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Chief Administrative Office recommending the Board:
1) Receive a presentation on the Fiscal Year (FY) 2024-25 Recommended Budget preparation;
2) Provide direction to staff on what to include in the Recommended Budget, the use of Discretionary Transient Occupancy Tax, and any other issues related to the preparation of the Recommended Budget;
3) Approve and revise Board of Supervisors Policy B-16 Budget Policies; and
4) Approve a rate holiday for department contributions to the Retiree Health Program for six months of FY 2023-24 and all of FY 2024-25, by using Retiree Health Fund Balance to fund the program.
FUNDING: Countywide Budget.
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DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND
On November 7, 2023 (Legistar 23-1923), the Board received the FY 2024-25 Master Budget Calendar. Per the budget calendar, departments submitted their budget requests in late February 2024, and Chief Administrative Office staff reviewed the requests and are preparing a Recommended Budget to present to the Board on June 11, 2024.
The budget calendar also included an ‘April Special Board Presentation’. The Chief Administrative Office has prepared a presentation outlining the current Recommended Budget. The Recommended Budget is not yet finalized and may change by June 11, 2024.
Staff are recommending revisions to Board Policy B-16 Budget Policies. In addition to minor typographical edits, the following changes are proposed:
- An addition to the County Share policy (B-16 II. 6) that clarifies how funds are recovered through the Countywide Cost Allocation Plan. Additional language is as follows: Through the Countywide Cost Allocation Plan, the County will recover the General Fund cost of support and services from all non-General Fund programs and from General Fund programs that can recover these costs from other funding sources (e.g., Social Services, Child Support Services). The Chief Administrative Office will determine what General Fund programs will allocate funding for cost recovery thro...
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