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Proposal to delay final budget adoption until after special election fails on the board floor
Summary
A motion to suspend county administrative code sections and use a two‑step budget adoption process — to allow the new District 1 supervisor to participate and to wait for state/federal budget clarity — failed after mixed board support and public comment.
A proposal to temporarily suspend the county’s administrative code timing for final budget adoption and shift to a two‑step process failed April 9 after extended debate and public comment.
Supervisor Monica Montgomery Stepp asked the board to adopt a two‑step timeline that would require the board to approve a recommended budget and temporary spending authorization by June 30 and then adopt a final budget after the special election seating the new District 1 supervisor. Montgomery Stepp cited federal and state funding uncertainty and said the change would give the county time to better assess how federal actions could affect local…
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