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Chief Administrative Office recommending the Board:
1) Appoint two members to the Fiscal Year 2024-25 Budget Ad Hoc Committee; and
2) Provide direction to staff on the discretionaryTransient Occupancy Tax allocation process and any Board-directed revisions to Board Policy B-16, Budget Policies.
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DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND
Ad Hoc Committee
For the past six years, the Board has appointed two members to sit on the annual Budget Ad Hoc Committee. It is recommended that the Board consider and select two members to serve as the committee for the development of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2024-25 Budget. Prior to FY 2020-21, the Board appointed the Chair and Vice Chair. For the FY 2020-21 budget process, the Board appointed the Chair and Second Vice Chair, and for FY 2021-22, FY 2022-23, and FY 2023-24, the Board appointed the Chair and Vice Chair. The Board may select any two of the five members.
Budget Policies and TOT Allocation Process
Board of Supervisors Policy B-16, Budget Policies, was originally adopted in 2015, to provide a framework for budgetary decision making regarding the use of County funds, ensure prudent County fiscal management, and direct the CAO in the development and management of the County budget.
Each year the CAO asks the Board for direction on the Recommended Budget at a special meeting in April. This meeting includes a review of Policy B-16 and any revisions recommended by the CAO or requested by Board Members. Direction is also provided on the allocation of discretionary TOT funding at this meeting.
In order to prepare for the April special meeting, staff is requesting direction on which County departments and outside agencies should be contacted to submit requests for funding related to impacts of tourism on their services or facilities. For the past three fiscal years, all County departments and the fire districts within the County have been provided an opportunity to request TOT funding to help mitigate the impacts of...
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