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Where your local tax dollars come from, and where they go.
City of Capitola
Adopted budget, FY 2026-27 (July 1, 2026 – June 30, 2027)
Total spending, all funds
$27.1M
Capital projects are budgeted separately in the Capital Improvement Program.
City of Capitola 2026-2027 Adopted Budget (PDF page numbers), p. 35
General Fund revenue
$22.4M
$56,657 more than spending.
City of Capitola 2026-2027 Adopted Budget (PDF page numbers), p. 33
Projected General Fund balance, end of year
$94,957
Separate from the City's reserve funds (Emergency, Contingency, PERS Contingency, Facilities), which require a City Council vote to spend (p. 38).
City of Capitola 2026-2027 Adopted Budget (PDF page numbers), p. 33
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Where the General Fund's money comes from
Total $22.4M
- Sales tax (Bradley-Burns 1%)$6.6M (29.4%)
- Property taxes$3.6M (16.2%)
- District sales taxes (Measures F/Y and O)$3.4M (15.4%)
- Charges for services (incl. parking pay stations)$2.7M (12.0%)
- Transient occupancy (hotel) tax$2.3M (10.3%)
- Other taxes (franchise, cannabis, Measures Q and S, document transfer)$1.6M (6.9%)
- Fines and forfeitures$920K (4.1%)
- Licenses and permits$805K (3.6%)
- Intergovernmental (grants)$214K (1.0%)
- Use of money and property$167K (0.7%)
- Other revenue$103K (0.5%)
Source: City of Capitola 2026-2027 Adopted Budget (PDF page numbers), p. 33, 48
Where the General Fund's money goes, by department
Total $22.3M
- Police (law enforcement, parking enforcement, animal services)$8.3M (37.1%)
- Public Works (streets, parks, fleet, facilities, storm water)$4.3M (19.2%)
- Personnel$3.7M (16.4%)
- Community Services and Recreation$1.9M (8.5%)
- City Manager$1.1M (5.0%)
- Administrative Services$864K (3.9%)
- Community Development$691K (3.1%)
- Transfers and other$487K (2.2%)
- Building$367K (1.6%)
- City Attorney$342K (1.5%)
- Community grants$133K (0.6%)
- City Council$105K (0.5%)
- Museum$84K (0.4%)
"Personnel" is listed as its own department in the budget.Source: City of Capitola 2026-2027 Adopted Budget (PDF page numbers), p. 53
Good to know
- Sales taxes are the General Fund's largest source: $10,010,195, counting the base 1% sales tax and the voter-approved district taxes (Measures F/Y and O). City of Capitola 2026-2027 Adopted Budget (PDF page numbers), p. 48
- Police accounts for $8,276,971, about 38% of General Fund department spending. City of Capitola 2026-2027 Adopted Budget (PDF page numbers), p. 53
- Personnel costs (salaries and benefits) are $14,984,534 of the General Fund's $22,302,469, about two-thirds. City of Capitola 2026-2027 Adopted Budget (PDF page numbers), p. 33
Every figure is taken from City of Capitola's own budget documents and was checked against the source page on 2026-09-22. All of this budget's documents