Measure T was placed on the November 5, 2024, ballot by a unanimous vote of the Sonoma City Council to support existing and expanded City service levels and ensure financial stability and sustainability. Measure T was placed on the ballot to address Sonoma’s significant budget deficit and ensure the continuation and enhancement of essential city … Continued
Measure T is a proposed 0.5% increase in the local sales tax (officially called a “transactions and use tax”) for the City of Sonoma, placed on the November 2024 ballot. The measure is designed to generate approximately $3 million annually to support essential city services. If Measure T is passed, this tax would be applied … Continued
As a result of years of fiscal prudence, City has developed healthy financial reserves, which function as savings accounts or “rainy day” funds. The Emergency Reserve (target level = $1.5 million) helps fund the costs of responding to a major fire, earthquake, or pandemic. The purpose of the Operating Reserve (target level = amount equal … Continued
Keeping our community safe is the City’s highest priority. This includes local businesses and their employees. City staff assignments have shifted to prioritize public education and enforcement regarding Coronavirus related health orders, as well as community support projects such as the food security task force. The City Council allocated $150,000 from the City’s Housing Trust … Continued
With revenues down significantly, the adopted budget is balanced through a combination of spending reductions and use of financial reserves or “rainy day funds”. At $19.3M, the FY 20-21 adopted budget for General Fund expenditures is about $2M below the amount forecasted for “status quo operations”, and $1.1M below the pre-pandemic budget for FY 19-20. … Continued
With its tourism-based local economy, the City of Sonoma relies on revenues that are being significantly impacted by the coronavirus pandemic. The most greatly affected are hotel taxes (called Transient Occupancy Tax or TOT), which had previously been generating almost 24% of total General Fund revenues. Prior to the pandemic, annual TOT revenues were on … Continued
Please do NOT place plastic shopping bags in your curbside recycling tote. The best option is to avoid getting new bags. But if that is not possible, try to reuse them or you may be able to donate them for reuse by local thrift stores. Otherwise, there are receptacles for recycling your plastic bags at … Continued
Learn more about the California Green Business Network that has a green business certification program that is run locally by the county and find information about sustainable business practices and programs on the Sonoma Valley Chamber of Commerce “Green Your Business” page.
Learn the Top 10 Things to Know about Bikes. Written by Sarah Hadler, Program Manager and League of American Bicyclist Cycling Instructor #3909 with the Sonoma County Bicycle Coalition
All of these water conservation devices are available free of charge at City Hall during normal business hours.
