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Board trims disaster reserve, directs senior day consolidation and sets $1 million initial allocation for Pollock Pines park
Summary
The Board approved changes to budget policy, directed consolidation of two senior day sites into Placerville, endorsed fee increases phased to reach near-full cost recovery, and directed staff to include $1 million in next budget cycle for initial Fort Bay Park work and return with a plan.
The El Dorado County Board of Supervisors on April 22 approved updates to budget policy and several program-level budget directions for fiscal year 2025—6, including a proposal to treat discretionary transient-occupancy tax as general revenue and a lower target for the county's disaster expense designation. The board voted 5-0 to adopt staff's recommendations.
Chief Administrative Office staff presented three primary budget matters: policy clarifications for transient occupancy tax (TOT) and disaster reserves; a proposal to consolidate the county's two senior day sites; and direction on Forebay (Fort Bay) Park in Pollock Pines.
On policy, staff proposed removing a separate board designation that ring-fenced discretionary TOT, treating that revenue as general fund instead. Staff also recommended lowering the county's disaster-designation target from $5 million to $1.25 million after…
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