Despite overall City budget reductions of more than $1.1 million this fiscal year, the City of Sonoma’s contract with Sonoma Valley Fire & Rescue Authority for fire and emergency medical services includes continuation of three firefighter/paramedic positions added last year using a federal grant. The City pays only one-third of the cost for these positions … Continued
As the coronavirus pandemic is significantly impacting City revenues along with the local economy, the City’s focus is on supporting the community throughout this public health and economic crisis, while setting a flexible course of action for funding City services. Key revenues like hotel taxes are being closely monitored, and the City’s financial reserves or … Continued
A meeting of Sonoma City Council will be held on Monday, June 29th at 6:00 pm. View the full agenda including items on the consent calendar and public hearing on our CivicWeb Portal. The items to be considered on the regular calendar are: A Resolution Approving an Ordinance to be Submitted to the Voters of … Continued
A special meeting of Sonoma City Council will be held on Monday, June 22nd at 6:00 pm. View the full agenda including items on the consent calendar on our CivicWeb Portal. The items to be considered on the regular calendar are: Appoint a Representative to the Sonoma County Library Commissioner Presentation on City Budget Workshop including 5-Year … Continued
Update 6/16/2020 – The Budget Workshop originally scheduled for Friday, June 19th has been moved to Monday, June 22nd at 6:00 PM. The City Council will hold a City Budget Update and Study Session to discuss the financial impacts of the Coronavirus Public Health Emergency and the Resulting Economic Emergency at their Special Meeting on … Continued
A regular meeting of Sonoma City Council will be held on Monday, May 18th at 6:00 pm. View the full agenda including items on the consent calendar on our CivicWeb Portal. Items on the public hearing include: CONTINUE TO JUNE 15, 2020 – Appeals of Three (3) Use Permits/Sites for Verizon Small Cell Facilities … Continued
Along with many businesses, city finances have been hit hard by the economic impacts of the coronavirus pandemic. With a tourism-based local economy, the City of Sonoma is reliant on hotel and sales taxes which represents 54% of the City’s General Fund budget. While City revenues were trending at or above projections prior to the … Continued
The City Council will hold a City Budget Update and Study Session to discuss the financial impacts of the Coronavirus Public Health Emergency and the Resulting Economic Emergency on Friday, May 8, 2020, at 1:00 PM. See the full agenda on our CivicWeb Portal. The update and study session will include: Overview of Pandemic Impact … Continued
A meeting of Sonoma City Council will be held on Monday, April 27th at 5:00 pm. View the full agenda on our CivicWeb Portal. The items for discussion are: Brief Update on City’s Emergency Response to COVID-19 Including the Following Actions: Appoint an Ad-Hoc City Council Subcommittee to Work with Staff on Financial Impacts and 5-Year Forecast, FY 19/20 … Continued
The latest edition of “About Town,” the quarterly E-Newsletter from the City of Sonoma, is now available! Included in this issue: Sonoma City Party, August 1st SAVE-THE-DATE, Jean Powell Day is August 5th CSEC Youth Member Position Open Sewer Trunk Main Replacement Project Fiscal Year 2019/2020 Budget Available to View Online Free Tuesday Evening Shuttle … Continued
