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County supervisor warns of budget pressures, grant legal fights and infrastructure costs during Cotati visit
Summary
Sonoma County Supervisor David Rabbit briefed the Cotati council on county budget risks, lawsuits over federal grant acceptance terms, rising insurance and IT costs, county facility purchases, and the Potter Valley water project during a May 27 presentation.
Sonoma County Supervisor David Rabbit told the Cotati City Council May 27 that county leaders face an unusually difficult budget year because of unpredictable federal and state funding, rising costs and several pending legal disputes that could delay grants.
Rabbit said the county had been notified of federal grant clawbacks and is part of litigation challenging new grant acceptance language the federal government and other entities have added to award documents. He said the county joined a King County, Washington‑led lawsuit about additional grant terms and a separate suit filed by San Francisco and Santa Clara counties, and that a temporary injunction could be sought to…
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