The Marin County Civic Center in San Rafael. [Photo courtesy County of Marin]
The County of Marin increased its budget for the coming year by 6%—bringing the total for 2025-26 to $865.8 million.
The Marin County Board of Supervisors approved the all-funds budget May 21.
According to county officials, the budget maintains current levels of services to the community and includes $10.4 million in one-time funds allocated toward one-time enhancements and pilot initiatives such as the expansion of 24/7 mental health mobile crisis support and investment in wildfire response, including the addition of eight full-time positions at the Marin County Fire Department.
Board President and District 1 Supervisor Mary Sackett applauded the budget’s inclusion of $20.4 million toward affordable housing. She also said the budget was approved with awareness that changes in funding for counties could be on the horizon. “While we anticipate cuts in federal and state funding that we won’t be able to fully offset, we are maintaining healthy reserves so we can make strategic decisions in the face of potential reductions,” Sackett said.
According to county data, the largest sources of revenue in the budget are taxes (42%) and the state and federal governments (37%). The largest expenditures are for the county workforce’s salaries and benefits (56%) and public services and supplies (32%).
The new budget goes into effect July 1. For more info, visit marincounty.gov.
