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 d...
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