On March 2, 2023 the Citizens’ Advisory Committee on Measure Z Expenditures appointed an ad hoc committee tasked to examine the process your committee uses to provide recommendations to the Board of Supervisors. On April 25, the Fiscal Year 2023-24 list of recommendations was provided to the Board, and at the County Administrative Officer’s direction, discussion on the strain being felt by Measure Z was included as well as some of the ad hoc’s activity regarding possible changes to the evaluation process. Further discussion is included in the staff report. The recommendations are below:

Recommendation #1

Require a self-audit on staffing

Recommendation #2

Create a criteria for allowable costs

Recommendation #3

Create a reserve policy

Recommendation #4

Create a mechanism that would allow the committee to recommend partial funding of applications

Recommendation # 5

Require agencies to report on other funding sources they have pursued to replace Measure Z

Recommendation #6

Adopt a stance that the committee will not recommend any more county positions be funded with Measure Z

Recommendation #7

Establish a target of 67% of ongoing revenue to be allocated each year to county departments, to be achieved by FY 2026-27.

Other action:

Reconsider FY 2023-24 Recommendations After Reductions to County Allocations