To: Board of Supervisors
From: Monica Nino, County Administrator
Report Title: Departmental and Board of Supervisors proposals for new Measure X allocations
RECOMMENDATIONS:
CONSIDER proposals from departments for new Measure X allocations and provide Board direction on new proposals by Supervisors for any unallocated Measure X sales tax revenue for Fiscal Year 2023-2024
FISCAL IMPACT:
No fiscal impact is anticipated from this meeting to receive Measure X proposals from departments and the Board of Supervisors. The current Measure X appropriation balance of $4.7M is unassigned and available for reallocation.
BACKGROUND:
On November 3, 2020, voters in Contra Costa County approved Measure X, a Countywide, 20-year, half-cent sales tax. The ballot measure’s stated intent for Measure X was “to keep Contra Costa’s regional hospital open and staffed; fund community health centers; provide timely fire and emergency response; support crucial safety -net services; invest in early childhood services; protect vulnerable populations; and for other essential county services.” Collection of the tax began on April 1, 2021. $267.6M in actual revenue has been collected through June 30, 2023, and $348.5M has been allocated through FY23-24, encompassing 38 projects and funding areas.
For the FY23-24 budget, the Board of Supervisors approved $113,496,500 in Measure X allocations for the fiscal year, which added a 5% cost of living adjustment for the existing, ongoing Measure X allocations. The projected revenue budget for the fiscal year is $118,169,856, leaving a balance of $4,673,356 available for allocation. There is also a $33,000 unallocated amount from FY22-23, leading to a combined total of $4,706,356 available for allocation.
At the May 23, 2023 budget hearing, the Board of Supervisors directed the County Administrator’s Office to facilitate a process to solicit proposals for new Measure X allocations from County departments and individual County Supervisors. Nine departments - including Animal Services, Child Support Services, Contra Costa Consolidated Fire District, County Clerk -Recorder / Registrar of Elections, District Attorney, Employment and Human Services, Library, Public Works, and Sheriff - submitted 16 proposals, totaling $56.1M, of which $48.9M is for one-time requests and $7.1M is ongoing. The proposals from Employment and Human Services for $6.8M are to repurpose a portion of their existing, unspent Measure X allocations, and would not draw upon the $4.7M unallocated balance available.
Departmental requests for new Measure X allocations
Today’s agenda item is for the Board of Supervisors to receive the Measure X proposals from departments and to provide each Board member the opportunity to discuss new proposals they may have regarding new Measure X allocations. A summary of the proposals is provided in Attachment A. Each department’s formal proposal and associated presentation is also provided in Attachment B.
The Board of Supervisors will further consider Measure X allocations at its November 7 meeting in a joint morning session with the Measure X Community Advisory Board (MXCAB) to review Measure X projects’ status and outcomes; a Board of Supervisors afternoon session will review unspent Measure X allocations that may be returned to the unallocated pool. The Board anticipates providing direction on new Measure X allocations at its November 28 meeting. Between now and then, the MXCAB plans to review departmental and Board of Supervisors requests and make their recommendations for the Board of Supervisors to consider before the Board provides its direction.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
The $4.7M in Measure X unallocated appropriations will remain unallocated.
☒Recommendation of the County Administrator
☐ Recommendation of Board Committee
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I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board of Supervisors on the date shown. |
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ATTESTED: 09-19-2023 |
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Monica Nino, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors |
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By: June McHuen, Deputy Clerk |