Title
Receive and accept a report on the Governor's 2013-14 Proposed Budget.
Report
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors:
Receive and accept a report on the Governor's 2013-14 Proposed Budget.
SUMMARY:
The Governor released his proposed 2013-14 budget on January 10, 2013. This staff report provides an overview of the proposed budget and highlights potential impacts to the County of Monterey.
DISCUSSION:
The Governor's proposed budget presents a roughly balanced spending plan that reflects improvement in the State's finances. The proposed budget projects continuation of the modest economic recovery and boosts planned general fund expenditures to $97.7 billion in 2013-14, a five percent increase over the current year budget. New proposals in the Governor's Budget are centered around education and health care reform, with most other areas receiving proposed funding levels similar to current year amounts. Details are covered in the attached report.
OTHER AGENCY INVOLVEMENT:
This report incorporates staff's review of the Governor's 2013-14 proposed budget and information and analysis provided by the California State Association of Counties, Department of Finance, and Legislative Analyst's Office. County departments provided analysis of impacts to County programs and services.
FINANCING:
Acceptance of this report has no direct impact on the County budget.
Prepared by: Paul Lewis, Principal Administrative Analyst, x3078
Approved by: Dewayne Woods, County Budget Director, x5309
Attachments:
Analysis of the Governor's 2013-14 Proposed Budget