On June 29, the Board of Supervisors will vote on and adopt the County’s Fiscal Year 2010-2011 Budget.

In the development of the proposed budget, our budget managers have taken great care to reflect the Board’s conservative management principles in continuing to address the impacts of the recession.

Although the current economy is showing some signs of improvement, local and national economists predict that economic recovery will be slow and protracted.

In order to align the County’s spending to the reality of the "new normal" level of revenues, the County will continue to demonstrate its commitment to making the difficult decisions today in order to achieve long-term solutions that provide ongoing budgetary savings while protecting services.

During the month of June, the Board of Supervisors will be reviewing the FY 2010-11 proposed budget and recommended budget augmentations which were developed by the County Executive Office with feedback from the Public Safety Working Group.

The public is invited to provide feedback at the two-day Budget Hearing which will take place on June 15 and 16 as well as at the June 29 Board of Supervisors meeting in which the final budget will be voted on.

Contact my office at (714) 834-3550 (email: Pat.Bates@ocgov.com.) with any questions or comments. It is an honor serving you.