RECOMMENDATION(S): (CONT'D)
a. County Administrator’s Office
b. Sheriff-Coroner
c. District Attorney
d. Probation
e. Public Defender
f. Contra Costa County Fire Protection District
g. Crockett-Carquinez Fire Protection District
h. Animal Services
3. RECEIVE public comment on the above budget presentations.
4. RECEIVE budget presentations from the following departments, tentatively scheduled for April 25, 2023:
i. Library
j. Clerk-Recorder and Registrar of Voters
k. Health Services
l. Employment and Human Services
m. Public Works
5. RECEIVE public comment on the above budget presentations and any other budget items.
6. CLOSE the public hearing.
7. ACKNOWLEDGE that delivering core services, maintaining top credit ratings, minimizing debt, and maintenance of the County's physical assets remain a priority of the Board of Supervisors over the long term;
8. ACKNOWLEDGE that the Recommended Budget balances annual estimated expenditures with estimated revenues in FY23-24;
9. ACKNOWLEDGE that the Recommended Budget does not include any funding changes that may occur in the State of California’s FY23-24 budget;
10. RE-AFFIRM the Board of Supervisors’ policy prohibiting the use of County General Purpose Revenue to backfill State and Federal revenue cuts;
11. PROVIDE direction to the County Administrator on how to allocate the available $5.58M balance for FY23-24 Measure X;
12. ACKNOWLEDGE that the Recommended Budget includes a specific appropriation of $15M for contingency, and that the Board also maintains its ability to manage General Fund contingencies during the fiscal year by use of fund balance and reserve funds;
13. ACKNOWLEDGE that any program increases or restoration of any recommended program reductions will require an equivalent reduction in funds from other County priorities in order to adhere to our balanced budget policy;
14. DIRECT the County Administrator to prepare for consideration by the Board of Supervisors on May 23, 2023, position additions and eliminations necessary to carry out Board action on the Recommended Budget;
15. DIRECT the County Administrator to prepare for Board adoption on May 23, 2023, the FY23-24 County and Special District Budgets, as modified, to incorporate any changes directed by the Board during these public hearings.
FISCAL IMPACT:
See attached FY23-24 Recommended Budget totaling $5.515 billion, total allocated full-time equivalent positions of 11,127.6, and including the Transmittal Letter and Budget Summary.
The web version of the document can also be found at this link:
https://county-contra-costa-ca-budget-book.cleargov.com/10085/introduction/transmittal-letter
Other budget documents, including for prior years can be found at the link below:
http://www.cccounty.us/770/Budget-Documents
BACKGROUND:
Explanation of the reasons behind the County Administrator’s recommendations is presented in the attached FY23-24 Recommended Budget document and summarized in the attached PowerPoint Presentation. Materials from presenting departments are also attached as listed below.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
Adoption of the County budget may be delayed.
CLERK'S ADDENDUM
Speakers April 24: Claudia Quintana, Pinole; Heliodoro Moreno, Pittsburg; Von Vornivilaipan, Richmond; Edwin Enriquez from Guatemala; Sara Gurdian, Program Manager, Budget Justice Coalition; Marianna Moore, Director of Ensuring Opportunity Campaign; Caller5748; Malu; Bara Sapir; Rachel Rosekind; John M. Dante; Erica Yanez, Policy Advocacy Manager, Stand Together Contra Costa; Gigi Crowder, Anna Ostrander; Concepcion James, Chair, United Latino Voices of Contra Costa; Catherine Wally; Lauren Simonse; Linda Olvera; Joe Summers, Contra Costa Labor Council;
Speakers April 25: Gigi, Exec of NAMI Contra Costa and founder of 40 Voices for Wellness; Carrie Frasier, Exec Director of Village Keepers, Melvin Willis, Richmond City Council; Wanda Johnson, mother of Oscar Grant; Barbara Howard; Dr. jay Vericromite; Judith Ortiz, Executive Director, Monument Impact; Marianna Moore, Senior Director, Ensuring Opportunity Campaign; Sara Gurdian, Budget Justice Coalition; Kenneth Robinson, 40 Voices for Wellness; Katherine Wally; Edith Pastrano, ACCE; Jennifer Morales, Monument Impact and Raise the Roof; Alfonso Edwards; Elder Desiree; Liz; Ogie Strogatz, 350 Contra Costa; Anna Ostrander, Contra Costa CARES; John Dante, Nevada non-profit; Akili, NAMI Contra Costa; Phil Arnold; Francisco Torres; Kana; Rena Moore, Antioch; Frank Sterling; Lisa Kirk; Rachel Rosekind; Caller 6770; Alana, Multifaith Action Coalition; Vanessa, Monument Impact; Michelle, 40 Voices for Wellness; Debra Ballinger, Monument Impact, East Bay Housing Organization; Patricia, Antioch; Donald Leigh, NAMI Contra Costa; Nicole Demmer; Irina; Edie; Erica Ynez; Karen Hernandez, Concord; Kelly Zell; Reverend Millie Phillips, Faith Alliance for a Moral Economy; Chantelle Winn; Tanya Thompson; Lynn; Taun Hall; Betty; Stephen Smith; Roxanne, Senior Director, Healthy Contra Costa.
