To: Board of Supervisors
From: Monica Nino, County Administrator
Report Title: FY26-27 County and Special Districts Recommended Budget
?Recommendation of the County Administrator ? Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
1. OPEN and CONDUCT a public hearing to receive input on the Fiscal Year 2026-2027 Recommended Contra Costa County and Special District Budgets.
2. RECEIVE budget presentations from the following departments on April 27, 2026:
a. County Administrator's Office - Budget overview
b. Animal Services
c. Clerk-Recorder and Registrar of Voters
d. Employment and Human Services
e. Health Services
f. Library
g. Public Works
3. RECEIVE public comment on the above budget presentations.
4. RECEIVE Board of Supervisors direction end of Day 1.
5. RECEIVE budget presentations from the following departments, tentatively scheduled for April 28, 2026:
a. Contra Costa Fire Protection District
b. District Attorney
c. Public Defender
d. Probation
e. Sheriff-Coroner
6. RECEIVE public comment on the above budget presentations and any other budget items.
7. CLOSE the public hearing.
8. RECEIVE Board of Supervisors direction.
9. OPEN and CONDUCT a public hearing to receive input on the Fiscal Year 2026-2027 Recommended Budget;
10. ACKNOWLEDGE that delivering core services, maintaining top credit ratings, minimizing debt, meeting labor contract obligations, and maintenance of the County's physical assets remain a priority of the Board of Supervisors over the long term;
11. ACKNOWLEDGE that the Recommended Budget balances annual estimated expenditures with estimated revenues and use of fund balances in FY26-27;
12. ACKNOWLEDGE that the Recommended Budget does not include any funding changes that may occur in the State of California's FY26-27 budget;
13. RE-AFFIRM the Board of Supervisors' policy prohibiting the use of County General Purpose Revenue to backfill State and Federal revenue cuts;
14. PROVIDE direction to the County Administrator on Measure X allocat...
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