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# City budget squeezed by state property tax shift and rising pension costs
- URL: https://www.smdp.com/121305-story-20051213/
- Published: 2005-12-13T16:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-23T08:17:28.000Z
- Author: Guest Author
- Tags: Government & Politics, Santa Monica, #archive-import

daytime Fire Department personnel and increased salaries for police officers.

The city’s $5 million annual budget is primarily based on property taxes, which have increased in recent years. But the state now takes a larger portion of property taxes so less money makes it into city coffers, Gillison said.

Additionally, contributions to the California Public Employees Retirement System have increased by more than $1 million in the past two years, he said. Make room in the pool

*Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on December 13, 2005.* [Read the original PDF.](https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/smdp%5Fbackissues/121305.pdf?ref=smdp.com)