Measure Y sales tax and the city budget
Where it standsMeasure Y, a one-percent sales tax, is on the Nov. 3 ballot after the council voted 4-0 in June 2026 to place it there. A similar measure failed in 2024.
What's on the tableThe next council would decide how to spend the revenue if Measure Y passes, and how to balance the budget if it does not.
- Measure Y would add a second supplemental one-cent sales tax and is estimated to provide about $16 million a year for general city services until voters repeal it. City Attorney's impartial analysis of Measure Y · Jun 16, 2026 ↗
- If approved, Measure Y would raise Woodland's combined local sales tax rate from 8% to 9%. City of Woodland ↗
- Measure U, a similar sales tax measure in 2024, failed by fewer than 2,000 votes. Abridged · Sep 30, 2026 ↗
- The city closed a roughly $4.6 million gap in this year's budget by freezing some vacant positions, cutting costs and drawing on reserves; staff predicted status quo spending would deplete reserves by 2030. Abridged · Sep 30, 2026 ↗
License plate readers
Where it standsThe council voted 5-0 in February 2026 to renew the city's contract with Flock Group for license plate readers.
What's on the tableThe next council will oversee the two-year Flock contract and the rules for how camera data is accessed and shared.
- The contract is for two years and up to $300,000, with an additional $80,000 in Woodland Cannabis Dispensary Agreements revenue allocated to the General Fund and appropriated to the police budget. Woodland City Council minutes · Feb 3, 2026 ↗
- A League of Women Voters forum question described the system as 38 automated license plate reader cameras. Daily Democrat · Oct 1, 2026 ↗
Homelessness services
Where it standsThe city supports Fourth and Hope, run by Yolo Wayfarer Center, with federal Continuum of Care grant funds approved by the council in July 2026.
What's on the tableThe next council will decide how the city funds and coordinates homelessness services and how it reports progress.
- In July 2026 the council approved a $380,933 federal Continuum of Care grant agreement and a $379,961 subrecipient agreement with Yolo Wayfarer Center (dba Fourth and Hope). Woodland City Council minutes · Jul 21, 2026 ↗
- A League of Women Voters forum question cited a 2025-26 Yolo County Grand Jury report that found limited public awareness of homelessness services in Woodland and Yolo County. Daily Democrat · Oct 1, 2026 ↗
Urban Limit Line and Measure Z
Where it standsMeasure Z, on the Nov. 3 ballot, would let the city extend water and sewer service up to one mile beyond the Urban Limit Line to existing commercial facilities.
What's on the tableIf Measure Z passes, the next council would decide any utility service agreements case by case, including requests from Bayer and Clark Pacific.
- Woodland voters adopted the Urban Limit Line in 2006, and changing it requires another vote of the voters. City of Woodland ↗
- Measure Z would not move the Urban Limit Line and would apply only to commercial facilities operating on or before Nov. 3, 2026. City of Woodland ↗
- Bayer U.S. Crop Science and Clark Pacific petitioned the city in February 2025 for water, recycled water and sewer service. City of Woodland ↗