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FROM: Phil Batchelor, Gmtra
County Administrator cx)sta
DATE I June 14, 1988 coiv
SUBJECT: 1988-89 PROPOSED BUDGET
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDATION:
Approve actions related to the 1988-89 Proposed Budget, as enumerated on
Page 15 of the Proposed Budget Document.
FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS:
In adopting the Proposed Budget, the Board is merely accepting a document as
the basis for considering the 1988-89 budget during your Committee and
Public Hearing process. None of the recommendations .included in the budget
can be considered final until approved by the Board after the Public
Hearing.
BACKGROUND:
Each year, County staff prepares a proposed budget plan for the Board of
Supervisors to consider as part of the preparation of the annual budget.
Generally, the process begins 'in November and concludes in August. The
attached budget document presents an approach to the -process which will go
through both the Budget Committee and Public Hearing process before it is
finally adopted as the County' s fiscal plan for 1988-89.
The Budget Message, which is Pages 1-15 of the Proposed Budget, outlines
the issues and concerns for the coming fiscal year. It will be discussed
in more detail when this item is presented to the Board on June 14.
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: YES SIGNATURE: *VVj
RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION k� BOARD COMMITTEE
APPROVE OTHER
SIGNATUREI: - APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
ACTION OF BOARD ON Tune-
The Board discussed the impact of reduced revenues on human service
programs and the justice system including the increased population
at the County' s detention facilities. Supervisor McPeak in
commenting on the need to declare war on drugs advised that there
should be an East Bay narcotics enforcement effort to combat this
problem on a regional level. Supervisor Fanden again proposed the
establishment of a committee to recommend a ballot measure to fund
these needs. The Board then ADOPTED the budget document submitted
by the County Administrator as the Proposed Budget for the County
of Contra Costa for the 1988-1989 Fiscal Year including all seven
recommendations as set forth on the attachment to this document.
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN
UNANIMOUS (ABSENTNOESTHE BOARD
'.-- AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF
AYES* ABSTAIN:__ OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
ABSENT:
Auditor-Controller ATTESTED 1P
CC*- County Administrator POL BATCHELOR, CLERK OF THE BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
BY ----,DEPUTY
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RECOMMENDATIONS
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors:
I. Continue the policy recommended by the County's fiscal advisers of seeking to
achieve a minimum contingency level of 5%.
2. Reaffirm the policy that if additional program augmentations 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.
I Direct the County Administrator to review all revenue, expenditure and fund
balance estimates, and prepare a report containing recommended revisions for
consideration during budget deliberations.
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 1988-1989 Proposed Budget.
6. Order publication of the required legal notices.
7. Fix July 20, 1988 at 10:00 a.m. as the day and time for the Budget Committee to
begin deliberations on the Proposed Budget and August 1, 1988 at 10:00 a.m. for
the Board of Supervisors to begin the 1988-1989 Final Budget hearings.
Sincerely,
PHIL BATCHELOR
County Administrator
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