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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 06071988 - 1.69 1_0C9 TO- BOARD OF SUPERVISORS FROM: Phil Batchelor C=tra County Administrator Costa-'. DATE: May 25, 1988 CO "* SUBJECT: � Legislation: Senate Bill 2732 (Robbins) SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION RECOMMENDATION• Adopt a position in support of SB 2732 which would continue the one-time block grant received by the county in 1987 for the 1988-89 fiscal year. BACKGROUND: Under the provisions of Chapter 1286 of the Statutes of 1987, counties received a one-time block grant intended to assist with some of the more pressing financial problems confronted by counties. Contra Costa County received $2. 2 million from this block grant. Senator Robbins has introduced SB 2732 which would continue this block grant for the 1988-89 fiscal year if revenue estimates issued by the State Department of Finance indicate that the State will exceed its "Gann limit" for the 1988-89 fiscal year. SB 2732 provides an alternative to the action taken last year by the Legislature in returning to the taxpayers some $1. 1 billion which was the amount by which the State had exceeded its Gann limit. Since a discretionary block grant to local government is exempt from the State Is Gann limit, the State could fund this block grant again for the upcoming fiscal year if it appears that they will otherwise exceed their Gann limit. This office is, therefore, recommending that the Board support SB 2732 . CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: YES SIGNATURE: RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE X APPROVE OTHER S 1 GNATURE S : ACTION OF BOARD ON June 7. 988 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER _ VOTE OF SUPERVISORS I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS 1S A TRUE Y 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. CC: County Administrator ATTESTED JUN 7 1988 Auditor-ControllerCSAC - -- _-- PHIL BATCHELOR, CLERK OF THE BOARD OF Senator Alan Robbins SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR Sena Ralph Heim, Jackson/Barish M382/7-83 BY _,DEPUTY