Every number has a receipt

Each figure on this site traces to one of these 13 documents. City documents are primary; news reports are used for context and are labeled as such. Documents from other governments, such as the school district, explain what the City's budget doesn't cover. They are labeled too.

What this budget covers

Is this everything the City of Fremont spends?

Yes, for the City government. These pages show the City of Fremont's own budget: across all its funds in FY 2026/27. Of that, is the General Fund, the City's main account for day-to-day services.

Where are the schools?

Public schools in Fremont are run by Fremont Unified School District (FUSD), a separate government. It is governed by a five-member Board of Education, each member elected to a four-year term.

FUSD adopts its own budget, most recently on June 24, 2026, so school spending isn't in the City's numbers. FUSD publishes its budget on its own site.

What else isn't here?

The City's own budget lists other governments that serve Fremont. Each has its own budget, separate from the City's, so none of their spending is on these pages.

Alameda County. The county government.
Fremont-Newark Community College District. Ohlone College, with campuses in Fremont and Newark.
BART and AC Transit. Regional trains and buses. The ACE and Amtrak Capitol Corridor trains also serve Fremont.
Alameda County Water District. Water.
Union Sanitary District. Sewer.
Alameda County Flood Control and Water Conservation District. Flood control.
East Bay Regional Park District. Regional parks.

Where does my property tax go?

The basic 1% property tax is pooled by the county and divided under state law among the county, cities, schools and special districts.

The City says it receives about 15 cents of every dollar of property tax paid, and that Alameda County and the schools, including FUSD, receive most of it.

The in property tax on these pages is only the City's share.

Does the City pay for the schools?

FUSD's budget groups its General Fund money by kind: the state's school funding formula (LCFF), federal revenue, other state revenue and other local revenue. The state formula is by far the largest.

The City's own budget describes joint work with the district, such as a recycling coordinator funding agreement and police School Resource Officers who partner with FUSD.

We haven't checked every line of the City's full budget, so small City grants or contracts with the district can't be ruled out.

All 13City documents (4)News reports (0)Other governments (9)

S1FY 2026/27 Adopted Operating BudgetCity of Fremont · June 9, 2026 · General Fund summary, revenue, forecast, positions, pension, capital plan · pp. 19, 27, 28, 29, 32, 33, 34, 39, 65, 66, 67, 68, 71, 73, 75, 85, 87, 89, 107, 112, 114, 120, 137, 176, 184, 186, 188, 253, 270, 271, 272, 273, 274, 275, 276Used on: Overview Capital Departments FAQ Glossary Balance & Reserves Revenue Methods↗
S2FY 2025/26 Mid-Year Budget ReportCity of Fremont · March 3, 2026 · FY 2024/25 Budget Uncertainty Reserve draw; sales-tax recovery · pp. 4, 5Used on: Overview Balance & Reserves Revenue↗
S3FY 2026/27 Proposed BudgetCity of Fremont · May 12, 2026 · The proposed budget's balance; sales-tax recovery · p. 10Used on: Balance & Reserves Revenue↗
S4Another government's document, not the City'sBudgetFremont Unified School District · Where FUSD publishes its own budgetUsed on: FAQ Methods↗
S5Another government's document, not the City's2026-27 Adopted Budget: Budget ReportFremont Unified School District · June 24, 2026 · FUSD's elected board, adoption date and General Fund revenue sources · pp. 1, 13, 18Used on: FAQ Glossary Methods↗
S6Another government's document, not the City'sThe 1 Percent Tax: Where Does Your Money Go?Legislative Analyst's Office (California) · How the county divides the basic 1% property tax · p. 1Used on: Methods↗
S7Another government's document, not the City'sUnderstanding California's Property TaxesLegislative Analyst's Office (California) · November 29, 2012 · Glossary: parcel tax, special district · pp. 14, 18Used on: Glossary↗
S8Another government's document, not the City'sCities in Alameda CountyCounty of Alameda · Fremont is one of Alameda County's citiesUsed on: Methods↗
S9Annual Comprehensive Financial Report, Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2025City of Fremont · Principal property taxpayers · p. 194Used on: FAQ↗
S10Another government's document, not the City'sCalifornia City and County Sales and Use Tax RatesCalifornia Department of Tax and Fee Administration · October 1, 2026 · Fremont's sales tax rateUsed on: FAQ↗
S11Another government's document, not the City'sDetailed Description of the Sales & Use Tax RateCalifornia Department of Tax and Fee Administration · Where the statewide 7.25% goesUsed on: FAQ↗
S12Another government's document, not the City'sDistrict Taxes, Rates, and Effective Dates (CDTFA-823)California Department of Tax and Fee Administration · October 1, 2026 · Alameda County's district sales taxes · p. 1Used on: FAQ↗
S13Another government's document, not the City'sWho We AreAlameda County Library · Who runs Fremont's librariesUsed on: FAQ↗

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Known gaps in the data

Only one year is adopted
The Council adopts one year at a time. Earlier years are actuals or estimates, and later years are the City's forecast; none of them was adopted with this budget.
A savings assumption no department carries
The budget counts on of savings across the City that isn't assigned to any department, so the departments' budgets add up to more than the General Fund spends.
Staff are counted in every fund
Position counts cover all funds, while department spending is the General Fund alone, and the position table lists the administrative departments separately. Compare the two only loosely.
Page numbers are the printed ones
Receipts cite the page number printed on the page, as the City's own tables of contents do. FY 2026/27 Adopted Operating Budget has 6 pages before its page 1, so its PDF page is 6 more. 2026-27 Adopted Budget: Budget Report has 4 pages before its page 1, so its PDF page is 4 more. Annual Comprehensive Financial Report, Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2025 has 6 pages before its page 1, so its PDF page is 6 more. Links open the right page either way.
The City's site can refuse links
fremont.gov sometimes blocks visitors it takes for robots. For 3 documents, each receipt also links the Internet Archive's copy, which is the same file.

How we build this site

Numbers are read from the table row or sentence of a City document that states them, never retyped. The build checks every quoted line against the document's text and ties each table to its own totals. Groupings (like 'property tax') are sums of the City's own line items, and each group lists its parts.

Figures are from the City of Fremont's adopted budget and its budget reports. Years before FY 2026/27 are shown for context and were not adopted with this budget, and years after it are the City's forecast. Not for investment-decision use.