PRESENT: SUPERVISORS SIMAS, MARENCO, GUTIERREZ, SIEGLOCK, CABRAL

STAFF

PRESENT: DAVID BAKER, COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR; TERRENCE DERMODY, COUNTY COUNSEL.

COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR’S REPORT -

David Baker presented the Board of Supervisors with a handout of Tentative Policy Guidance and discussed funding for the following:

County Administrator’s Budget: Hiring a federal lobbyist to represent San Joaquin County; Adding an Office Assistant III Position to staff the Public Information Booth;

U.C. Cooperative Extension’s Budget: Hiring an Ag Field & Lab Technician Position to provide year-round support for academic advisors;

Human Services Agency Budget: Request to defer Resolution R-88-1061 to adjust General Relief rental rate;

Non-County Organizations: Stockton/San Joaquin Convention & Visitors Bureau Request for Funding.

Recommended fund balance management guidelines.

FINAL POLICY DIRECTION –

GENERAL GOVERNMENT #1:

Supplemental funding request of County Administrator’s Office for the funding of a federal lobbyist. APPROVED AS A 2-YEAR PROJECT, WITH ANNUAL REVIEWS. Sieglock/Simas – 3, Gutierrez & Marenco – No. B-99-812

Supplemental funding request of County Administrator’s Office for an Office Assistant III and related costs to staff the Public Information Booth. APPROVED. Gutierrez/Marenco – 5 B-99-817

EDUCATION #2:

Supplemental funding request of U.C. Cooperative Extension for an Ag Field & Lab Technician Position to provide year-round support for academic advisors. APPROVED. Sieglock/Gutierrez – 5 B-99-818

HUMAN SERVICES #3:

Request of Human Services Agency to defer Resolution R-88-1061 to adjust General Relief rental rate. APPROVED. Sieglock/Simas – 5 B-99-813

NON-COUNTY ORGANIZATIONS #4:

Funding request from Stockton/San Joaquin Convention & Visitors Bureau. APPROVED.

Simas/Sieglock – 3, Gutierrez & Marenco – No. B-99-814

FUND BALANCE MANAGEMENT #5:

The following guidelines for departmental budget change requests that occur after budget adoption were:

1. Requests are to be minimized;
2. Requests are to be revenue offset; and
3. Non-revenue offset requests are to be limited to emergencies or to the support of critical Board priorities.

APPROVED STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS. Simas/Sieglock – 5 B-99-815

ADOPTION OF THE 1999/2000 COUNTY AND SPECIAL DISTRICTS BUDGETS AND RELATED IMPLEMENTING ACTIONS. APPROVED. Simas/Marenco – 5 B-99-816,

R-99-401 (Special Districts), & R-99-402 (Overall County Budget).

CLOSED SESSION

Personnel – Government Code Section 54957; Conference with Legal Counsel Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(b)(1) Regarding Significant Exposure to Litigation (1 Case); Conference with Labor Negotiator Pursuant to Government Code Section 54957.6 – Agency Negotiator: Bill McLeod; Employee Organizations: SEIU, California Nurses Association, & Unrepresented.

ADJOURNED TO TUESDAY, JULY 6, 1999 AT 10:00 A.M.

Gutierrez/Marenco – 5 B-99-811