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HEARING - Consider recommendations regarding Fiscal Year (FY) 2016-2018 Budget Development Workshops, as follows:
a) Hold budget workshops on April 11, 13 and 15, 2016 to receive presentations on the FY 2016-2017 Recommended and FY 2017-2018 Proposed Budgets;
b) Direct staff to proceed with the budget development process in accordance with the Board’s adopted budget principles for the FY 2016-2017 Recommended and FY 2017-2018 Proposed Budgets;
c) Provide direction, if any, regarding items to be addressed or included in the County Executive Office’s Recommended Budget, scheduled for release on May 12, 2016 and Board adoption scheduled for June 13, 15 and 17, 2016;
d) Regarding Planning and Development’s Proposed FY 2016-2017 Long Range Planning Annual Work Program:
i) Receive and review the proposed Annual Work Program; and
ii) Provide direction to continue current projects and initiate recommended new projects;
e) Regarding other Special Issues discussed, provide direction as appropriate; and
f) Determine pursuant to California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines 15378(b)(4) that the above actions are not a project subject to CEQA review, because it is a government fiscal activity that does not involve any commitment to any specific project which may result in a potentially significant physical impact on the environment.
COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S RECOMMENDATION: POLICY