Board of Supervisors to hold annual budget workshops April 20-23

The Sonoma County Board of Supervisors will hold its annual budget workshops on April 20-23, giving residents an opportunity to learn about the preliminary spending plan for the 2026-27 fiscal year and provide input to the Board of Supervisors before it adopts a final budget in June.

The workshops, which begin at 9 a.m. each day, are informational and the Board will not take action on the 2026-27 budget until the June budget hearings. There will be an opportunity for public comment on the budget at the opening of each day.

“This year’s budget is the start of what we expect will be some challenging years ahead,” said Supervisor Rebecca Hermosillo, chair of the Board of Supervisors. “Changes at the federal and state level are putting significant pressure on the services our community relies on every day, and those impacts are likely to grow. These workshops are an important opportunity for the public to learn about what’s ahead, understand the tradeoffs, and help shape the tough budget decisions my colleagues and I will have to make.”

The workshops will include presentations of preliminary 2026-27 budgets by each County department, including requests for budget changes that would expand or restore services. Board members will have an opportunity to ask questions, and the public is encouraged to share feedback during the workshops ahead of final budget decisions.

The four-day workshops will cover all major County departments and services. Residents can review department budget presentations in advance at the Board of Supervisors' online agenda. Here is the schedule:

Monday, April 20:

• Overview of County budget
• Federal/state impacts on County budget

Tuesday, April 21:

• Human Services and In-Home Supportive Services
• Health Services
• Child Support Services
• Public Infrastructure
• Roads Fund and Capital Projects
• Permit Sonoma

Wednesday, April 22:

• Sonoma Ag + Open Space
• Department of Agriculture / Weights & Measures
• University of California Cooperative Extension
• Regional Parks
• Sonoma Water
• Probation
• Sheriff’s Office
• Public Defender
• District Attorney’s Office

Thursday, April 23

• Economic Development Collaborative
• Community Development Commission
• Registrar of Voters
• Auditor-Controller-Treasurer-Tax Collector
• Human Resources
• Independent Office of Law Enforcement Review and Outreach
• Office of Equity
• Clerk-Recorder-Assessor
• County Counsel
• Information Systems
• Emergency Management
• Board of Supervisors/County Executive’s Office

The proposed budget for the fiscal year that begins July 1 totals $2.7 billion, a 1.2 percent increase from the current year. Feedback from the workshops will be used to develop a recommended budget from the County Executive’s Office, to be published on May 13. The Board of Supervisors will consider the proposal and any adjustments during budget hearings that begin June 9.

Previous County budget reports are available here.

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Media Contact:
Ted Appel, Communications Specialist
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Santa Rosa, CA 95403