To: Board of Supervisors
From: County Administrative Office
Agenda Section: Consent
SUBJECT:
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Allocate 1.0 Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) Economic Development Coordinator in the County Administrative Office - Economic Development Division and Approve Supplemental Budget Request (4/5 Vote Required)
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RECOMMENDATION(S):
Recommendation
That the Board of Supervisors:
1. Allocate 1.0 FTE Economic Development Coordinator (Class 0638, Salary Range 481) in the County Administrative Office (CAO)-Economic Development Division (Budget Unit 1120-275) primarily for Project Trellis; and
2. Approve the attached supplemental budget request for CAO-Economic Development Division (Budget Unit 1120-275) (4/5 vote required).
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SOURCE OF FUNDING:
Measure S, General Fund (1100), Economic Development Fund (1120)
DISCUSSION:
On Sept. 21, 2021, your Board approved a $1 million allocation from the General Fund (Measure S Revenues derived from cannabis excise tax) to Project Trellis. These funds were previously allocated in accordance with Board direction that 10% of Measure S funds be allocated to fund Project Trellis. Due to COVID-19, this allocation was reduced to provide for a balanced budget in anticipation of revenue losses. This action returns those funds to Project Trellis. These funds will be used to create an emergency grant program that provides financial assistance to cannabis cultivators facing issues related to insolvency, crop loss, fire mitigation, drought, and who have incurred expenditures related to adverse marketplace conditions caused by the drop in cannabis prices.
Your Board also directed staff to add a new position to support the Project Trellis program. Before you today is a request to allocate 1.0 FTE Economic Development Coordinator in CAO-Economic Development Division (Budget Unit 1120-275) primarily for Project Trellis. Given the complexities of the Project Trellis program and considering that Project Trellis is inclusive of multip...
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