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Agriculture Department recommending the Board approve and authorize the Chair to sign a Budget Transfer in the amount of $ 11,878, adjusting the revenue and appropriations for Fiscal Year 2016/17 with funding coming from California Department of Food and Agriculture and California Agricultural Commissioners and Sealers Association. (4/5 vote required)
FUNDING: California Department of Food and Agriculture and California Agricultural Commissioners and Sealers Association. (100% - State)
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DEPARTMENT RECOMMENDATION
Agriculture Department recommending the Board: 1) Approve and authorize the Chair to sign a Budget Transfer (Attachment A) in the amount of $11,878, adjusting revenues and appropriations for Fiscal Year 2016/17.
DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND
The Agriculture Department contracts with California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) for the trapping of various pests. CDFA has increased the Pest Detection contract to include the trapping of Asian Citrus Psyllid with an additional $9,878 in revenues and the same in appropriations for labor. This additional funding was addressed in our year end projections. The second portion of the funding is from the California Agricultural Commissioners and Sealer Association Pesticide (CACASA) for the purchase of two additional tablets in the amount of $2,000 to be used with the California Pesticide Enforcement Activity Tracking System (CalPEATS).
This new revenue and appropriations will be expended by the end of the fiscal year.
ALTERNATIVES
The Board may elect not to approve the Budget Transfer as proposed, although proper accounting for operating activity may be jeopardized. All proposed adjustments are necessary to accurately reflect FY16/17 activity of trapping and purchase of tablets.
OTHER DEPARTMENT / AGENCY INVOLVEMENT
N/A
CAO RECOMMENDATION
It is recommended that the Board approve this item.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
The proposed Budget Transfer results in no increase to Net County Cost. All increases in appropriations are funded by additional revenue.
CLERK OF THE BOARD FOLLOW UP ACTIONS
1) The Clerk of the Board will obtain the Chair’s signature on the original Budget Transfer.
2) The Clerk of the Board will forward the fully executed Budget Transfer to the Auditor/Controller's Office for processing, and provide a copy of the executed Budget Transfer to the Agriculture Department.
CONTACT
Charlene Carveth