HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 06021987 - 2.1 THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA
Adopted this Order on .Tune 2, 1987 , by the following vote:
AYES: Supervisors Powers, Fanden, Schroder, Torlakson, McPeak
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
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SUBJECT: Proposed 1987-1988 County Budget
Kerry Harms, Assistant County Administrator, on behalf
of Phil Batchelor, County Administrator, presented to the Board the
proposed County Budget for the 1987-1988 Fiscal Year. Ms. Harms
noted that the proposed budget of $416,354,498 is extremely
conservative and represents a balanced revenue and spending program
that can be sustained. However, she advised that the proposed
budget fails to provide funding for critically needed items in the
areas of human services, treatment of substance abuse and mental
health problems, additional Deputy Sheriff positions and Deputy
Probation Officer positions, maintenance and repair of the 761-mile
road system in the unincorporated areas of the County, funding for
needed capital projects, and a sufficient appropriation in the
Contingency Reserve Fund. Ms. Harms referred to lack of discretion
of the Board to raise revenues to provide for the ever-increasing
demand for services. She advised that there are a number of
factors that could create financial problems for the County, such
as the Federal deficit, reduction in State revenues, increased
demands for General Assistance, and subvention funding.
The County Administrator recommended that the Board take
the following actions:
1. Continue the policy recommended by the County' s fiscal
advisors of achieving a minimum contingency level of 5
percent as soon as possible;
2. Reaffirm the policy that if additional program augmenta-
tions are recommended above the level in the proposed
budget, a corresponding reduction must be identified
elsewhere in the budget, or revenues must be identified
to offset the increased cost;
3. Direct the County Administrator to review all revenue
and expenditure estimates and prepare a report contain-
ing recommended revisions for consideration during
budget deliberation;
4. Direct that if increased one-time discretionary revenues
are identified as a result of this review, priority
consideration be given to funding critical unfunded
items, with preference to one-time expenses;
5. Adopt this document as the 1987-1988 Proposed Budget;
6. Order publication of the required legal notices; and
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7. Fix July 22, 1987 at 10: 00 A.M. as the day and time for
the Budget Committee, sitting as the Committee-of-the-
Whole, to begin deliberations on the Proposed Budget,
and August 3 , 1987 at 10: 00 A.M. for the Board of
Supervisors to begin the 1987-1988 Final Budget Hear-
ings.
IT IS BY THE BOARD ORDERED that the aforesaid recommen-
dations are APPROVED.
cc: County Administrator
Auditor-Controller
1 hereby certify that this Is a true and correctcopy of
an action taken and entered on the minutes of the
Board of Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: a. /9807 _
PHIL BA CHELOR, Clerk of the Board
of Supervisors and County Administrator
QBY d_ 4-� , Deputy
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