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MEMORANDUM
TO: The Honorable Tina Scott, Chair, Board of Supervisors
FROM: Carol J. Huchingson, County Administrative Officer
DATE: June 5-6, 2019
SUBJECT: PUBLIC HEARING - a) Consideration of the FY 2019-20 Recommended Budget; b) Consideration of the proposed Resolution Establishing New Classifications and Amending the Position Allocation Table for FY 2019-20 to Conform to the Recommended Budget; and c) Consideration of Authorization for affected Department Heads to proceed with purchasing selected Capital Assets prior to the adoption of the FY 2019-20 Final Recommended Budget
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Presented for your consideration is the proposed Recommended Budget for Fiscal Year 2019-20. By approving a Recommended Budget, you are authorizing the expenditure of funds for operational needs until such time as the Final Recommended Budget is adopted in September ("Adopted Budget").
As required by law, the proposed Recommended Budget is balanced, meaning that there is sufficient revenue to support recommended appropriations. Consistent with your Board's commitment to incrementally reduce the reliance on one-time funds, the amount of unreserved fund balance carryover used to balance the budget has diminished over the past three Fiscal Years. Fiscal Year 2019-20 Recommended Budget is structurally balanced, meaning that it reflects only the use of ongoing funds to support ongoing operational costs in the General Fund, as further detailed in Section III.
Achieving a reduction in the use of one-time funds has been particularly challenging in light of relatively flat revenue projections and increased costs associated with the minimum wage and State-mandated retirement contributions. In order to offset these increases while also reducing reliance on one-time funds, the FY 2019-20 Recommended Budget reflects the first year implementation of the Fiscal Crisis Management Plan (FCMP) requiring General Fund budgets to cut 5% of vacant permanent position a...
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