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Santa Clara County adopts balanced budget, orders temporary across‑the‑board cuts amid federal and state funding risks
Summary
The Board of Supervisors adopted the recommended fiscal year budget June 9, while approving a temporary, across‑the‑board reduction in department operating budgets to cover a recent revenue shortfall and buy time to assess larger state and federal funding risks.
The Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors adopted the recommended fiscal year budget on June 9 and approved a temporary countywide reduction in operating (object 2) budgets to address a recent decline in projected revenues.
County Executive James Williams and Budget Director Ezekiel Vega briefed the board on the recommended budget and a set of revised recommendations. Williams said the county faces large federal and state risks — especially to Medi‑Cal and SNAP/CalFresh funding — that could substantially affect county safety‑net programs. Vega described revisions that reduced the shortfall since the May budget workshop and explained the administration’s proposal for a temporary, across‑the‑board operating cut to buy time for departments to identify targeted reductions or swaps.
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