Category: Finance Department News

May 4th & May 18th Budget Workshop Recordings Now Available

Video Recordings of the two City Council Budget Workshops are now available to view online. City Council held the special budget workshops to review, discuss, and provide initial direction to staff on the FY 22-23 City of Sonoma’s Operating and Capital Improvement Budgets. Each workshop covered different sections of the proposed budget. The first Budget … Continued

Special City Council Meeting – June 1st, 2PM

A special, in-person-only meeting of the Sonoma City Council will be held on Wednesday, June 1st at 2:00 pm. View the full agenda on our CivicWeb Portal. The item to be considered is: Discussion, Consideration and Possible Action to Approve the Fiscal Year 2022-23 City of Sonoma Operating and Capital Improvement Budget The meeting will be held … Continued

City Council to Hold Second Budget Workshop – May 18th, 2:00PM

The second of two Special Sonoma City Council meetings to review the proposed Fiscal Year 2022-2023 (FY 22-23) Operating and Capital Budget for the City of Sonoma and Successor Agency will be held on Wednesday, May 18th at 2:00 pm in the City’s Emergency Operation Center (EOC). Find the agenda for the workshop here. The … Continued

City Council Meeting – April 6, 6PM (In-Person Only)

A regular, in-person-only meeting of the Sonoma City Council will be held on Wednesday, April 6th at 6:00 pm. View the full agenda including items on the consent calendar and public hearing items on our CivicWeb Portal. The item to be considered on the regular calendar is: FY 2021-22 Budget to Actuals and Discussion, Consideration and Possible Action … Continued

City Council Meeting – May 17th, 6:00PM

A regular meeting of the Sonoma City Council will be held on Monday, May 17 at 6:00 pm. View the full agenda to view items on the consent calendar on our CivicWeb Portal. The items to be considered on the regular calendar are: Parking Strategies in the Sonoma Downtown/Plaza Area Future City Council meetings as the COVID-19 Pandemic … Continued

City Council Meeting – October 19th, 6:00PM

A meeting of Sonoma City Council will be held on Monday, October 19th 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: Verizon Small Cell Sites in Commercial Areas Appeals Update on Progress on Implementing City’s Climate … Continued

Payment Drop Box Installed at City Hall

A new payment drop box has been installed near the front entry door at City Hall. Customers may drop water bill payments, transient occupancy tax payments and business license payments that do not require staff assistance. No cash payments, please. The box will be emptied at 4:30 every day with the exception of holidays and … Continued

Council Studies Impacts of Pandemic on City Finances

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

New Online Services for Business License Customers

The City of Sonoma is excited to announce new online services for business license customers! Customers can now submit business license applications, updates, and renewals at sonomabuslic.sonomacity.org All you need is your online renewal PIN number located in the right-hand corner of your 2020 business license renewal notice and payment information. Renewal notices will be … Continued

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