Santa Clara County supervisors preliminarily approve $6.97 million in inventory grants after public testimony

The Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors on Thursday gave preliminary approval to a slate of one-time budget inventory grants totaling about $6,970,000 and referred the measures for final adoption at the June 12 budget hearing.

The action, taken at a budget information hearing, followed about 19 in-person public commenters and four Zoom speakers who largely urged support for community organizations serving seniors, immigrant families, students and other local residents. Board President Lee said the board would receive an overview from county budget staff, then hear public comment and allow supervisors to pull items for discussion before a final June vote.

The inventory recommendations presented by the Office of Budget and Analysis (OBA) included a combination of flat allocations to each district and discretionary formula-based amounts. An OBA presenter told the board the county had set aside nearly $7,000,000—displayed on the slides as $6,970,000—as one-time funding for specific purposes and that the office had received requests across all five supervisorial districts. The…