Lake County supervisors approve amended midyear budget and position-allocation resolutions after reconsideration

The Lake County Board of Supervisors approved amended midyear budget adjustments and corresponding position-allocation changes Tuesday after a procedural reconsideration that led the board to rescind an initial vote and re-adopt amended language.

Deputy Administrative Officer Casey Moreno presented the midyear budget package, saying the updates include sales-tax and property-tax adjustments, reductions to several reserves and targeted revenue and grant acceptances. "We did increase the property taxes in lieu of VLF by $247,958," Moreno said, and she identified a roughly $200,000 increase in Bradley-Burns tax revenue and about $400,000 for Proposition 172 in the FY2025–26 budget baseline.

Moreno outlined reserve moves that include a $750,000 draw from the budget-stabilization reserve (Fund 156), a $78,033 decrease for Building and Safety (BU 2602), a $394,310 reduction in Lake O' Sand reserves related to a January sewer spill, and a $301,496 reduction across Community Service Area (CSA) 23 zones to fund a chip-seal project. She also described revenue acceptances and grants,…