File #: 23-254    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Informational Report Status: Passed
File created: 2/23/2023 In control: County Administrative Office
On agenda: 4/4/2023 Final action: 4/4/2023
Title: Resolution Authorizing Civitas Advisors, Inc. to Examine Sales and Transactions and Use Tax Records, Approve Nondisclosure Agreement, Supplemental Budget for the County Administrative Office Economic Development Division and Appropriation Transfer (4/5 Vote Required)
Attachments: 1. Staff Report, 2. Civitas SALES TAX Nondisclosure Agreement_HumboldtCounty_14Feb2023_DRAFT.pdf, 3. ResolutionAuthorizingExaminationofTaxRecords_HumboldtCounty_14Feb2023_DRAFT.pdf, 4. Supplemental Budget, 5. Budget Adjustment, 6. Resolution 23-45.pdf

To: Board of Supervisors

From: County Administrative Office

Agenda Section: Consent

Vote Requirement: 4/5th

SUBJECT:
title
Resolution Authorizing Civitas Advisors, Inc. to Examine Sales and Transactions and Use Tax Records, Approve Nondisclosure Agreement, Supplemental Budget for the County Administrative Office Economic Development Division and Appropriation Transfer (4/5 Vote Required)
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RECOMMENDATION(S):
Recommendation
That the Board of Supervisors:
1. Approve and adopt Resolution ___________, a Resolution of the County of Humboldt Board of Supervisors declaring its intention to authorize the examination of Sales and Transactions and Use Tax Records for the purpose of forming a business improvement district in Humboldt County;
2. Approve the Sales, Transactions and Use Tax Information Nondisclosure Agreement with Civitas Advisors, Inc., a California corporation, for the purpose of preventing the unauthorized disclosure of confidential information;
3. Approve the attached supplemental budget for the County Administrative Office Economic Development Division budget unit 1120-275 in the amount of $31,500 for fiscal year (FY) 2022-23 (4/5 Vote Required); and
4. Approve the attached appropriations fund balance transfer from General Fund in the amount of $31,500 (4/5 Vote Required).

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SOURCE OF FUNDING:
General Fund (1100)

DISCUSSION:
At the Oct. 4, 2022, Humboldt County Board of Supervisors' Meeting, Garberville business owners appeared during Public Comment to express concerns over a sharp decline in foot traffic and business revenues attributed to the decline in Humboldt County's cannabis industry.

On Dec. 2, 2022, county staff with the Southern Humboldt Business and Visitor Bureau (SHBVB) participated in a community event where county officials shared updates with southern Humboldt residents concerning economic development, community beatification, public health, public safety, and tourism.

Additional topics discussed at the mee...

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