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Committee receives county budget proposals; supervisors press to protect planning staffing and seek real-estate inventory for revenue options
Summary
Committee members reviewed draft budget options and asked staff to preserve planning department capacity by pursuing fee adjustments and other revenue; the committee approved the report to continue budget deliberations and requested follow-up on an inventory of county real estate and the department equity planning process.
The Santa Clara County Housing, Land Use, Environment and Transportation Committee on April 17 received a report from the County Executive on departmental budget proposals and requested follow-up on several items, including an inventory of surplus county real property and protections for planning-staff capacity if fee increases are not adopted.
Why it matters: supervisors said the county’s planning department needs adequate staffing to meet ongoing mandates, including the housing element and related planning workloads. Committee members sought assurances that proposed reductions would not materially impair the county’s ability to complete state-mandated work and other high-priority planning tasks.
What staff presented: the county executive’s office described that departments had submitted two scenarios to meet…
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