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Chief Administrative Office recommending the Board receive a presentation on the Fiscal Year (FY) 2021-22 Recommended Budget preparation and provide direction.
FUNDING: Countywide Budget.
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DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND
On October 20, 2020 with Legistar item 20-1382, the Board approved the Fiscal Year 2021-22 Master Budget Calendar. Per the budget calendar, departments submitted their budget requests in late February 2021, and Chief Administrative Office staff has been reviewing the requests and preparing a Recommended Budget to present to the Board on June 7, 2021.
The budget calendar also included an “April Special Board Meeting.” The Chief Administrative Office has prepared a presentation that outlines the Recommended Budget as it stands today including what is and is not included in the Recommended Budget currently. The Recommended Budget is still not finalized and may change slightly from what is presented today by June 7, 2021.
Per the presentation, the Recommended Budget currently plans to fund the following Board Budget Policy items:
• General Reserve ~$10 million
• Contingency ~$6 million
• Designation for Capital Projects ~$5 million
• Transient Occupancy Tax - per March 30, 2021 Board Direction
• General Fund Road Maintenance ~$3 million
The planned Recommended Budget also includes carrying over the following FY 2020-21 Budget items:
• Jail Expansion Project ~$18.5 million (grant funded)
• Broadband Grant Match ~$450,000
• Bike Park ~$2.3 million (grant funded)
• Shakori Garage Project ~$2.3 million
The Board has provided direction that impacts the FY 2021-22 Recommended Budget. The prior Board directed items included in the planned Recommended Budget include:
• Alternate Public Defender ~$1.5 million
• Public Safety Facility 1st Loan Payment ~$2.3 million
• TOT funded direction: community planning, snow plow, fire district requests, etc.
• Industrial Drive Intersection ~$620,500
• Office 365 Implementation ~$300,000
• Spring Street Replace...
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