Title
Receive a report on the utilization of Cannabis Program allocations, make recommendations for proposed augmentation requests for Fiscal Year 2021-22, and direct the Cannabis Program to either return to the Cannabis Committee with additional information or to receive direction from the Board of Supervisors.
Report
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors Cannabis Committee:
a. Receive a report on the utilization of Cannabis Program allocations;
b. Make recommendations for proposed augmentation requests for Fiscal Year 2021-22;
c. Direct the Cannabis Program to either return to the Cannabis Committee with additional information or to receive direction from the Board of Supervisors; and
d. Provide additional direction to staff as appropriate.
SUMMARY
The Cannabis Program ("Program") was directed to review allocated resources funded by cannabis tax revenue to provide analysis on how they are utilized, review any barriers or challenges, and make conclusions based on this analysis and department interviews.
There were common threads running through each interview: impacts to non-allocated support and supervisory staff and a need for additional resources to more effectively carry out responsibilities, which have increased in breadth and depth since the inception of the Program. Staff has included proposed augmentations for Fiscal Year 2021-22 for review.
DISCUSSION:
At the October 14, 2020 Board of Supervisors Cannabis Committee ("Committee") meeting, the Committee directed the Program to review current Program allocations, analyze findings, gain input from Program departments, identify current Program needs, and return to the Committee with findings, conclusions, and recommendations.
This request provided the Program with the opportunity to evaluate how departments have been impacted by the incremental responsibilities they have accrued as the Cannabis Program and industry evolved.
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