County Budget Deliberations, Adoption Scheduled Tuesday

Media
Jun 23
3 min read

The County Board of Supervisors will begin deliberations on the revised recommended budget, on Tuesday, June 24. The deliberations will start at 9 a.m. at the County Administration Center.

County Supervisors are scheduled to adopt a budget for Fiscal Year 2025-26 by the end of the session. The new budget will take effect on July 1.

The recommended budget was released on May 1, and community members had the opportunity to learn more and provide input at several informational meetings and open houses.

Staff prepared the proposed plan after careful consideration of resources, community feedback throughout the year, past direction from the Board of Supervisors and data.

Uncertainties about slowing tax revenues, rising costs, the economy, and state and federal funding also played a key role.

Changes in federal and state policies and funding could significantly impact County operations. The County continues to carefully monitor how shifts may affect funding streams and program mandates and will consider budget adjustments as needed.

The recommended budget prioritizes vital services, the region’s needs and issues important to the region’s residents.

The plan invests in housing; homeless solutions and behavioral health; safety net programs; public health; public safety; environmental sustainability and infrastructure. The recommended budget protects current hours and locations at parks and libraries.

A budget hearing was held on June 3, and residents had the opportunity to make comments at the events and submit comments online until the budget hearings formally closed at 5 p.m. on June 12.

The revised recommended budget that includes the Chief Administrative Office change letter, reflecting feedback from the public and the Board of Supervisors, was released June 12. It includes additions to public safety and emergency response, housing services and infrastructure projects, reflecting revenues that have become available since the release of the recommended budget. The revised recommended plan shows an increase of $18.3 million or 0.2% to the May 1 plan for a total of $8.63 billion. That is an increase of $104.1 million or 1.2% from last year.

The revised recommended budget also decreases staffing by one additional staff year and brings the total of County employees to 20,280.25 staff years, a decrease of 191 staff years or 0.9% from the adopted plan last year.

The County reduced staffing through attrition, eliminating some vacant positions and streamlining some operations.

You can learn more about the revised recommended budget on our budget page including budget documents, comments and more.

Residents can also watch, listen and participate during the budget deliberations.

Attend a Meeting in Person

The meetings will take place in room 310 at the County Administration Center located at 1600 Pacific Highway, San Diego, CA 92101.

Spanish language translation services for public speakers are available at Board meetings.

Arabic, Chinese (Mandarin), Korean, Persian (including Farsi, Dari), Somali, Spanish, Tagalog (including Filipino), and Vietnamese translations of the overall proceedings are also available upon request at least 72 hours prior to the meeting. Contact the Clerk’s office at (619) 531-5434or email PublicComment@sdcounty.ca.gov.

Watch Online

The live stream broadcast online may be delayed by 45 seconds or more depending on the service and your internet connection.

Agenda Web Stream (Available live and archived several hours later)
County News Center
County YouTube Channel (Closed captions available)
Vimeo
Facebook
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Watch on TV

AT&T Channel 99
Cox South Channel 24 or Cox North Channel 19
Spectrum channel 24 or 85

Listen on the Phone

Call in to (619) 531-4716 for a listen-only line to the live Board meeting while it is in session.

Comment by Phone

To speak during the live meeting by phone, fill out the Board of Supervisors tele-comments form and submit it before the meeting starts. After submitting the form, you will receive instructions on how to call in to the meeting.

For more information, visit the Clerk of the Board’s website or call 619-531-5434.