County of Santa Barbara  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
First District - Roy Lee  
Second District - Laura Capps, Chair  
Third District - Joan Hartmann  
Fourth District - Bob Nelson, Vice Chair  
Fifth District - Steve Lavagnino  
Mona Miyasato, County Executive Officer  
Action Summary  
Monday, April 14, 2025  
9:00 AM  
BUDGET WORKSHOP  
COUNTY ADMINISTRATION BUILDING  
BOARD HEARING ROOM, FOURTH FLOOR  
105 EAST ANAPAMU STREET, SANTA BARBARA  
The Board of Supervisors meets concurrently as the Board of Directors of the Flood Control & Water  
Conservation District, Water Agency, the Santa Barbara Fund for Public and Educational Access and other  
Special Districts.  
Live Web Streaming of the Board of Supervisors Meetings, Agendas, Supplemental Materials and Minutes of  
the Board of Supervisors are available on the internet at: www.countyofsb.org.  
9:00 A.M. ..... Convened to Regular Session  
Roll Call  
Present:  
5 - Supervisor Lee, Supervisor Capps, Supervisor Hartmann, Supervisor  
Nelson, and Supervisor Lavagnino  
Pledge of Allegiance  
County Executive Officer's Report  
25-00001  
County Executive Officer’s Report: Receive a report from the County Executive Officer (CEO) on  
County programs, County staff updates and achievements, staff recognitions, updates on major  
projects, updates on state and federal legislation, and upcoming events of interest to the Board and  
the public. There will be no Board discussion except to ask questions or refer matters to staff; and  
no action will be taken unless listed on a subsequent agenda.  
No report from County Executive Officer, Mona Miyasato.  
Budget Workshop  
Santa Barbara County Fiscal Year 2025-2026  
The schedule shown is an estimate for planning purposes. Items may be heard earlier or later than  
listed on the Agenda. Departmental presentations not completed by Wednesday, April 16, 2025 may be  
considered on Thursday, April 17, 2025. If Budget Workshops are continued to Thursday, April 17,  
2025, the Board of Supervisors may discuss budget items for any County Department, County Function  
or Special Issue previously discussed.  
Persons may address the Board at the conclusion of each Functional Group or Special Issue  
presentation. Please refer to the Important Notice Regarding Public Participation on page two (2) of  
this Agenda for details regarding current methods of participation. Matters not listed on the Agenda or  
of a general nature may be addressed during the Public Comment Period at the end of each day's  
hearing.  
Staff will be available from each Department to respond to questions and to provide information as  
requested by the Board.  
9:00 A.M. Budget Overview  
HEARING TIME: 9:05 AM - 9:50 AM (45 MIN.)  
Received and filed staff presentation regarding the Budget Overview.  
Departmental Budgets | Public Safety  
HEARING TIME: 9:50 AM - 10:55 AM AND 11:10 AM - 1:47 PM (3 HR. 42 MIN.)  
Received and filed staff presentations regarding Departmental Budgets, as  
follows: District Attorney, Probation, Public Defender, Sheriff and Fire.  
District Attorney  
Probation  
Public Defender  
Sheriff  
Fire  
Public Comment  
Re: Departmental Functional Group - Public Safety: Andy Caldwell, Maureen  
Earls, Leonard Marcus, George Kaufmann and Gail Osherenko addressed the  
Board.  
Departmental Budgets | General Government & Support Services  
HEARING TIME: 2:33 PM - 4:45 PM (2 HR. 12 MIN.)  
Received and filed staff presentations regarding Departmental Budgets, as  
follows: Treasurer-Tax Collector-Public Administrator,  
Clerk-Recorder-Assessor, Human Resources, Auditor-Controller, Information  
Technology, Special Issue - Workday ERP Update and General Services.  
Treasurer-Tax Collector-Public Administrator  
Clerk-Recorder-Assessor  
Human Resources  
Auditor-Controller  
Information Technology  
Special Issue – Workday ERP Update  
General Services  
Public Comment  
Re: Departmental Functional Group - General Government & Support Services:  
No requests to speak.  
Departmental Agenda  
Planning Items and Public Hearings  
1)  
COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICE  
25-00270  
HEARING - Consider recommendations regarding the Fiscal Year (FY) 2025-2026 Preliminary  
Budget and Budget Development Workshops, as follows:  
a) Receive and file information about the FY 2025-2026 preliminary budget;  
b) Confirm recommended uses of one-time funds to be included in the County Executive Office’s  
Recommended Budget;  
c) Provide direction, if any, regarding other items to be addressed or included in the County  
Executive Office’s Recommended Budget, scheduled for release in May and Board adoption  
scheduled for June 17, 2025 and June 18, 2025;  
d) Provide direction, if any, regarding Special Issues or other items; and  
e) 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  
25-00002  
Public Comment Period  
THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD IS RESERVED FOR COMMENT ON MATTERS  
WITHIN THE SUBJECT MATTER JURISDICTION OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.  
EACH PERSON MAY ADDRESS THE BOARD FOR UP TO THREE MINUTES AT THE  
DISCRETION OF THE CHAIR, FOR A TOTAL PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD OF NO  
MORE THAN 15 MINUTES. (Resolution No. 09-368) (25-00002)  
WHEN TESTIFYING BEFORE THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, PERSONAL ATTACKS  
AND OTHER DISRUPTIVE BEHAVIOR ARE NOT APPROPRIATE.  
No requests to speak.  
Adjourned at 4:45 PM  
Adjourned to  
Budget Workshops  
Wednesday, April 16, 2025  
County Administration Building  
Board Hearing Room  
105 East Anapamu Street , Fourth Floor  
Santa Barbara  
Challenges  
IF YOU CHALLENGE A DETERMINATION MADE ON A MATTER ON THIS AGENDA IN COURT, YOU  
MAY BE LIMITED TO RAISING ONLY THOSE ISSUES YOU OR SOMEONE ELSE RAISED AT THE  
PUBLIC HEARING DESCRIBED IN THIS NOTICE, OR IN WRITTEN CORRESPONDENCE TO THE  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AT, OR PRIOR TO, THE PUBLIC HEARING.  
Announcements  
The meeting of Monday, April 14, 2025 will be telecast live on County of Santa Barbara TV Channel 20  
at 9:00 AM, and will be rebroadcast on Tuesday, April 15, 2025, at 12:00 PM and on Thursday, April  
17, 2025, at 7:00 PM on CSBTV Channel 20.  
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