Department
Finance
Requested Action (Identify appropriate Action or Motion, purpose, cost, timeframe, etc.)
title
Presentation, review, and approval of the May 7, 2025, Budget Soundings and Resolution.
body
Requirement for Board Action (Cite specific Board policy, statute or code requirement)
BOC assessment and approval of budget soundings request is required by the County’s budget resolution approved by the BOC.
Strategic Priority Area related to this item (If yes, note strategic priority area below)
Open and Responsible Government
Commission Districts Affected
All Districts ☒
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Is this a purchasing item?
No
Summary & Background (First sentence includes Agency recommendation. Provide an executive summary of the action that gives an overview of the relevant details for the item.)
The May 7, 2025 Soundings request is submitted for your review and approval. Below is a brief summary of each request and the related justification.
GENERAL fund
Strategic Priority Area: Open and responsible government
• Modify the 2025 Annual Hardware and Software Maintenance and Support List with an increase in spending authority - (Page 3)
The BOC approval is requested to modify the Annual Hardware and Software Maintenance List (AML) approved as part of the FY2025 Adopted Budget. The requested changes will be funded within the department’s existing budget and will not result in any budget adjustments.
• Transfer Funds from the Non-Agency Department Budget to the Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities Department (BHDD) Budget in support of the Diversion Center's continued operations for FY25 - (Page 4)
The Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities Department (BHDD) is requesting that the additional funding of $1,700,000 be allocated to BHDD now that the Diversion Center is open and operating. The department’s budget currently has $800,000 encumbered toward the funding requirement of $2,500,000 for the Diversion Center. The remaining FY25 funding of $1,700,000, currently held within Non-Agency and designated for this specific initiative, is now requested to be transferred into the BHDD budget as described in the FY25 BOC Adopted budget, page 23 - bullet point 10.
Transfer amount from Non-Agency General Fund - $1,700,000.
Fiscal Impact / Funding Source
Funding Line 1:
Various funding sources identified in soundings document