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          Bill No:  AB 1253
          Author:   Davis (D)
          Amended:  1/4/12 in Assembly
          Vote:     21

           
           SENATE GOVERNANCE & FINANCE COMMITTEE  :  8-0, 6/13/12
          AYES:  Wolk, Dutton, DeSaulnier, Fuller, Hernandez, Kehoe, 
            La Malfa, Liu

           ASSEMBLY FLOOR  :  69-0, 1/19/12 (Consent) - See last page 
            for vote


           SUBJECT  :    Counties:  recommended budget

           SOURCE  :     Author


           DIGEST  :    This bill allows a county board of supervisors 
          to revise a recommended budget before its final adoption.

           ANALYSIS  :    State law spells out the procedures that 
          county officials must follow when adopting an annual 
          budget.  County boards of supervisors annually must approve 
          a recommended budget on or before June 30 and, after 
          holding a public hearing on the recommended budget, must 
          adopt a final budget on or before October 2.

          This bill allows a board of supervisors to revise a 
          recommended budget after the start of a public hearing on 
          the recommended budget only if the revision is either:

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           Proposed in writing and filed with the clerk of the board 
            before the close of the hearing, or

           Approved by a four-fifths vote of the board after the 
            close of the hearing.  

           Comments
           
          The Local Government Omnibus Act of 2009 (SB 113, Senate 
          Local Government Committee, 2009) enacted numerous 
          revisions to the County Budget Act.  These amendments 
          inadvertently deleted language that (1) authorized county 
          supervisors to revise a recommended budget before its final 
          adoption, and (2) specified how supervisors could amend a 
          recommended budget during a public hearing.

          County officials want the Legislature to restore their 
          authority to revise recommended budgets.

          This bill reestablishes counties' statutory authority to 
          revise an approved recommended budget.  Without this bill, 
          counties could face unnecessary restrictions and 
          uncertainty in managing their budgetary affairs.  Due to 
          possible fiscal changes at the federal or state level, many 
          counties wait until the October 2nd deadline to approve a 
          final budget.  This bill will restore vital flexibility for 
          county supervisors to adjust recommended county budgets in 
          response to changing economic and programmatic needs.  
          Without this bill, boards of supervisor will be prevented 
          from making necessary changes to the recommended budget 
          until after the adopted budget is approved.

           FISCAL EFFECT  :    Appropriation:  No   Fiscal Com.:  No   
          Local:  No

           SUPPORT  :   (Verified  6/14/12)

          California State Association of Counties
          State Association of County Auditors


           ASSEMBLY FLOOR  :  69-0, 1/19/12
          AYES:  Achadjian, Allen, Ammiano, Atkins, Beall, Bill 
            Berryhill, Block, Blumenfield, Bonilla, Bradford, 

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            Brownley, Buchanan, Butler, Charles Calderon, Campos, 
            Carter, Cedillo, Chesbro, Conway, Cook, Dickinson, 
            Donnelly, Eng, Feuer, Fletcher, Fong, Fuentes, Beth 
            Gaines, Galgiani, Garrick, Gatto, Gordon, Grove, Hagman, 
            Halderman, Harkey, Hayashi, Hill, Huber, Huffman, 
            Jeffries, Jones, Knight, Logue, Bonnie Lowenthal, Ma, 
            Mansoor, Miller, Mitchell, Monning, Morrell, Nestande, 
            Nielsen, Norby, Olsen, Pan, Perea, V. Manuel Pérez, 
            Portantino, Silva, Skinner, Solorio, Swanson, Valadao, 
            Wagner, Wieckowski, Williams, Yamada, John A. Pérez
          NO VOTE RECORDED:  Alejo, Davis, Furutani, Gorell, Hall, 
            Roger Hernández, Hueso, Lara, Mendoza, Smyth, Torres


          AGB:nl  6/14/12   Senate Floor Analyses 

                         SUPPORT/OPPOSITION:  SEE ABOVE

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