Contra Costa County Looks to Approve $5.515 Billion Budget

On Tuesday, the Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors will seek to approve its Fiscal Year 2023-2024 Recommended County and Special District Budgets, totaling $5.515 billion.

The move comes after a budget hearing on April 24-25 which public testimony was heard and considered while also hearing economic issues could continue to challenge the county which could require future budget considerations and adjustments.

At the close of the April 24-25, 2023 hearing, the Board, by a unanimous vote, made the line item changes listed below for the FY23-24 Recommended Budget and directed the County Administrator to prepare the FY23-24 County and Special District Budgets for Board adoption on May 23, 2023, including the position resolution necessary to carry out the Board’s direction for adoption.

Line-Item Changes Directed by the Board (Attachment D)

• For anticipated work related to the Racial Justice Act and Antioch Police misconduct
  • i. Add position authority of 5 FTE to the District Attorney and 5 FTE to the Public Defender (Note – see full recap here)
  • ii. Authorize the County Administrator and Auditor-Controller to withdraw up to $1.132M for District Attorney and $1.184M for Public Defender, totaling $2.316M, from the $15M
    appropriations for contingency if the departments’ total budgets are insufficient during
    FY23-24
• On how to allocate the available $5.58M balance for FY23-24 Measure X
  • i. Stand Together Contra Costa – For the Public Defender, add 5 FTE and re-appropriate
    $829,000, and require annual reporting on caseload characteristics, outcomes and research on it becoming a non-profit.
  • ii. African American Holistic Wellness – Allocate $80,000 for a feasibility study to identify the greatest needs for African-Americans across Contra Costa County with the goal of using this study to plan and identify potential funding for the establishment of an African American Holistic Wellness Hub in the eastern part of the county with satellite offices across the county that will be safe and trusted places for all African Americans to receive culturally responsive, community-defined services and resources offered by ethnically reflective staff
  • iii. The Measure X related reappropriations total $909,000, reducing the unallocated Measure X on-going funds from $5,582,356 to $4,673,356
• As requested by the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District, make technical adjustments to the budget for Division 7040 EMS Transport, reducing revenues and associated expenditures by $5M

Position Modifications (Attachment C)

Position Adjustment Resolution No. 2023/189 attached incorporates those changes directed by the Board as part of the Fiscal Year 2023-2024 Recommended Budget. The Resolution adds and/or eliminates positions and classifications in the following departments: Agriculture, Animal Services, Assessor, Clerk-Recorder Elections, County Administrator, County Counsel, Department of Information Technology, District Attorney, Employment and Human Services, Health Services, Human Resources, Probation, Public Defender, Public Works, Risk Management, and Contra Costa County Fire Protection District.

1. Agriculture
   Adds one (1) Weights and Measures Inspector to support State mandated inspection activities
2. Animal Services
   Adds five (5) positions to expand field, shelter, and spay and neuter services. Three (3) Animal Services Officers will be added to the Field Services division. One (1) Animal Center Operations Coordinator will be added to the Shelter Services division. One (1) Animal Center Operations Supervisor will be added to the Medical Services Division.
3. Assessor
   Adds four (4) Clerk-Experienced Level positions to the Residential division to assist with increased workload as well as the administration of Proposition 19
4. Clerk-Recorder
   Transfers one Clerk-Recorder Services Supervisor position from the Recorder budget to the Micrographics/ Modernization budget to support the AB 1466 Redaction Program which, effective July 1, 2022, requires County Recorders to develop a program that identifies and redacts unlawfully restrictive covenants from real property records in California, such as discriminatory restrictions based on race, religion, or gender in Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions (CC&Rs) related to housing developments.
5. County Administrator
   Adds one (1) ADH1 Deputy County Administrator-EXEMPT funded by Measure X to support Measure X administration, performance measurement, reporting and staff support to the MXCAB and Oversight Committee.
6. County Counsel
   Adds one (1) Deputy County Counsel to support the Assessment Appeals Board.
7. Department of Information Technology / County Administrator
   Adds a net of two (2) positions. The Wide-Area-Network Services division will delete one (1) Network Analyst I and three (3) Network Analyst II positions. The Telecommunications division will add two (2) Telecommunications Specialist II and two (2) Telecommunication Infrastructure Specialist positions. The Information Security Administration division will add one (1) Information Security Specialist position. The Network Services division will add one (1) Network Administrator I position. The net increase of positions will be funded by charges to customers based on direct charge for service or allocation
8. District Attorney
   Adds five (5) positions to the District Attorney’s Office to address increased workload related to the potential re-litigation of criminal cases due to the Racial Justice Act and police misconduct. The department will add two (2) Deputy District Attorney – Fixed Term and three (3) Deputy District Attorney – Basic positions.
9. Employment and Human Services
   Adds a net of twenty-six (26) positions. The department will add one (1) Social Work Supervisor II, one (1) Administrative Aide-Project, one (1) One-Stop Operator Consortium Administrator, and two (2) Program/Projects Coordinator positions to support expansions in the Workforce Development Board. The department will add one (1) Chief Dep Public Administrator-Exempt, one (1) Deputy Public Administrator and two (2) Public Administrator Program Assistant positions upon the transfer of the Public Administrator from Health Services to the EHSD. The department will add one (1) Senior Public Health Nutrition, one (1 Aging and Adult Services Senior Staff Assistant and one (1) Clerk-Senior Level positions upon the transfer of the Senior Nutrition Program from Health Services to the EHSD. The department will add two (2) Social Services Programs Assistant positions, one (1) Workforce Services Specialist position and one (1) Social Casework Assistant position to create a program integrity division and address compliance with State and Federal regulations. The department will add five (5) Social Casework Assistant positions, one (1) Social Services Program Analyst, one (1) Social Worker III and one (1) Social Work Supervisor II to respond to increased caseloads in Child Welfare. The department will add two (2) Social Worker positions to respond to increased caseloads in In-Home Support Services. The department will add three (3) Infant Toddler Associate Teacher-Project positions to support the Head Start program. The department will add one (1) Secretary-Journey Level position to provide administrative support in the Aging & Adult division. The department will add one (1) EHS Deputy Bureau Director-Exempt and one (1) Secretary-Journey Level position to provide administrative support in the Workforce Services division. The department will add two (2) EHS Director of Administration-Exempt, one (1) Administrative Services Officer, two (2) Administrative Services Assistant III, one (1) Contracts Administrator, one (1) Department HR Supervisor, one (1) Departmental HR Analyst I, three (3) Personnel Technician and one (1) Clerk-Senior Level positions to support expansions in the administrative division.

