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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 05112010 - D.1RECOMMENDATION(S): ACKNOWLEDGE that the Board of Supervisors held Budget Hearings on April 20 (including Beilenson Hearings); that public testimony was heard and considered; that the staff report prepared by Health Services Department was read and considered; that the Health Services Department is facing a $11.4 million shortfall for fiscal year 2010-11, and that the program changes set forth in the NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING (Beilenson Notice), if adopted, would result in $330,254 in savings; 1. ADOPT the FY 2010-11 Recommended County Budget with no modification to the budget proposed on April 20, including all program changes set forth in the NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING (Beilenson Notice); 2. ACKNOWLEDGE that pending action by the State regarding its budget may require subsequent adjustments to this Recommended Budget; 3. ACKNOWLEDGE that the Board of Supervisors has scheduled a Pension Workshop for May 18, 2010; 4. ACKNOWLEDGE that the County Administrator was directed to return to the Board with a Resolution, authorizing the deletion of certain positions in affected County departments (companion item – Resolution No. 2010-244); 5. 6. APPROVE OTHER RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE Action of Board On: 05/11/2010 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER Clerks Notes: VOTE OF SUPERVISORS AYE:John Gioia, District I Supervisor Gayle B. Uilkema, District II Supervisor Mary N. Piepho, District III Supervisor Susan A. Bonilla, District IV Supervisor Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor Contact: Lisa Driscoll, County Finance Director, 335-1023 I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board of Supervisors on the date shown. ATTESTED: May 11, 2010 David J. Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors By: June McHuen, Deputy cc: Lisa Driscoll, County FInance Director, Stephen Ybarra, County Auditor-Controller, Robert Campbell, Chief Accountant, All Department Heads D.1 To:Board of Supervisors From:David Twa, County Administrator Date:May 11, 2010 Contra Costa County Subject:ADOPTION OF FY 2010-11 COUNTY RECOMMENDED BUDGET RECOMMENDATION(S): (CONT'D) DIRECT the County Administrator to return to the Board by the end of September with further recommendations and/or refinements to the Proposed County Special District and County Service Area Budgets; AUTHORIZE and REQUEST the Auditor-Controller to adjust FY 2009-10 appropriations and revenues by reallocating and balancing budgeted and actual expenditures and revenues as needed for various budget units and special districts, subject to Board approval in September; and AUTHORIZE the Auditor-Controller to make technical adjustments to the FY 2010-11 County and Special District Budgets when actual amounts are known. FISCAL IMPACT: The fiscal impact is described in the Fiscal Year 2010-11 Recommended Budget available on-line at http://www.co.contra-costa.ca.us/index.aspx?nid=770. BACKGROUND: On April 20, 2010, the Board opened and conducted concurrent public hearings on the Recommended Budget and the Beilenson Notice. The hearings began with an overview of the recommendations in the FY 2010-11 Budget by the County Administrator. The County Administrator reminded the Board that the bound copy of the budget and the County Administrator’s Budget Message (available on the internet at http://www.co.contra-costa.ca.us/index.aspx?nid=770) contains details on individual department budgets, programs, goals, and recommendations. The budget and message include an economic outlook – state of the economy nationally and locally, significant impacts expected in 2010, reserve status update, information on where expenditures and revenues occur, continued structural imbalance, other post employment benefit liability, mandatory versus discretionary expenditures, recommended actions required to balance the budget, and additional and future fiscal challenges still facing the Board. At the conclusion of the County Administrator’s presentation, four department heads were asked to address the Board on issues specific to their departments: Joseph Valentine, Director of Employment and Human Services; Dr. William Walker, Director of Health Services; Warren Rupf, Sheriff-Coroner; and Robert Kochly, District Attorney. The Board asked for and received public comment. Taking into consideration the testimony it had received from staff and the public, the Board deliberated regarding the Recommended Budget. At the conclusion of the deliberations, the Board requested follow-up information on a variety of topics and then directed the County Administrator to return to the Board on May 11, 2010, for adoption of the FY 2010-11 County Budget. The following information was requested during the April 20, 2010 hearings: Contra Costa County Fire Protection District The Contra Costa County Fire Protection District’s operations are funded over 81% by property taxes; therefore, it has been particularly hard hit by the housing market decline’s impact on property tax revenue. The County Administrator’s Recommended Budget for the District described a $7.4 million gap between projected revenues and expenses for FY 2010-11 and recommended elimination of eight positions and “browning-out” four stations on a rotating basis. The Board asked Acting Chief Ross to answer specific questions regarding the gap including workers’ compensation expenses and appropriations. The Board requested the County Administrator to work with fire to review recommendations regarding