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FY 2016-17 Board of Supervisors' Budget Workshop
Report
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors:
a. Receive an update on budget development as part of the Board of Supervisors' FY 2016-17 Budget Workshop;
b. Approve implementation of a temporary hiring freeze, with exemptions, effective immediately and to be re-assessed after adoption of the FY 2016-17 budget; and
c. Provide direction to staff.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
On March 8, 2016, the County Administrative Office presented the countywide financial forecast to the Board of Supervisors (Board). Although revenues continue to grow moderately, the forecast pointed to significant fiscal challenges in the approaching fiscal year as a result of increasing cost pressures. As a result of these cost pressures, both planned and unplanned, the County has reached its fiscal capacity to meet current priorities and take on new commitments without re-prioritizing existing resource allocations.
The April 12th budget workshop includes an update on the FY 2016-17 budget development, including potential departmental budget impacts, augmentation requests listed in Attachment 1, and options to mitigate potential budget impacts. Direction and feedback provided by your Board will be incorporated into the Recommended Budget that is scheduled to be presented to your Board for consideration during the annual budget hearing scheduled for June 1, 2016.
The County Administrative Office recommends an immediate temporary hiring freeze to minimize potential impacts to staffing in the coming fiscal year. The proposed hiring freeze would begin April 12, 2016 and last through adoption of the budget on June 21, 2016. The intent of the freeze is to minimize impacts to departments with potential staffing reductions and to preserve vacancies for in-placement if necessary.
The proposed hiring freeze includes an exemption process. Positions for which a formal or conditional offer has be...
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