2025/06/10 City Council Resolution 2025-035 RESOLUTION NO. 2025-035
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROHNERT PARK
ADOPTING AN APPROPRIATIONS LIMIT FOR THE
CITY OF ROHNERT PARK FOR THE 2025-26 FISCAL YEAR
PURSUANT TO ARTICLE XIII B OF THE CALIFORNIA CONSTITUTION
WHEREAS, Article XIII B of the California Constitution, added by Proposition 4
(November 1979) and subsequently amended by Proposition 98 (November 1988) and
Proposition 111 (June 1990), provides for an annual appropriations limit for state and local
governments beginning with the 1980-81 fiscal year, based on the 1978-79 appropriations, as
adjusted for the changes in the cost of living or per capita personal income, population, and other
specified factors; and,
WHEREAS, implementing legislation, which became effective January 1, 1981,
provides that each year the governing body of each local jurisdiction shall, by resolution,
establish its appropriations limit for the year pursuant to Article III B at a regularly scheduled
meeting or noticed special meeting; and,
WHEREAS, Article XIII B of the California Constitution provides for certain revisions
in the population and inflation factors used in the calculation of the appropriations limit and
further provides for a recalculation of the appropriation limit data for the fiscal years 1987-88
through 1990-91; and,
WHEREAS, the appropriation limit for the City of Rohnert Park for the 2025-26 fiscal
year has been calculated to be $75,204,937 using such revisions and recalculations; and,
WHEREAS, Article XIII B's implementing legislation, Gov't Code §§ 7900-7914,
provides that documentation used in the determination of the appropriations limit shall be
available to the public 15 days before such meeting.. The City made the relevant documentation
available for inspection by the public by posting a notice on the City's website, Public Notices
and Ordinances, starting on May 16, 2025. Physical copies of the public notice was also
available at the City Clerk's office and were posted at the following locations in the City: City
Hall, 130 Avram Avenue; Lobby of City Department of Public Safety Building, 500 City Center
Drive; Lobby of City Community Center Building; 5401 Snyder Lane; and the Lobby of Senior
Center, 6800 Hunter Dr A; as well as the Sonoma County Library.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Rohnert
Park that it does hereby approve the total annual appropriations subject to limitation are
$32,036,765 and the appropriations limit is $75,204,937 for fiscal year 2025-26. The City's
methodology to calculate the appropriations limitation, consistent with the requirements of
Article XIII B and Government Code sections 7900-7914 are attached hereto as Exhibit A, and
incorporated by reference.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Council of Rohnert Park hereby (a) elects
the change in the California Per Capita Income for calculating the inflation factor, and (b) elects
the change in the City of Rohnert Park's population for calculating the population factor,
necessary to determine the City's appropriation limit.
DULY AND REGULARLY ADOPTED this 10th day of June, 2025.
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CITY OF ROHNERT PARK
Exhibit A
Article XIIIB Appropriations Limit (GANN) Calculation
Fiscal Year 2025-26
FY 2024-25 Appropriations Limit, as Adopted 70,694,620$
Adjustment Factors:
Price Factor (1)1.0644
Population (2)0.9994
Total Adjustment Factors (3)1.0638
Total Adjustments 4,510,317
FY 2025-26 Appropriations Limit (Rounded)75,204,937$
Appropriations Subject To Limitation
Fiscal Year 2025-26
Proceeds of Taxes 32,036,765$
User Fees and Charges in Excess of Costs 0
Appropriations Subject to Limit 32,036,765$
FY 2025-26 Appropriations Limit 75,204,937$
Less Appropriations Subject to the Limit 32,036,765
Under/(Over) Appropriations Limit 43,168,172$
(2) The population factor may be based on the change in population of 1) the City or 2) the County of Sonoma, as
provided by the State of California's Department of Finance. The population factor adopted by the City for the
current year appropriation limit represents the change in population of the City of Rohnert Park.
(3) The total adjustment factor is calculated by multiplying the population factor by the price factor.
(1) The price factor ma y be based on 1) the change in per capita personal income for the State of California's
Department of Finance; or 2) the change in the assessed valuation due to new non-residential construction within
the City. The inflation factor adopted by the City for the current year appropriation limit represents the change in
per capita personal income.
CITY OF ROHNERT PARK
130 Avram Avenue
Rohnert Park, California 94928
Telephone (707) 588-2226
PUBLIC NOTICE
Appropriation Limit for the City of Rohnert Park for the 2025-26 Fiscal Year Pursuant to
Article XIII B of the California Constitution
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City of Rohnert Park has calculated its annual
appropriation limit for the 2025-26 fiscal year, as required by Article XIII B of the California
Constitution, and in accordance with Proposition 111. Proposition 111 was approved by the
voters in June 1990, and amended the factors used in the calculation of each year's limit. The
factors to be used now are:
a. Price Factor - At the City's option, either the change in California per capita income or
increase in non-residential assessed valuation due to new construction.
b. Population Factor - At the City's option, either the annual change in City or County
population.
The appropriations limit for the City of Rohnert Park for the fiscal year 2025-26 is calculated to
be $75,204,937.
Documentation used in the calculation of the appropriations limit is available for public
inspection Monday through Friday at the City Clerk’s office, 130 Avram Avenue, Rohnert Park,
CA 94928, between 8:00 A.M. and 5:00 P.M.
Betsy Howze
Finance Director
Dated: May 16, 2025