Explanation of the reasons behind the County Administrator’s recommendations is presented in the attached FY 2017/18 Recommended Budget. Material from departments invited to make a presentation is also attached: Health Services (oral only), Employment and Human Services, Sheriff-Coroner, District Attorney (will be available at the Hearing), and Probation.
MEET AND CONFER/LAY-OFF RESOLUTIONS
For the last several years at this point in the budget cycle, County Departments, in cooperation with Labor Relations, have begun the meet and confer process with employee representatives regarding the impact of program reductions on the terms and conditions of employment for affected employees. As noted in the Recommended Budget, County lay-offs may occur as a consequence of the elimination of the collection unit in the Probation Department. Pending Final Budget adoption on May 9, Position Addition and Elimination lists may be presented to the Board for adoption on that day, with effective dates effective July 1, 2017.
Adoption of the County budget may be delayed.
Speakers: Margaret Hanlon-Gradie, Contra Costa AFL-CIO; Rebecca Rozen, Hospital Council; Melvin Willis; Francisco Torres; Dora Mogana & Dora Alicia Magona Colado, ACCE; Emilia Bermudez; Dan Geiger,Human Services Alliance of Contra Costa; Ellen McDonnell, Public Defender Union; William White, United Way; K.C. Donovan, Public Defender union; Larry Sly, Food Bank; Harry Baker, resident of Pleasant Hill; Ana Gonzalez; Martha Montes; Edith Pastrano; Jennifer Huber; Kristi Laughlin, Contra Costa Immigrant Rights Alliance (handout attached); Paul Chavez, Centro legal De La Raza (handout attached); Kristi Laughlin, Contra Costa Immigrant Rights Alliance ; Bob Lane, Contra Costa Immigrant rights Alliance ; Paul Chavez, Centro Legal De La Raza; Ali Saidi, Contra Costa Immigrant Rights Alliance (handout attached); Judy Weatherly ; Blanca Retano; Patricia Aguiar; Gabriel Haaland; Gwen Watson, Social Justice Alliance; Tom Tamura, Seneca Family of Agencies; Isidoro Saravia; Melody Howe Weintraub, resident of Lafayette ; Zeleika Godinez, Ensuring Opportunity Campaign; Reverend Will McGarrey; Tiffany Straus, Early Childhood Mental Health Program & CMHP; Mariana Moore, Ensuring Opportunity Campaign; Rita Barouch, resident of Richmond; Alvaro Fuentes, Community Clinic Consortium; Diana Clark, Rapid Response (handout attached); Cornelio Perez; Norie Clarke, resident of Kensington (commentary attached);
Written commentary was provided by: Reverend Deborah Lee, Interfaith Movement 4 Human Integrity, CCC Immigrant Rights Alliance; Anthony Peterson, Contra Costa Immigration Alliance; Wendy Hersay, resident of Concord; Diana Clark, resident of Walnut Creek; Tom Alexander, Fred Finch Youth Center; Chris Broglio, resident of El Sobrante; Judy Ballinger, resident of El Cerrito; Jonce Grassi, resident of Richmond.
ADOPTED Recommendations No. 1-16 as presented;
The modifications to the proposed budget, as noted in Recommendation No. 15, to be presented to the Board on May 9, 2017 are as follows:
An additional $250,000 will be provided to the Contra Costa Cares program (from contingency funds), contingent upon the program achieving an equal match from the hospitals;
Ayes: Gioia, Burgis, Glover Noes: Mitchoff Absent: Andersen Abstain: none
$500,000 will be budgeted, a one-time only request (from reserves) for the Northern Waterfront Development Initiative
Ayes: Gioia, Burgis, Mitchoff, Glover Noes: None Absent: Andersen Abstain: None
$400,000 to be budgeted (from contingency fund) for the Brentwood Proposal for East Contra Costa County Fire District for funding through the 2018/2019 fiscal year conditional upon keeping the Knightsen station open;
Ayes: Gioia, Burgis, Mitchoff, Glover Noes: None Absent: Andersen Abstain: none
DIRECTED The County Administrator meet with the Public Defender to review her budget request around both misdemeanor and felony cases, with data on both, and return to the Board with a recommendation;
Ayes: Gioia, Burgis, Mitchoff, Glover Noes: None Absent: Andersen Abstain: none
REFERRED to the Finance Committee the matter of funding of Rapid Response, a legal representation program to respond to immigration matters.