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County lays out earlier, more public budget timeline and options for monthly financial snapshots
Summary
County staff presented a condensed budget timeline and new reporting options that would push more timely midyear reports into February, expand department budget conferences and consider monthly or live budget snapshots for public access; board members asked for options showing different funding levels for county priorities.
County staff outlined a modified annual budget timeline designed to deliver earlier financial reporting and to give the Board of Supervisors more time to review departmental requests ahead of the July fiscal-year start.
Deputy CEO Tony Rakes walked supervisors through the county's budget calendar and said staff is shifting midyear reporting earlier in the calendar year to February so the information is timelier for decisionmaking. The schedule Rakes presented includes quarterly consolidated budget adjustments, a February budget kick-off and department budget conferences in March, followed by three public budget workshops in March, April and May and a public hearing and adoption in June.
Rakes said the county also wants to expand…
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