Written commentary provided by Interim Chancellor Mojdeh Mehdizadeh of the Contra Costa Community College District; Kristi Laughlin, Raise the Roof Coalition (attached).
1. OPENED and CONDUCTED a public hearing to receive input on the Fiscal Year 2023-2024 Recommended Contra Costa County and Special District Budgets;
2. RECEIVED updated PowerPoint presentation with the additional slide pages 28-30;
3. ACKNOWLEDGED that delivering core services, maintaining top credit ratings, minimizing debt, and maintenance of the County's physical assets remain a priority of the Board of Supervisors over the long term;
4. ACKNOWLEDGED that the Recommended Budget balances annual estimated expenditures with estimated revenues in FY23-24;
5. ACKNOWLEDGED that the Recommended Budget does not include any funding changes that may occur in the State of California’s FY23-24 budget;
6. RE-AFFIRMED the Board of Supervisors’ policy prohibiting the use of County General Purpose Revenue to backfill State and Federal revenue cuts;
7. PROVIDED direction to the County Administrator on how to allocate the available $5.58M balance for FY23-24 Measure X;
i. Measure X Allocations
i. Stand Together
1. For the Public Defender’s enhancement request for Stand Together Contra Costa, add 5 FTE and re-appropriate $829,000
2. Require annual reporting on caseload characteristics and outcomes
ii. African American Holistic Wellness
1. Allocate $80,000 for a feasibility study to identify the greatest needs for African-Americans across Contra Costa County with the goal of using this study to plan and identify potential funding for the establishment of an African American Holistic Wellness Hub in the eastern part of the county with satellite offices across the county that will be safe and trusted places for all African Americans to receive culturally responsive, community-defined services and resources offered by ethnically reflective staff.
2. This allocation would be allocated out of Measure X funds for Fiscal Year 2023-24.
iii. The Measure X related reappropriations total $909,000, reducing the unallocated Measure X funds from $5,582,356 to $4,673,356.
8. DIRECTED an item be placed on a November 2023 agenda for DISCUSSION of Measure X Updates in November and DIRECTION on the remaining $4.67M balance for 23-24 Measure X (especially balances remaining, capital, performance, revenue mapping);
9. ACKNOWLEDGED that the Recommended Budget includes a specific appropriation of $15M for contingency, and that the Board also maintains its ability to manage General Fund contingencies during the fiscal year by use of fund balance and reserve funds;
10. ACKNOWLEDGE that any program increases or restoration of any recommended program reductions will require an equivalent reduction in funds from other County priorities in order to adhere to our balanced budget policy;
11. DIRECTED the County Administrator to prepare for consideration by the Board of Supervisors on May 23, 2023, position additions and eliminations and technical adjustments necessary to carry out Board action on the Recommended Budget;
a. Racial Justice Act provisions and Antioch Police misconduct investigations
i. Add position authority of 5 FTE to the District Attorney and 5 FTE to the Public Defender
ii. Authorize the CAO to withdraw up to $1.132M for District Attorney and $1.184M for Public Defender, totaling $2.316M, from the $15M contingency reserve if the departments’ total budgets are insufficient during FY23-24
b. Make $5M revenue and expenditure technical adjustments to the budget for Contra Costa County Fire Protection District Division 7040 EMS Transport as requested by the department;
12. DIRECTED the County Administrator to prepare for Board adoption on May 23, 2023, the FY23-24 County and Special District Budgets, as modified, to incorporate the changes directed by the Board during these public hearings;
13. DIRECTED a report from Health Services to the Board within 60 days of the Fiscal Year end from the Contra Costa CARES program;
14. DIRECTED a report back from the Clerk-Recorder/Elections on security issues
15. DIRECTED reports back to the Board regarding the Emergency Rental Assistance Program:
1. Reporting from the Conservation and Development Department on housing-related funding allocations
2. Reporting about Shelter, Inc. on remaining balances available
16. DIRECTED May 2023 scheduling on the Board’s agenda to discuss and provide direction on Measure X Community Advisory Board bylaws revisions and Measure X oversight;
17. CLOSED the public hearing.