Minute Order No. 09-226: Received overview by Assistant County Administrator Pat Leary, and took the following actions regarding adoption of fiscal year 2009/10 final budget:
A. Considered changes to the preliminary fiscal year 2009/10 budget as adopted on June 18, 2009, and
1. Eliminated the 20% set-aside for each department’s budget and restored full appropriation within each department’s budget. 2. Adopted a revised appropriation for the Department of Employment and Social Services to support reflecting revenue changes and restored funding ($204,000) for two child social work practitioners and In-Home Supportive Services wages ($775,000);
3. Adopted revised appropriations for the following departments: Alcohol, Drug and Mental Health (+$63,344), Health (-$40,932), Human Resources (+$16,000) Non-departmental (+$750,000), Probation (-$306,734) Planning and Public Works (-$182,000) and Sheriff (+$92,000);
4. Increased the balance of Pomona funds by $1,065,029 and approved an allocation of $49,400 from the Pomona fund to the Yolo County Children’s Alliance (Children’s Health Initiative) for children on the waiting and hardship list for health insurance; approved an allocation of $200,000 from the Pomona fund to the Health Department to address issues regarding children immunization, HIV testing, Adolescent Family Life Program, and Maternal, Child, Adolescent Health Program; and appropriated the remaining balance of Pomona funds ($815,629) to Pomona Contingency.
5. Approved allocation of any left over general fund to contingency.
6. Clarified that IHSS funding ($150,000) will be addressed during an In-Home Supportive Services Public Authority budget meeting.
B. Adopted fiscal year 2009/10 final budget by Resolution No. 09-87.1, as modified by the Board of Supervisors. (See revised resolution and exhibit 1); and
1. Directed the County Administrator to work with the following departments to identify options to eliminate existing prior year deficits, and return to the Board by December 2009 with a deficit reduction plan: Alcohol, Drug and Mental Health, District Attorney, Department of Employment and Social Services, Probation, and Sheriff; and
2. Directed the County Administrator to work with the following departments to identify options to address a potential 2009/10 shortfall in critical revenues, and return to the Board no later than December 2009 with a budget status report and, if necessary, a plan to reduce expenditures to match available revenues:
Department Revenue at Risk of Shortfall
Alcohol, Drug and Mental Health Realignment
Health Realignment
Employment and Social Services Realignment
District Attorney Public Safety Sales Tax; Grant funds
Probation Realignment; Public Safety Sales Tax
Sheriff/Coroner Public Safety Sales Tax
C. Directed staff to return with any additional follow-up reports.
Moved by Thomson, seconded by Provenza.