The San Diego County Board of Supervisors Tuesday unanimously approved a $7.35 billion budget for the 2022-23 fiscal year, including $200 million in additional funding requests.
Part of the increase will go toward hiring more county employees, wildfire reduction efforts and park or community center projects.
Helen Robbins-Meyer, county administrative officer, said county staff has spent last six months putting together"what I think is our best budget ever."Robbins-Meyer said that while advancing both community and county values,"This is a fiscally sound, balanced budget that maintains prudent reserves."— an additional $71.
In early May, the county released its recommended $7.1 billion budget, with significant investments in mental health, homelessness, equity, racial justice and climate change. The budget called for adding 1,000 staff across stated"priority areas." Nora Vargas, board vice chairwoman, said public feedback makes a really big difference, and praised more funding for legal services to low- income households, homeless shelters and improvements to the Tijuana River Valley.
It's also important for supervisors to"keep asking tough questions" and demand accountability for county government, including themselves, Vargas said.
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