SACRAMENTO COUNTY, CA (MPG) - The Sacramento County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously Sept. 4 to revise the Approved Budget for the 2024-25 fiscal year.

The $9.2 billion Revised Recommended Budget included an increase of $340 million in total appropriations from the $8.8 billion Recommended Budget the Board approved in June. The increases included $68 million in General Fund appropriations, $272 million in other funds: $249 million base budget changes resulting primarily from re-budgeting of capital projects and other contractual expenditures and $23 million in non-General Fund growth.

The following prioritized General Fund growth identified in June is funded in the Revised Recommended Budget: $20 million General Fund contribution to the Roads Fund for roadway rehabilitation and maintenance, approximately $300,000 for upgrades to the County’s Emergency Operations Center and approximately $17,000 to reallocate a position within Animal Care Services.

Additional recommended growth in the Revised Recommended Budget included $900,000 to the Sheriff’s Office to fund four Deputy Sheriff positions responsible for escorting inmates and medical staff to health appointments in compliance with the Mays consent decree, $200,000 to Probation to restore one full-time equivalent position to maintain service levels in Treatment Courts, in compliance with the Mays consent decree, $500,000 to restore positions in Probation and the Public Defender’s office to maintain service levels associated with SB 823 Juvenile Justice Realignment and $400,000 to Human Assistance to fund the County’s required cost of the California Statewide Automated Welfare System (CalSAWS).

The Board of Supervisors approved the following growth during the hearings: $62,500 to Human Assistance to fund CalFresh operations at the Florin Certified Farmers’ Market.

The Board is scheduled to formally adopt the Budget Recommended for Adoption on Sept. 24.

For details, read the Budget Letter to the Board of Supervisors or view all budget documents on the Office of Budget and Debt Management website at https://bdm.saccounty.gov/FY2024-25BudgetInformation/Pages/default.aspx.