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Set a hearing to consider recommendations regarding the Fiscal Year (FY) 2026-2027 Recommended Budget for the County of Santa Barbara and Recommended Budget for the County of Santa Barbara as Successor Agency to the former County of Santa Barbara Redevelopment Agency, as follows:
Acting concurrently as the Board of Directors for the Santa Barbara County Fire Protection District, Santa Barbara County Flood Control and Water Conservation District, Laguna County Sanitation District, Santa Barbara County Water Agency and other special districts under the supervision and control of the Board of Supervisors:
a) Set a public hearing for the FY 2026-2027 Recommended Budget for the County of Santa Barbara, which includes the County’s General Operating Budget as well as budgets of special districts governed by the Board of Supervisors, to begin for Tuesday, June 16, 2026 and, if necessary, continue on Thursday, June 18, 2026;
b) Direct the publication of the FY 2026-2027 Recommended Budget for the purpose of conducting a budget hearing pursuant to Government Code section 29064(c);
c) Determine pursuant to California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines section 15378 that the above fiscal activities are not a project under CEQA;
It is also recommended that the Board of Supervisors for the County of Santa Barbara, acting as Successor Agency to the former County of Santa Barbara Redevelopment Agency:
d) Set a public hearing for the FY 2026-2027 Recommended Budget for the County of Santa Barbara as Successor Agency to the former County of Santa Barbara Redevelopment Agency to begin for Tuesday, June 16, 2026 and, if necessary, continue on Thursday, June 18, 2026;
e) Direct the publication of the FY 2026-2027 Recommended Budget for the County of Santa Barbara as Successor Agency to the former County of Santa Barbara Redevelopment Agency for the purpose of conducting a budget hearing pursuant to Government Code Section 29064(c); and
f) Determine pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15378 that the above fiscal activities are not a project under CEQA.