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FROM: Phil Batchelor Contra
County Administrator Costa
DATE'. April 23, 1987 County
SUBJECT:
Legislation: Senate Bill 253 (Kopp)
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATIONS) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDATION•
Adopt a position in support of SB 253 by Senator Quentin Kopp
which would have the effect of protecting the County from
increases in specified state-mandated programs where the growth
in those programs exceeds the growth in specified general county
revenues.
BACKGROUND:
Many counties have complained that the local share of
state-mandated health and welfare programs is causing disruption
of local financing because these costs exceed the increases in
local general revenue sources which must be used to provide the
required local shares.
Senator Kopp has introduced SB 253 to provide a measure of
protection from this situation. SB 253 requires the Department
of Finance to determine the following:
1 . The net county cost for the AFDC and Foster Care
programs, In-Home Supportive Services Program, and
Community Mental Health program and Food Stamp program
for the 1981-82 fiscal year.
2 . The general purpose revenues for a county for the
1981-82 fiscal year, defined as including property tax
revenue; sales tax revenue; other taxes levied by a
county; fines and forfeitures; licenses, permits and
franchises; revenue from the use of money and property;
vehicle license fee revenue; trailer coach fees;
cigarette tax revenue; open-space subventions;
homeowners ' property tax exemption subventions and
general revenue sharing funds.
3 . A percentage is derived for the 1981-82 fiscal year by
dividing the cost of county program in item #1 by the
sum of revenue sources in item #2 .
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VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
UNANIMOUS (ABSENT AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN
AYES: NOES: AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD
ABSENT: ABSTAIN: OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
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PHIL BATCHELOR, CLERK OF THE BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
M382/7-83 BY ,DEPUTY
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4 . Make the same determinations for the 1985-86 fiscal
year and compare the differences.
5. If the percentage for the 1985-86 fiscal year is
greater than the percentage for the 1981-82 fiscal
year, determine the amount needed to offset the
difference.
Within the limits of funds appropriated for this purpose, the
State Controller would be required to pay counties the difference
identified in #5 above.
Thereafter, the same formula would be required to be applied to
revenue and expenditures for fiscal years beginning with 1986-87 .
SB 253 appropriates $7 . 6 million for the 1985-86 fiscal year
adjustments provided under the bill.
A preliminary analysis by County staff indicates that the County
share of state-mandated programs covered by SB 253 have grown by
46% between 1981-82 and 1985-86 whereas discretionary revenues
have grown only 36. 56%, leaving a difference of almost 10% which
would be funded, at least in part, by SB 253 .
There are a number of technical questions which we will ask our
lobbyist to take up with the author and CSAC in order to clarify
how costs are to be measured, particularly where programs have
changed significantly since 1981-82.
However, in any case, it appears that SB 253 would benefit our
County and it is, therefore, recommended that the Board support
SB 253 .
cc: County Administrator
Social Services Director
Mental Health Director
Auditor-Controller
Jackson/8arish & Associates
D. J. Smith Associates
CSAC Director
Senator Quentin KORO