reductions. The Board stated that it was not opposed to changing some of the budget recommendations to soften the impact of cuts so long as a fiscally prudent plan was in place to correct the structural problem and that the changes and delay did not impact the County General Fund. Since the Budget Hearings of April 20, the Board of Supervisors has named a permanent Fire Chief who will begin work in Contra Costa on June 1. And actual assessed valuation amounts will be available on July 1 to further refine revenue projections for FY 2010-11. Therefore, the County Administrator’s Office is recommending that the Board delay adoption of the Special District’s budget until late summer/early fall to give the new Chief an opportunity to review the operation and budget and present a corrective action plan to the Board. Until final budget adoption, the Proposed Budget adopted by the Board on April 20 will fulfill State law requirements that local government adopt a Proposed Budget prior to June 30 in order to spend monies for the coming fiscal year. Legislative Platform The Board reminded department heads and the public that the County’s Legislation Committee was established by the Board of Supervisors to review the County's Federal and State legislative programs and to identify strategies to improve awareness, understanding and advocacy on issues and legislation of importance to Contra Costa County. The County’s lobbyists are available to work with departments and California State Association of Counties (CSAC) and the National Association of Counties (NACo) on legislative changes that could reduce local fiscal mandates. On this note, the Board requested that Dr. Walker add a reform of Government Code Chapter 26.5 (AB 3632), to the County’s Legislative platform. The original legislation, which passed in 1984, implemented the Federal Individuals with Disabilities Act to ensure that children with special needs receive special education instruction and related services necessary for them to benefit from a "free and appropriate public education." The Board’s direction for reform centered on the issue of private medical insurance being exempt from the program thereby burdening counties with the full expense of the program for insured as well as uninsured children. Office of Revenue Collection (ORC) The Recommended Budget includes the closure of the Office of Revenue Collection (a division of the County Administrator’s Office) by December 31, 2010. The Board requested that the County Administrator continue to work with ORC and all affected departments to assure a smooth transition to a decentralized billing/collection model and a positive impact on the County’s General Fund. Pension Workshop The Board of Supervisors requested that a pension workshop be held to educate the Board, employees, and the public regarding basic pension information and issues. The County Administrator has scheduled the workshop for Tuesday, May 18 at 1:00. Position Resolution A position resolution is required to effectuate the position eliminations identified in the Recommended Budget in addition to positions that are vacant and unfunded. The resolution is being forwarded to the Board as a companion item to the Recommended Budget adoption on May 11, 2010. In order to achieve current year savings, all positions are slated for elimination on May 31 with the exception of four positions in Probation which are 100% State funded and the positions in the Office of Revenue Collection (see above). The employees in Probation will be transitioned to other funded vacancies within the department on July 1. Additional positions in various departments will be held vacant in order to achieve prescribed vacancy factor dollar savings. Tactical Employment Team Program (TETP) The Tactical Employment Team Program (TETP) was reinstated in 2008 and is still in operation. The objective of this program is to mitigate the negative impact that anticipated layoffs will have on the County’s workforce. The team is up and running and will continue to work towards finding employment for as many laid-off individuals as possible; therefore, the approximately 50 employees occupying positions identified as ‘Filled’ in the lay-off resolution will not necessarily be laid-off. In fact, due to a hard hiring freeze, there are currently openings in several County departments awaiting authorization to fill much needed positions. CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION: CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT: CLERK'S ADDENDUM Speakers: Bob Britton, IFPTE Local 21. CLOSED the hearing; ADOPTED the FY 2010-11 Recommended County Budget with no modification to the budget proposed on April 20, including all program changes set forth in the NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING (Beilenson Notice); ACKNOWLEDGED that pending action by the State regarding its budget may require subsequent adjustments to this Recommended Budget; ACKNOWLEDGED that the Board of Supervisors has scheduled a Pension Workshop for May 18, 2010; DIRECTED the County Administrator to return to the Board by the end of September with further recommendations and/or refinements to the Proposed County Special District and County Service Area Budgets; AUTHORIZED and REQUESTED the Auditor-Controller to adjust FY 2009-10 appropriations and revenues by reallocating and balancing budgeted and actual expenditures and revenues as needed for various budget units and special districts, subject to Board approval in September; and AUTHORIZED the Auditor-Controller to make technical adjustments to the FY 2010-11 County and Special District Budgets when actual amounts are known .