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Public Hearings 7.
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| LAFCO |
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| Information |
| SUBJECT |
| Consider and adopt the proposed LAFCo Budget for fiscal year 2019/20 and set May 23, 2019 as the public hearing date to approve the final budget |
| RECOMMENDED ACTION |
1. Receive staff presentation and public comments on the Draft LAFCo Budget for fiscal year 2019/20.
2. Close the public hearing and provide staff direction as desired.
3. Set May 23, 2019 as the public hearing to consider approval of the Final LAFCo Budget for fiscal year 2019/20. |
| FISCAL IMPACT |
| The attached LAFCo budget includes proposed revenues and expenditures for LAFCo for the next fiscal year (FY). This proposed budget maintains adequate support for the Commission to meet its responsibilities under the Cortese-Knox-Hertzberg (CKH) Act and the shared services priorities identified in the LAFCo Annual Work Plan. |
| REASONS FOR RECOMMENDED ACTION |
Yolo County LAFCo adopts an annual budget with notice to the four cities and Yolo County. In accordance with the CKH Act, a proposed budget must be adopted by May 1 and final budget by June 15 of each year. Following approval of the final budget and no later than July 1, the auditor requests payment from each agency. In order to meet these time lines, the final budget is scheduled to be adopted at the May 23, 2019 LAFCo Commission meeting and invoices will go out thereafter.
In accordance with the CKH Act, the cities and County split the cost of LAFCo funding 50/50. A formula for the split of the cities’ share is outlined in Government Code Section 56381 (b)(1); which would be in proportion to a city’s tax revenue or an alternative method approved by a majority of the cities. Beginning in FY 2007-08, the cities developed an alternative formula to apportion their 50% of LAFCo funding by averaging a city’s general tax revenue (less grant monies) and population.
A more detailed table describing the formula is attached for review (this agenda software program does not handle tables well). In summary, the breakdown of agency apportionment of the LAFCo budget for FY 2019/20 is as follows:
City of Davis 16.95%
City of West Sacramento 16.34%
City of Winters 1.63%
City of Woodland 15.08%
County of Yolo 50.00% |
| BACKGROUND |
The budget is relatively "flat" compared to last year with a total appropriation of $472,476. Although salaries and pension costs continue to rise, there is a compensating offset due to the Executive Officer's house exchange and reduced hours this fall which results in 85% of the position's typical salary costs. However, this offset will occur this fiscal year only and may feel like a "bump" in the following fiscal year (FY 20/21) when this position is back at 100%. The Services and Supplies costs are also very similar to last year reducing somewhat because LAFCo budgeted for an audit last fiscal year that is only done every three years.
Even though the total apportionment is "flat", there is additional carryover fund balance as compared to last year, therefore, total agency cost goes down by 4.34%. The following itemizes the draft budget cost for each agency (and net increase as compared to the previous fiscal year).
City of Davis $70,423 (decrease of $5,568)
City of West Sacramento $67,863 (decrease of $2,022)
City of Winters $6,787 (decrease of $291)
City of Woodland $62,627 (decrease of $1,131)
County of Yolo $207,700 (decrease of $9,013)
Following Commission direction on the draft budget at the April meeting, staff will make any changes as directed by the Commission and send the proposed budget to the city/county managers for review and comment. Staff will report on all feedback received during the final budget hearing on May 23, 2019. |
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