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THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA
Adopted this Order on _June 16, 1992 by the following vote:
AYES: Supervisors Powers, Fanden, Schroder, Torlakson, McPeak
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
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SUBJECT: Workshop on the Budget Crises
The Chair convened the Workshop on the State Budget crises
and the impact on Contra Costa County. In summarizing the problems
facing local governments, Phil Batchelor, County Administrator,
commented on certain options being considered by the Governor and
Legislature.. Mr. Batchelor commented on the need for people to
write to their legislators stressing the need to give counties
local program flexibility particularly in the area of welfare,
relief from State mandates that are not State funded, and
protections for vital public fire and police services by providing
a backfill for AB 8 revenue loses. He advised that samples of
letters and mailing lists are available to assist people in this
effort.
The following persons spoke on the budget situation, which
included comments on the need to support legislation for a tax
override to pay for pension costs of public employees; the impact
of the fiscal crises on the poor, aged, children, and disabled;
exploration of ways to provide needed services at lower costs;
impact of reduced services on people who cannot receive welfare;
insistence that mandated programs are applied and operating
consistently statewide; allocation of a larger portion of the
Transient Occupancy Tax for social service and child service
programs; the need to fund library services; the impact of the
elimination of the Special District Autmentation Fund on fire and
library services; diversion of tax revenue currently assigned to
counties and special districts to schools throughout the State; and
the impact of the proposed cuts on non-profit agencies providing
services under contract with the County, such as rape crises
counselling:
Henry L. Clarke, Contra Costa Employees Association,
Local I , P. O. Box 222, Martinez;
Dennie Winckler, Local I , representing the Probation Unit;
Jacque Salvador, Local I , 222 Golf Club Road, Pleasant Hill;
Billie Jo Wilson, Local I , representing Public Health,
Stanwell Drive, Concord;
Philip Bertenthal, Contra Costa Legal Services Foundation;
Leigh Pierson-Brown, Public Health Nurses, 39th & Bissell
Streets, Richmond
Jennifer. Summerton, Child Abuse Prevention Council, 1485
Treat Boulevard, #202 , Walnut Creek;
Bruce Peaslee, Social Services Union, SEIU, Local 535, 661
27th Street, Oakland 94612;
Damita Davis Howard, SEIU, Local 535 ;
Beverly Fisher, Child Care division, 5305 Ridgeview Circle,
#9 , El Sobrante;
Theresa Dade, Contra Costa Child Care. Council, 4541 Bell
Court, Richmond;
Araminta Dade, West Contra Costa County Family Day Care
Association, 4541 Bell Court, Richmond;
Kate Ertz-Berger, Contra Costa Child Care Council, 2450
Stanwell Drive, Concord;
Hiram Feldman, 3720 Clayton Road, #26, Concord;
Linda Thomas, 131 Harris Avenue, Rodeo;
A volunteer for Project Second Chance, ('no name given) ;
Judy Anderson, Contra Costa Library Commission, 1841
Lachland Drive, Danville;
Amy Worth, .Friends of the Orinda Library, 304 La Espiral,
Orinda;
Terry Goss, Friends of Ygnacio Valley Library, 854 Savannah
Circle, Walnut Creek;
Vic Sundquist, Alliance for Better Libraries, 2833 San
Antonio Drive, Walnut Creek;
Jeanne Will, Library Commission, 105 St. Mary' s Court,
Martinez;
Millicent E. Davis, Project Second Chance, 1095 Camino Verde
Circle, Walnut Creek;
Henry Alker, Pittsburg Chamber of Commerce, 2010 Railroad
Avenue, Pittsburg;
Gloria J. Sandoval, Rape Crisis Center; 2023 Vale Road, Suite
2, San Pablo;
Pam Gagliani, Child Abuse Prevention Council, 260 Lafayette
Circle, Suite 100, Lafayette;
Wayne and Kathy Simpson, Volunteers for Alliance for Mentally
Ill, 897 Dolphin Court, Danville; and
Rick Ausey, Alcohol, Drug Abuse, and Mental Health
Contractors Alliance, (no address) .
All persons desiring to speak were heard.
Supervisor McPeak requested the Health Services Director with
the assistance of the Mental Health Advisory Board to review the
concept of an integrated mental health system that would include
long-term care facilities.
Supervisor McPeak spoke on the need to disseminate information
on the County' s budget process. Supervisor Torlakson suggested
making available to the libraries copies of the proposed budget for
the public' s review.
McPeak advised that she would be working with Mr. Batchelor
on the establishment of a Budget Advisory Committee representative
of the Council of Chairs, Contractors Alliance, employee groups,
the Contra Costa Taxpayers Association, and community organizations
that would include business and private labor. She encouraged all
present to serve as ambassadors in alerting the public to the
impact of the budget crises and encouraged people to write to their
legislators, particularly on the issues as noted in the sample
letters provided by the County Administrator. Supervisor McPeak
expressed the appreciation of the Board to all who took the time to
attend the workshop today.
Board members being in agreement, IT IS SO ORDERED.
Supervisor McPeak advised that the Board has tentatively
scheduled Thursday, July 9, 1992 , 9 a.m. , in the Board Chambers as
the time to begin its review of the budgets prepared by County
Departments.
1 hereby certify that this is a true and correct COPY of
an action taken and entered on the minutes of the
Board of Supervi ors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: ��l f / --
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cc: County Administrator PHIL TCHELOR,Ciork of the Board
Health Services Director of Supervisors and County Administrator
By Deputy
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