San Diego City Wire

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

County Supervisors are expected to adopt a budget for Fiscal Year 2024-25 by the end of the session. The new budget will take effect on July 1. The recommended budget was released May 2.

The budget plan included funding to address County priorities like behavioral health, homelessness, affordable housing, justice reform, sustainability, public health, and public safety. The budget also reflected continued investment in core services like roads, fire protection, and parks.

County staff prepared the budget using community input collected throughout the year, an equity assessment to evaluate potential impacts on vulnerable populations, and additional data.

After the budget’s release, departments gave budget presentations to the Board on May 14 and 16. The County held two community budget meetings on May 23 and 29 and two public hearings in early June.

A revised recommended budget was released June 13. The plan adds $46.9 million or an increase of 0.6% to the May plan for a total of $8.53 billion. That is an increase of $364.5 million or 4.5% from last year.

The revised budget also includes another 12 positions. The 0.1% increase brings the total number of County employees to 20,471.25 staff years, an increase of 84 staff years.

The new plan includes more funding to support the D.A.’s Office, the North County Family Justice Center and another planned for South County.

Additional funding will support the Migrant Transition Day Center, a safe parking lot in Grantville for those experiencing homelessness, and increased construction costs for Calavo Park.

The revised budget also includes funding to extend the regional CalFresh ¡Mas Fresco! Plus food program; enhances drowning prevention efforts and supports no-cost transportation services for seniors; a pilot archery project at a County Park; and helps keep Lake Hodges, Lake Sutherland, and El Capitan reservoirs open.

In addition, the new plan supports costs associated with the Battery Energy Storage System and the Workplace Justice Fund.

You can watch, listen and participate in the June 25 Board meeting for deliberations and adoption.

Attend the 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 overall proceedings are also available upon request at least 72 hours prior to the meeting.

Contact: Clerk’s office at (619)531-5434 or email PublicComment@sdcounty.ca.gov

Watch Online

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

Watch on TV

Listen on Phone

Comment by Phone

For more information on participating in meeting visit Clerk of Board’s website or call (619)531-5434.

Learn more about Budget at Open Budget portal.

County Communications Office communications@sdcounty.ca.gov

(619)595-4633

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