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Clerk of the Board Outlines FY2010–11 Budget Constraints; Committee Asks for Draft
Summary
Clerk Angela Calvillo presented budget guidelines for the Clerk of the Board office, noting that 83% of the office budget is nondiscretionary, proposed modest fee increases for Assessment Appeals to raise recovery to ~40%, and presented staffing and workload pressures; the committee asked for a draft budget back in February.
Angela Calvillo, Clerk of the Board, presented the annual review and approval of the Clerk of the Board—s FY2010–11 budget guidelines to the Budget & Finance Committee on Jan. 13. She said the office faces tight constraints because roughly 83% of its budget is nondiscretionary and that growth over recent years has been modest compared with other departments.
Calvillo outlined a preliminary draft that included options to meet mayoral reduction targets, proposals to increase assessment appeals filing fees from $30 to $40 (raising projected cost recovery from under 29% to roughly 40%), and internal reassignments to cover workload demands tied to a near doubling of assessment appeals filings. She asked the committee for policy direction and will return with a draft budget in early February and a final hearing in mid-February.
Supervisors discussed whether to raise fees further and asked for comparative estimates; members also asked about reserve policies, whether board member aide positions should grow, and how voluntary salary programs and vacancy management factored into savings. The Clerk said she will provide a draft budget and supporting materials for committee review.
