Votes at a glance: Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors budget hearing actions

The Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors took the following recorded formal actions during the June 4, 2025 budget hearing session. This “at‑a‑glance” summary lists each voted item, the motion outcome, and any required follow‑up.

1) Consent agenda — Approved - Motion: Adopt the consent agenda (no items removed). Approved unanimously by roll call. (Vote recorded at 23:20–23:26 on the transcript.)

2) Item 7 — Sheriff‑Coroner 2025–26 budget — Approved - Motion: Approve the Sheriff‑Coroner proposed 2025–26 budget, including supplemental materials. Approved unanimously. Departments will proceed with hiring and project work described in the presentation (DNA lab position, radio and NCCHC initiatives). (Recorded vote at 46:72–46:98.)

3) Item 9 — Parks, Open Space and Cultural Services 2025–26 budget — Approved with direction - Motion: Approve parks budget; staff to return with proposal to hire a recreation specialist funded without county cost no later than mid‑year. Approved unanimously. (Recorded vote at 73:72–73:79.)

4) Item 8 — Probation Department 2025–26 budget — Approved with direction - Motion: Approve Probation Department budget; staff directed to return June 10 with precise accounting of savings from the Secure Youth Treatment Facility and recommended reinvestments in FY25‑26. Approved unanimously. (Recorded vote at 109:24–109:40.)

5) Item 10 — Community Development & Infrastructure (CDI) 2025–26 budget — Postponed for additional information - Motion: Postpone final action to June 10 and direct staff to prepare an emergency storm‑investment plan and to provide a district‑level breakdown of Measure K and general‑fund road spending. Passed unanimously. (Recorded vote at 161:72–161:86.)

6) Item 11 — Measure Q administration concept budget — Approved (concept) with amendments - Motion: Approve the concept for FY25‑26 Measure Q administrative budget and county allocation approach; increase board allocations to $100,000 per supervisor (from $50,000), reduce consultant evaluation funding from $40,000 to $20,000, and direct staff to return June 10 with detailed indirect staffing and administrative cost breakdown. Approved unanimously. (Recorded vote at 197:77–197:78.)

Notes on follow‑up: several approvals included explicit directions requiring staff to return with additional detail before final financial transactions: Probation (June 10), CDI (June 10), Measure Q administrative detail (June 10), and Parks (mid‑year report on recreation specialist plan).