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Board approves midyear budget adjustments and position allocation changes
Summary
Supervisors unanimously adopted two resolutions to amend the FY 2024–25 adopted budget and to update position allocations following the county’s midyear review.
The Lake County Board of Supervisors voted 5–0 on Feb. 4 to approve two midyear financial actions that adjust reserves, revenues, appropriations and position allocations for fiscal year 2024–25.
The county’s deputy administrative officer for finance, Casey Moreno, told the board the midyear package included reserve adjustments for programs including the cannabis program and district attorney asset forfeiture, grant revenues for public safety facilities, budgeting related to the county’s ERP Workday conversion, and capital asset updates. Moreno said the county had received $20 million in bond proceeds, but was budgeting $2.5 million of that for the current fiscal year.
Why it matters: The midyear adjustments align budgeted resources with actual revenues and grant receipts and adjust staffing lines where positions were added or reclassified during the first half of the fiscal year.
Action taken The board first considered a resolution amending resolution 2024‑99 to adjust the FY 2024–25 adopted budget. After public input and brief board discussion, a motion to adopt the amendment passed by roll call with votes recorded in favor by all five supervisors.
The board then approved a second resolution (amending resolution 2024‑100) to amend the position allocations for FY 2024–25 to reflect midyear adjustments across several departments, including the assessor, public works, public defender, probation, planning, and behavioral health.
Board discussion Supervisors asked staff to return for a future conversation about Board compensation tied to judicial salaries and to increase transparency about salary adjustments for staff and union MOUs. One supervisor said federal funding streams remain uncertain and urged early strategic planning for potential federal cuts affecting public health and human services.
Ending County staff said they will continue to monitor federal grants and bring strategic recommendations back to the board if major funding shifts are anticipated.
