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Air Quality Management District (AQMD) recommending the Board, acting as the AQMD Board of Directors, approve and authorize the Chair to sign Resolution 101-2022 adopting the Fiscal Year (FY) 2022-23 recommended budget for the El Dorado County AQMD. (Cont. 6/14/2022, Item 47)
FUNDING: Permit revenues, State surcharge fees, Grants.
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DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND
At the meeting of June 14, 2022, the AQMD Board of Directors held a public hearing on the Fiscal Year 2022-2023 recommended budget and continued the matter to June 28, 2022 for final adoption. The Board directed AQMD to budget $850,000 in Designation of Fund Balances to hold funding for a future eligible project in-lieu of the Building A parking lot project which was previously approved as part of AQMD's office relocation and budgeted in FY 2019-20, FY 2020-21 and FY 2021-22. This revision was made and the final AQMD FY 2022-2023 budget is included as attachment 2B to this item.
Health and Safety Code sections 40130-40131 require that air districts adopt their budgets in an open process, separate from other budget processes to ensure full opportunity for the public to participate in, and comment upon, a district's budget prior to adoption. Beginning on May 13, 2022, AQMD prepared and made available to the public a summary of the proposed budget. Direct mail notices were sent to all addresses that were subject to AQMD fees during Fiscal Year 2021-22 regarding the availability of the budget summary online and at the AQMD office, and regarding the public hearing date and location. As such, the public hearing date was scheduled for June 14, 2022 at 10:00am, with a proposed adoption date of June 28, 2021.
ALTERNATIVES
The Board could direct AQMD to further modify the FY 2022-23 budget.
PRIOR BOARD ACTION
N/A
OTHER DEPARTMENT / AGENCY INVOLVEMENT
N/A
CAO RECOMMENDATION / COMMENTS
Approve as recommended.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
The total proposed budget is $9,019,503, of which $2,572,212 is budgeted in Operations, and $6,447,291 is budgeted in the grant programs (Chimney Smoke woodstove replacements, Drive Clean, Clean Lawnmower exchange, Motor Vehicle Emission Reduction, FARMER, and Carl Moyer). Revenue from regulated sources is $704,633. Stationary source fees and dust plan fees are being increased by 7.4% based upon the change in the California Consumer Price Index from February 2021 to February 2022. Staff salaries and benefits comprise approximately 15.17% of the total budget. The AQMD budget receives no General Fund contributions.
CLERK OF THE BOARD FOLLOW UP ACTIONS
The Clerk of the Board shall forward a signed copy of the resolution to AQMD upon budget adoption.
STRATEGIC PLAN COMPONENT
Healthy Communities
CONTACT
Dave Johnston, Air Pollution Control Officer