To: Board of Supervisors
From: County Administrative Office
Agenda Section: Consent
SUBJECT:
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Transfer from General Fund Contingencies (4/5 Vote Required)
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RECOMMENDATION(S):
Recommendation
That the Board of Supervisors:
1. Approve a transfer from Contingencies (1100-990) (Attachment A) for fiscal year (FY) 2018-19 in the amount of $235,000 for unanticipated expenditures in the Courts-County Contribution (1100-250) (requires 4/5 vote) and $1,200 for unanticipated expenditures in the Grand Jury (1100-217); and
2. Direct the Auditor-Controller to post the transfer from Contingencies in accordance with Attachment A.
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SOURCE OF FUNDING:
General Fund
DISCUSSION:
The Courts-County Contribution (1100-250) had a General Fund allocation of $936,573 to provide outside counsel, investigators and experts for indigent defense that could not be assigned to the Humboldt County Public Defender Offices. Additionally utility costs for the state court areas are paid from this budget unit, as are transcripts that are required to be paid by the county. There are unexpected overages totaling an estimated $235,000 for FY 2018-19. The overdrafts in the services and supplies are due to a marked increase in the utilization of experts in defense of criminal cases, increased representation in homicide cases and an increase in transcript costs. A number of overlapping mandates from the United States Constitution to the California Penal Code require the county to provide indigent defense. In addition, the Grand Jury had unanticipated expenditures of $1,200 due to the purchase of a new computer system required to prepare annual Grand Jury reports.
It is recommended that the Board approve the attached transfer (Attachment A) in the amount of $236,200 from the General Fund Contingency to the Courts-County Contribution budget (1100-250) and the Grand Jury (1100-217) in order to balance and close the FY 2018-19 budget.
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
Unexpected costs cr...
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