In November 1979 the voters of the State of California approved Proposition 4, commonly known as the “Gann Initiative” or “Gann Limit.” The Proposition created Article XIIIB of the State Constitution placing limits on the amount of revenue which can be spent by all entities of government from the “proceeds of taxes.” Proposition 4 became effective for the 1980-81 fiscal year, but the formula for calculating the limit was based on the 1978-79 “base year” revenues, with adjustments being made annually to reflect increase in population and cost of living. Section 9710 of the California Government Code, added in 1980 by the State Legislature, provides that “each year, the governing body of each local jurisdiction shall, by resolution, establish its appropriations limit for the following year.” In June of 1990 the California Voters approved Proposition 111. Among other things, Proposition 111 provided new adjustment formulas, which make the Appropriations Limit more responsive to local growth issues. Only tax proceeds are subject to the limit. Charges for services, regulatory fees, grants, loans, donations and other non-tax proceeds are not subject to the limit. Proposition 111 also established a requirement for an annual review of Limit calculations. Each year the City Council must adopt by resolution the City’s appropriations limit for the following year. The following is the calculation for the City’s Gann Appropriations Limit for FY 2026-27. Tustin’s annual appropriation limit has been determined in accordance with Article XIIIB of the California State Constitution and Section 7902 of the California Government Code. The City will be below its legal appropriations limit by $62,377,177 using the change in per capita personal income of the preceding year and City population growth factors.
City of Tustin - Appropriation Limit by Year
160,000,000
140,000,000
120,000,000
100,000,000
80,000,000
60,000,000
40,000,000
20,000,000
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2017-18 2018-19 2019-20 2020-21 2021-22 2022-23 2023-24 2024-25 2025-26 2026-27
Limit
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