   The department will delete one (1) vacant Assistant Director-Policy & Planning, one (1) vacant Departmental Fiscal Officer, one (1) vacant EHS Division Manager, one (1) vacant Social Worker II, one (1) vacant Social Worker III, one (1) vacant Clerk-Senior Level, one (1) vacant Intermediate Clerk-Project, one (1) vacant Infant Toddler Teacher-Project, one (1) vacant Senior Clerk-Project, six (6) vacant Social Services Program Assistant and three (3) vacant Associate Teacher-Project

10. Health Services
    Reassigns one (1) Chief Dep Public Administrator-Exempt, one (1) Deputy Public Administrator and two (2) Public Administrator Program Assistant positions from the Health Services Department to the Employment and Human Services Department to accomplish the transfer of the Public Administrator staffing.
11. Human Resources
    Adds one (1) Employee Benefits Analyst to support employee leave and ADA programs
12. Probation
    Adds a net of two (2) positions in Probation Department. The Administration division adds one (1) Administrative Analyst, and one (1) Departmental HR Analyst II, and cancels one (1) Accounting Technician and one (1) Program/ Projects Coordinator-Project position. The Office of Reentry and Justice will add one (1) Planner and Evaluator Level A and one (1) Program/Projects Coordinator, which will be funded by AB109 and SB678 funds. These additional positions in the Office of Reentry and Justice will aid in the implementation of a new data driven decision making approach to meet the growing demands for program evaluation, contract monitoring, quality assurance and data analysis
13. Public Defender
    Adds a net of eighteen (18) positions in the Public Defender’s Office. The AB109 PD division will add two (2) Legal Assistants to support the Clean Slate Unit, three (3) Case Prep Assistants to support attorneys in the Arraignment Court Early Representation Program (ACER) and Early Representation Program in each region of the County, one (1) Deputy Public Defender II, one (1) Public Defender Investigator I, one (1) Clerk-Specialist Level, and one (1) Legal Assistant to support the Front-End Advocacy Team. To address workload increases due to potential re-litigation of criminal cases related to the Racial Justice Act and police misconduct, the department will add two (2) Deputy Public Defender – Fixed Term and three (3) Deputy Public Defender – III positions. To expand the Stand Together Contra Costa program the department will add three (3) Deputy Public Defender II, one legal assistant (1) and one (1) Clerk – Experienced Level positions. The department will delete one (1) Clerk-Specialist Level in the Public Defender Adult Criminal Division.
14. Public Works
    Adds a net of eight (8) positions. The department will add seven (7) Custodian II positions to provide custodial services at various county facilities, including Health Services offices as well as the new Airport terminal building. The department will delete one (1) Supervising Capital Facilities Project Manager and add one (1) Senior Capital Facilities Project Manager to directly manage current and future improvement projects including new construction, renovation, tenant improvements and deficiency repairs at various County facilities. The department will also delete one (1) Departmental HR Analyst II and add two (2) Administrative Analyst positions to support both departmental safety coordination and training as well as contracts support for the Design, Construction and Environmental Divisions.
15. Risk Management
    Nets zero (0) positions in Risk Management. The department will delete one (1) Safety Services Specialist and add one (1) Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Title II Program Manager to assist with ADA Title II program support.
16. Contra Costa County Fire Protection District
    Adds a net of thirty-one (31) positions. Twenty-eight (28) positions will be added to Fire Protection division. One (1) Battalion Chief 40-hr / Deputy Fire Marshal (new class) will be added to the Fire Prevention Bureau. Add one (1) Info Systems Programmer/Analyst III in Communications & IT, to support the Fire District GIS mapping unit. Add one (1) Program/Projects Coordinator, in Administrative Services to work on improving diversity and outreach for firefighters and other positions. Operations will add: two (2) Driver clerk positions to provide logistics support at major incidents and fulfill orders for firefighting supplies, one (1) Training and Staff Dev Specialist to train Fire District staff on various software programs, one (1) Facilities Maintenance Supervisor to manage the maintenance and repair of the training grounds, six (6) Fire Captain 56-hr for future station openings, and fifteen (15) Firefighter-Recruit for future service expansions (through grant funding and/or Measure X). Three (3) positions will be added to the EMS Transport division for staff support and ambulance service-related duties, including one (1) Clerk-Senior Level, one (1) Fire EMS Quality Improvement Coordinator, and one (1) Fire District Fiscal Specialist

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Meeting Information & Board Documents

May 23, 2023
9:00 am
Full Agenda – click here