Title
Adopt a Resolution to authorize the Auditor-Controller to amend the FY 2018-19 Boronda County Sanitation District Adopted Budget, Fund 156, Appropriation Unit RMA045, to increase appropriations by $51,750, financed by an operating transfer of $37,410 from Fund 001, Contingencies, Appropriation Unit CAO020, and $14,340 from Fund 156 Unassigned Fund Balance, for a sanitation condition assessment, valuation report, and rate study (4/5th vote required).
Report
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors, acting as the Board of Directors of the Boronda County Sanitation District, adopt a Resolution to authorize the Auditor-Controller to amend the FY 2018-19 Boronda County Sanitation District Adopted Budget, Fund 156, Appropriation Unit RMA045, to increase appropriations by $51,750, financed by an operating transfer of $37,410 from Fund 001 Contingencies, Appropriation Unit CAO020, and $14,340 from Fund 156 Unassigned Fund Balance, for a sanitation condition assessment, valuation report, and rate study (4/5th vote required).
SUMMARY:
The County owns and operates the Boronda County Sanitation District (BCSD). An appropriation is necessary to fund a system condition assessment to help define the assets and liabilities to establish value of the system and a rate study that will be used to establish a rate structure that can sustain the system. A total appropriation of $51,750 is requested, $14,340 to be funded by Fund 156 Unassigned Fund Balance and $37,410 to be funded through a transfer of Fund 001 Contingencies.
DISCUSSION:
In recent years, it has been the goal of the County to divest its interests in all municipal (not parks) County sanitation and water systems. In April 2016, the Resource Management Agency - Special Districts issued a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) for Transfer of Ownership and Responsibility for all services provided by County Service Area 75 Sanitary System, Pajaro County Sanitation District (PCSD), BCSD, and BCSD...
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