BILL ANALYSIS Ó ------------------------------------------------------------ |SENATE RULES COMMITTEE | AB 1253| |Office of Senate Floor Analyses | | |1020 N Street, Suite 524 | | |(916) 651-1520 Fax: (916) | | |327-4478 | | ------------------------------------------------------------ CONSENT 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: CONTINUED AB 1253 Page 2 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, CONTINUED AB 1253 Page 3 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 **** END **** CONTINUED