.21$ FY 2026 Per Capita Income Change (CA Department of Finance)4.95% Factor A 1.0495 FY 2026 Population Change (County of Santa Clara)0.23% Factor B 1.0023 234.62$ 1.0519 $246.80 Net Appropriations Subject to Limit $168.21 2026 1.0644 1.0031 1.0677 234.62$ 178.01$ 56.61$ 2025 1.0362 1.0002 1.0364 219.74$ 173.10$ 46.64$ 2024*1.0444 0.9975 1.0418 212.02$ 157.94$ 54.08$ 2023*1.0755 1.0007 1.0763 203.52$ 138.39$ 65.13$ 2022*1.0573 0.9944 1.0514 189.10$ 127.09$ 62.01$ 2021 1.0373 1.0037 1.0411 179.86$ 113.06$ 66.80$ 2020 1.0385 1.0033 1.0419 172.75$ 127.42$ 45.33$ 2019 1.0367 1.0099 1.0470 165.80$ 114.94$ 50.86$ 2018 1.0369 1.0082 1.0454 158.36$ 131.49$ 26.87$ 2017 1.0537 1.0130 1.0674 151.48$ 109.51$ 41.97$ 2016 1.0382 1.0113 1.0499 141.92$ 100.60$ 41.32$ *FY 2022-2024 Appropriation Limits restated to correct for Total Adjustment Factor calculation error in those fiscal years. ** Excludes the $0.2m in General Fund transfers. ($ IN MILLIONS) Total Budgeted Appropriations General Fund **Projects Funds Revenue Funds Fund Funds On November 6, 1979, California voters approved Proposition 4, an initiative that added Article XIIIB to the state Constitution. The provisions of this article place limits on the amount of revenue that can be appropriated by all entities of government. The Appropriations Limit is based on actual appropriations during the 1978-1979 fiscal year, as increased each year using specified population and inflationary growth factors. Factor A x Factor B FY 2027 Adopted Appropriations Limit The City of Palo Alto remains well within its appropriations limit in FY 2027. Future year limit trends can be made based on the average change in regional population and income growth. The appropriations subject to limitation includes proceeds of taxes from the General Fund, Capital Projects Fund, and Special Revenue Funds. Fiscal Year Per Capita Income Factor Population Change Factor Adjustment Appropriations Limit Appropriations Subject to Limit Amount Under the Limit Docusign Envelope ID: D7C2B747-43CD-8492-8067-E4BB742E3D71 Certificate Of Completion Envelope Id: D7C2B747-43CD-8492-8067-E4BB742E3D71 Status: Completed Subject: RESO 10304 - Resolution Establishing the City’s Appropriations Limit for Fiscal Year 2027 Source Envelope: Document Pages: 3 Signatures: 5 Envelope Originator: Certificate Pages: 2 Initials: 0 Christine Prior AutoNav: Enabled EnvelopeId Stamping: Enabled Time Zone: (UTC-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada) 250 Hamilton Ave Palo Alto , CA 94301 Christine.Prior@PaloAlto.gov IP Address: 170.85.155.40 Record Tracking Status: Original 6/23/2026 6:11:01 PM Holder: Christine Prior Christine.Prior@PaloAlto.gov Location: DocuSign Security Appliance Status: Connected Pool: StateLocal Signer Events Signature Timestamp Caio Arellano Caio.Arellano@paloalto.gov Chief Assistant City Attorney City of Palo Alto Security Level: Email, Account Authentication (None) Signature Adoption: Uploaded Signature Image Using IP Address: 170.85.155.43 Sent: 6/23/2026 6:13:52 PM Viewed: 7/2/2026 10:52:20 AM Signed: 7/2/2026 10:52:27 AM Electronic Record and Signature Disclosure: Not Offered via Docusign Lauren Lai Lauren.Lai@paloalto.gov Director Administrative Services/CFO COPA Security Level: Email, Account Authentication (None) Signature Adoption: Drawn on Device Using IP Address: 170.85.54.117 Sent: 7/2/2026 10:52:28 AM Viewed: 7/6/2026 9:17:13 AM Signed: 7/6/2026 9:17:26 AM Electronic Record and Signature Disclosure: Not Offered via Docusign Ed Shikada Ed.Shikada@paloalto.gov City Manager City of Palo Alto Security Level: Email, Account Authentication (None) Signature Adoption: Pre-selected Style Using IP Address: 174.194.197.66 Signed using mobile Sent: 7/6/2026 9:17:27 AM Viewed: 7/9/2026 5:48:27 PM Signed: 7/9/2026 5:48:41 PM Electronic Record and Signature Disclosure: Not Offered via Docusign Veenker, Vicki Vicki.Veenker@paloalto.gov City of Palo Alto Security Level: Email, Account Authentication (None)Signature Adoption: Uploaded Signature Image Using IP Address: 199.33.33.245 Sent: 7/9/2026 5:48:43 PM Viewed: 7/14/2026 11:39:05 AM Signed: 7/14/2026 11:39:49 AM Electronic Record and Signature Disclosure: Not Offered via Docusign Signer Events Signature Timestamp Mahealani Ah Yun Mahealani.AhYun@paloalto.gov City Clerk Security Level: Email, Account Authentication (None)Signature Adoption: Pre-selected Style Using IP Address: 199.33.32.254 Sent: 7/14/2026 11:39:50 AM Viewed: 7/20/2026 1:46:09 PM Signed: 7/20/2026 1:46:30 PM Electronic Record and Signature Disclosure: Not Offered via Docusign In Person Signer Events Signature Timestamp Editor Delivery Events Status Timestamp Agent Delivery Events Status Timestamp Intermediary Delivery Events Status Timestamp Certified Delivery Events Status Timestamp Carbon Copy Events Status Timestamp Witness Events Signature Timestamp Notary Events Signature Timestamp Envelope Summary Events Status Timestamps Envelope Sent Hashed/Encrypted 6/23/2026 6:13:52 PM Certified Delivered Security Checked 7/20/2026 1:46:09 PM Signing Complete Security Checked 7/20/2026 1:46:30 PM Completed Security Checked 7/20/2026 1:46:30 PM Payment Events Status Timestamps