Sacramento County, CA

09/05/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 09/05/2024 14:05

Board Revises Approved 2024-25 Budget

​The Sacramento County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously yesterday to revise the Approved Budget for the 2024-25 fiscal year.

  • ​$68 million in General Fund appropriations
  • $272 million in other funds:
    • $249 million base budget changes resulting primarily from re-budgeting of capital projects and other contractual expenditures
    • $23 million in non-General Fund growth

The following prioritized General Fund growth identified in June is funded in the Revised Recommended Budget:

  • $20 million General Fund contribution to the Roads Fund for roadway rehabilitation and maintenance
  • Approximately $300,000 for upgrades to the County's Emergency Operations Center
  • Approximately $17,000 to reallocate a position within Animal Care Services

Additional recommended growth in the Revised Recommended Budget included:

  • $900,000 to the Sheriff's Office to fund four Deputy Sheriff positions responsible for escorting inmates and medial staff to health appointments in compliance with the Mays consent decree
  • $200,000 to Probation to restore one full-time equivalent position to maintain service levels in Treatment Courts, in compliance with the Mays consent decree
  • $500,000 to restore positions in Probation and the Public Defenders office to maintain service levels associated with SB 823 Juvenile Justice Realignment
  • $400,000 to Human Assistance to fund the County's required cost of the California Statewide Automated Welfare System (CalSAWS)

The Board of Supervisors approved the following growth during the hearings:

  • $62,500 to Human Assistance to fund CalFresh operations at the Florin Certified Farmers' Market

The Board is scheduled to formally adopt the Budget Recommended for Adoption on Sept. 24.