Sunset's budget moves $650,000 from capital projects to the general fund

Sunset's fiscal 2027 budget shows $650,000 moving out of the city's capital project funds. The general fund's revenue page lists it as "Trasnfer from Cap Proj Funds," as spelled in the budget. ^[1]

Together with $54,057 drawn from fund balance, the transfer makes up the $704,057 the general fund budget lists under "use of fund balance." The general fund budget totals $3,350,422. ^[1]

Two labels

On the Public Works Capital Project Fund page, the $650,000 appears under a line labeled "Transfer to Utility Fund." The same page lists $973,095 as a contribution from fund balance and $994,300 in total spending. ^[2]

The utility fund's income page shows $0 on its line for transfers from another fund. ^[5]

The 2025 transfer

The flow went the other way in fiscal 2025. The audited statements show the general fund transferred out $907,500 and received $7,500, a net $900,000 to the Public Works Capital Project Fund. ^[4]

That fund also reported $1,290,600 from the sale of assets and $86,581 in intergovernmental revenue that year. Its balance rose by $1,956,729, to $2,431,228, which the audit classifies as assigned to capital projects. ^[3]

The general fund's balance fell by $847,944, to $1,556,814. ^[3]