Title
1:30 p.m. - Mid-Year Budget Review for Fiscal Year (FY) 2017-18, Budget Outlook for FY 2018-19, Recommendations for Budget Adjustments and Transfer from General Fund Contingencies (4/5 Vote Required)
Recommendation
That the Board of Supervisors receive and file a review of the current FY 2017-18 and projected FY 2018-19 budget years; direct the County Administrative Office (CAO) to prepare the FY 2018-19 budget based on the following parameters: a. Set departmental allocations from the General Fund to increase by 5 percent based on current year General Fund allocations, b. Accept and consider requests for additional General Fund appropriations that demonstrate a potential to generate future savings, c. Set an annual departmental contribution to Public Agency Retirement Services (PARS) to 1 percent of salaries; approve a transfer from General Fund Contingencies in the amount of $80,000 (Attachment I) to fund the Interim Airports Director (4/5 vote required); approve the use of $295,000 of Measure Z funding reserved for alcohol and drug treatment services to be utilized by Alcohol Drug Care Services (ACDS) for detox and treatment services at Waterfront Recovery Services; allocate the remaining unspent Measure Z funding in the amount of $513,571 to the Public Works project for chip sealing and slurry sealing county roads; approve a fund balance transfer of $181,163 from the Economic Development Set-Aside trust fund (3842) to the Economic Development trust fund (1120) to clear up the negative fund balance; adopt the revised Reserve and Contingency Policies (Attachment II); approve the list of budget adjustments (Attachment III) and authorize CAO staff to make any technical corrections necessary to effectuate the Board's direction (4/5 vote required); allocate 1.0 full-time equivalent (FTE) Senior Fiscal Assistant (job class 0124, salary range 347) to Social Services (1160-511); direct staff to return at third quarter only if the budget parameters set forth for FY 2018-19 require substantial changes; and provide additional direction to staff as appropriate.