Board approves Sacramento County In-Home Supportive Services public authority budget for 2025-26

The Sacramento County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved the fiscal year 2025-26 budget for the county's In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS) Public Authority during the June 4 meeting. John Kaczitsa, executive director for the public authority, presented a status-quo spending plan and told the board that staff had assumed flat revenues while recognizing ongoing cost pressures.

Kaczitsa asked the board to approve a proposed appropriation of $4,838,592 for the public authority, saying the request maintains current services and continues training, urgent-care supports and administrative adjustments. The executive director said the budget includes the reclassification of some internal accounting to reflect restructuring but does not change net service levels.

Board action: Supervisor [name not specified in clerk roll] moved approval of the recommended IHSS public authority budget; the motion passed unanimously.

Context: IHSS is the county program that helps eligible seniors and people with disabilities receive paid care in their homes. Public authority budgets typically reflect state and federal pay rates, provider enrollment, and local administrative costs. The budget the board approved was presented as a status-quo plan that preserves the public authority's current operations while recognizing that future revenues and state policy decisions could change the outlook.

Speakers (selected): John Kaczitsa, Executive Director, Sacramento County In-Home Supportive Services Public Authority; clerk and board members called the roll and voted; no public comment was offered on the item.

Actions - kind: other motion: "Approve the Sacramento County In-Home Supportive Services Public Authority fiscal year 2025-26 requested budget of $4,838,592 as presented." mover: "Supervisor (motion recorded as moved on the record)" second: "(second recorded on the record)" vote_record:[{"member":"Serna","vote":"yes"},{"member":"Hume","vote":"yes"},{"member":"Kennedy","vote":"yes"},{"member":"Rodriguez","vote":"yes"},{"member":"Desmond","vote":"yes"}] tally:{"yes":5,"no":0} outcome:"approved" notes:"Status-quo budget; no public comment recorded."

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