Title
Third Quarter Budget Review for Fiscal Year 2014-15, Updated Outlook for Fiscal Year 2015-16, and Recommendations for Budget Adjustments (4/5 Vote Required)
Recommendation
That the Board of Supervisors receive and file a review of the third quarter budget results for fiscal year (FY) 2014-15 and outlook for the FY 2015-16 budget; direct staff as follows regarding the policy considerations listed beginning on page 8 of this report:
a. Approve Additional General Fund Appropriation Requests (additional funding requests) in the FY 2015-16 budget that are one-time funding requests and/or prevent the discontinuation of public safety services;
b. Approve setting Contingencies and the General Reserve below policy levels;
c. Approve allocating the $430,851 County Medical Services Program participation fee to the Deferred Maintenance trust should the CMSP Governing Board waive the fee in FY 2015-16;
d. Approve a loan from the Motor Pool Fund in the amount of $500,000 to the Aviation Enterprise Fund and direct staff from Public Works and the County Administrative Office to effectuate this loan;
e. Approve a loan from the General Fund in the amount of $50,000 for the McKay Community Forest; and
f. Discontinue the voluntary unpaid furloughs for all departments in FY 2015-16;
approve the budget adjustments shown on Attachment 2, and authorize County Administrative Office (CAO) staff to make any technical corrections necessary to effectuate the Board's direction (4/5 vote required); increase the position allocation of Mental Health Clinician I/II (position number 4240909B-46) from a 0.80 full-time equivalent (FTE) to a 1.0 FTE in budget unit 424; and take other action as appropriate.