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a. Approve and authorize the Auditor-Controller to increase Fiscal Year (FY) 2022-2023 Adopted budget revenues and appropriations in the Agricultural Commissioner's Office Budget (001-2810-AGR001-8001) by $865,544, financed by Unclaimed Gas Tax, Court fines, and Rent revenues, (4/5ths Vote Required); and
b. Approve and authorize the transfer of up to $865,544 from the Agricultural Commissioner's Budget (001-2810-AGR001-8001) to the Capital Projects (404-3200-PFP057-8832) for the Agricultural Commissioner South County Facility Development Project Number 8832 with review and approval from the CAO (4/5ths Vote Required).
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors:
a. Approve and authorize the Auditor-Controller to increase Fiscal Year (FY) 2022-2023 Adopted budget revenues and appropriations in the Agricultural Commissioner's Office Budget (001-2810-AGR001-8001) by $865,544, financed by Unclaimed Gas Tax, Court fines, and Rent revenues, (4/5ths Vote Required); and
b. Approve and authorize the transfer of up to $865,544 from the Agricultural Commissioner's Budget (001-2810-AGR001-8001) to the Capital Projects (404-3200-PFP057-8832) for the Agricultural Commissioner South County Facility Development Project Number 8832 with review and approval from the CAO (4/5ths Vote Required).
SUMMARY:
The Agricultural Commissioner realized unanticipated revenue of $1.3 million in FY 2022-2023. The unanticipated revenue is due to the department achieving Maintenance of Effort requirements for work performed in FY 2021-2022 and an increased unclaimed gas tax (UGT) allocation from the State of California. The department was made aware of the amounts in letters received from the California Dept. of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) and California Dept. of Pesticide Regulation (CDPR) in mid-April 2023, with the overall CDFA UGT allocation to counties having increased $9.0 million from the previous fiscal year. The department also has unanticipated revenue...
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