To: Board of Supervisors
From: Monica Nino, County Administrator
Report Title: Reassigning the Positions and Transfer of Appropriations to the Office of Racial Equity and Social Justice (ORESJ)
?Recommendation of the County Administrator ? Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
1. ADOPT Position Adjustment Resolution No. 26206 to reassign two FTE Co-Director positions, numbers 19983 for the Co-Director Race Equity and Community Empowerment and 19984 for the Co-Director Race Equity and Inter-Agency Engagement, from the County Administrator's Office (0003/1231) to the Office of Racial Equity and Social Justice (0136).
1. APPROVE Budget Amendment authorizing the transfer of appropriations in the amount of $1,836,222 from the County Administrator's Office (0003/1231) to the Office of Racial Equity and Social Justice (0136) following creation of a new Agency within the County finance hierarchy specifically for the Office of Racial Equity and Social Justice.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The ORESJ will be entirely funded by Measure X appropriations that were budgeted in the County Administrator's Office for the sole purpose of establishing the ORESJ. For FY 23-24, $1,260,000 plus prior year carry-forward from FY 22-23 of $576,222 has been approved by the Board of Supervisors, totaling $1,836,222.
BACKGROUND:
On November 10, 2020, the Board of Supervisors accepted the concept proposal by Supervisors Federal Glover and John Gioia to establish a Contra Costa County Office of Racial Equity and Social Justice (ORESJ). The Board also authorized the immediate launch of a Community Planning Process consistent with the Proposed Community Planning Process Document presented to the Board of Supervisors. This process was funded by foundations and businesses. (D. 4)
On November 16, 2021, the Board of Supervisors allocated $600,000 in Fiscal Year 2022-23 and $1.2 million annually, starting in Fiscal Year 2023-24, to fund an ORESJ. (D. 5) To date, funds have been expended on...
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