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Though the OC Board of Supervisors has tentatively approved a $10.5 billion budget for the upcoming fiscal year, county officials warn of looming budget issues and department-wide cuts.<\/p>\n

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With spending continuing to outpace revenue growth, the county had to draw $75 million from one-time reserves to balance the general fund for the upcoming 2026-27 fiscal year that starts in July, county CEO Michelle Aguirre said. Those resources will not be available the following year, meaning that additional reductions will be needed to close the budget deficit with action to close the gap.<\/p>\n

\u201cSimply put, we\u2019ve exhausted all resources available to us, but we are resilient,\u201d Aguirre said. \u201cYou will see that we have no general fund requests for additional resources because there are none to be given. Any cost increase must be offset with a corresponding reduction in the budget.\u201d<\/p>\n

The county has been able to avoid layoffs, Aguirre said, by eliminating more than 400 vacant positions and because of a hiring and expenditure freeze instituted last year.<\/p>\n

The proposed spending plan for 2026-27 \u2014 nearly $300 million less than the current budget \u2014 also includes a 5% cut in every department. That\u2019s to address rising operating costs that are primarily associated with ongoing payouts from the 2024 Airport fire, Aguirre said. As of May 26, the county had settled more than 1,200 claims, paying out $133 million. The supervisors last week approved a $23 million settlement to 35 families.<\/p>\n

On top of that, the Garden Grove chemical incident last month has cost the county at least $3 million, CFO Kim Engelby said. Though the county is seeking reimbursement from FEMA, she said the costs have already been incurred.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs we approach end of the fiscal year, we\u2019re concerned we\u2019ll have to draw from reserves in order to close the books,\u201d Engelby said.<\/p>\n

The county expects to receive $1.3 billion in general-purpose revenue that covers day-to-day operation costs \u2014 roughly $64 million more than this fiscal year. The boost is driven by a $58 million bump in property tax revenues, which account for 92% of the general purpose fund.<\/p>\n

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Meanwhile, the county is also projecting to receive $54 million less in \u201crealignment revenues,\u201d which fund juvenile criminal justice, mental health and social services.<\/p>\n

Some supervisors had cost-cutting suggestions for various departments.<\/p>\n

Supervisor Doug Chaffee recommended that the Office of Independent Review be eliminated and reintroduced with stronger investigative and subpoena powers.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve looked at that a long time now,\u201d he said. \u201cIt has never really been very productive in anything that I thought was meaningful.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Supervisors Vicente Sarmiento and Don Wagner initially backed Chaffee\u2019s idea, but withdrew their support when county staff informed the board that a supermajority vote in favor would be needed to reintroduce the office.<\/p>\n

Spending for public protection departments, which include the Sheriff\u2019s Department and the District Attorney\u2019s Office, accounts for 19% of the proposed budget. That\u2019s a $35 million increase from the current year due to \u201crising costs and lower anticipated revenue,\u201d officials said.<\/p>\n

Sarmiento requested that District Attorney Todd Spitzer and Sheriff Don Barnes look into eliminating a DNA program and deferring more than $9 million in equipment purchases until next year in order to preserve critical services he considered important, notably the Gang Reduction Intervention Partnership program in schools. The Sheriff\u2019s Department receives the largest share of general fund money of all county departments.<\/p>\n

\u201cI want us to work through this year \u2014 or work through this part of the budget \u2014 because this year that we\u2019re facing is especially difficult because of the draconian federal funding reductions that are going to be impacting some residents and potentially some employees here at county,\u201d Sarmiento said.<\/p>\n

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The board will take a final vote on the proposed budget on June 23.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The county will need to draw from one-time reserves to balance the general fund for the upcoming 2026-27 fiscal year that starts in July, officials said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":13540,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[43,2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15484","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-based-on-facts-either-observed-and-verified-directly-by-the-reporter-or-reported-and-verified-from-knowledgeable-sources","category-news"],"yoast_head":"\nOC supes tentatively approve $10.5 billion spending plan as county confronts $75 million funding gap - Silicon Valley Moving Post<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?p=15484\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"OC supes tentatively approve $10.5 billion spending plan as county confronts $75 million funding gap - 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