Board Revises Approved FY 2021-22 Budget

9/9/2021

County Governance, Operations, Policy

Article Date: Thursday, September 9, 2021

The Sacramento County Board of Supervisors voted yesterday to revise the Approved Budget for the 2021-22 fiscal year.

The Approved Budget in June totaled $6.5 billion. With the completion of the County’s FY 2021-22 year-end financial closing activities and updated information, an increase of $400 million was proposed, bringing the Budget Recommended for Adoption to $6.9 billion in appropriations. The increase includes a $210.7 million increase in General Fund appropriations, and a $189.6 million increase in appropriations in other funds.

The increase in General Fund appropriations included $26 million of additional discretionary resource investments in new or enhanced programs, including addressing critical needs related to homelessness and fire risk on the American River Parkway.

As with the Approved Budget, the Revised Recommended Budget does not include funding from the County’s approximately $300 million State and Local Fiscal Recovery Fund Allocation under the American Rescue Plan Act. A comprehensive spending plan for these funds is being developed based on priorities identified by the Board.

The Board of Supervisors approved the following additional costs, totaling $6,758,000 to be paid out of the County’s General Fund:

$5M contingency for Afghan Refugee costs
$500,000 to augment encampment debris removal
$498,000 to the Regional Parks Park Maintenance Team for four positions, two vehicles and supplies
$400,000 for five additional housing navigator positions for the American River Parkway
$200,000 to support County Property and Business Improvement Districts (PBIDs)
$75,000 to Effie Yeaw/Soil Born Farms/Camp Pollock park education programs
$65,000 to Sacramento Splash environmental education program
$20,000 Hood Franklin Road pedestrian access

The Board is scheduled to formally adopt the Budget Recommended for Adoption on Sept. 28.

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.