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a. Support the request to authorize the Auditor-Controller to increase FY 2018-19 revenues and appropriations by $553,935 in the Agricultural Commissioner's Department; and
b. Support the request to transfer up to $653,935 from the Agricultural Commissioner's Unit 8001, Appropriation AGR001, to the Capital Projects Fund 402, Appropriation Unit 8174, Appropriation RMA014, for the Agricultural Commissioner Facility Development Project Number 28101.
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Budget Committee:
a. Support the request to authorize the Auditor-Controller to increase FY 2018-19 revenues and appropriations by $553,935 in the Agricultural Commissioner's Department; and
b. Support the request to transfer up to $653,935 from the Agricultural Commissioner's Unit 8001, Appropriation AGR001, to the Capital Projects Fund 402, Appropriation Unit 8174, Appropriation RMA014, for the Agricultural Commissioner Facility Development Project Number 28101.
SUMMARY:
The Agricultural Commissioner realized unanticipated revenue of $553,935 in FY 2018-19 and salary savings of $100,000. The unanticipated revenue was $178,092 unbudgeted revenue from Unclaimed Gas Tax and $375,843 from Mill Tax. The department experienced an unexpected number of vacancies in FY 2018-19 resulting in $100,000 in salary savings. Recommended actions authorize expenditures in the current year that otherwise would not be possible. Support for the Agricultural Commissioner's request utilizes available resources for critical pest exclusion and other agriculture-related projects that are beneficial to the County and will enhance reimbursement revenue next year in FY 2019-20.
DISCUSSION:
The recommended actions comply with Board guidelines, facilitating projects that will result in improvements that provide far-reaching or long-term benefits that might otherwise be delayed or not occur at all. The recommended use of funds benefits the Agricultural Commissioner's maintenance of e...
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