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Baker Tilly tells San Benito County supervisors 1-time revenues masked a structural deficit; consultants urge long-range forecast
Summary
Baker Tilly, an outside public‑finance consulting firm, told San Benito County supervisors on June 9 that large, one‑time revenues have masked a structural gap between baseline revenues and baseline expenditures and urged a short‑term placeholder budget followed by a long‑range financial forecast.
San Benito County’s independent consultant Baker Tilly told the Board of Supervisors on June 9 that an analysis of the county’s recent budgets shows underlying, ongoing spending outpacing baseline revenue once one‑time grants and settlements are removed.
"There's a story to be told here," Baker Tilly director Steve Toler said in his presentation, summarizing the firm’s review of five years of revenues, expenditures and reserves. The firm’s analyst, Matt Stark, showed charts the consultants said expose large swings in one‑time receipts — pandemic relief, an $6 million developer fee and insurance settlements — that inflated fund balances even as baseline spending rose.
The firm told the board the recommended fiscal year 2025–26 budget as…
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