Budget & Reporting

This interactive digital budget book tool presents the adopted budget in an understandable format that will strengthen financial transparency and broaden public engagement.

This user-friendly, graphical interface provides detailed information on the current and prior four years' revenues and expenditures.

This report was prepared using the financial reporting requirements as prescribed by Government Accounting Standards Board Statement 34 (GASB 34).

In November 2017, Santa Barbara voters approved Measure C, which established a one-cent sales tax increase. Measure C requires an Annual Accountability Report showing how revenues from the prior year were used.