El Dorado County CAO recommends $865 million budget
(EDC CAO)
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif., June 3, 2022 — Total General Fund appropriations are recommended at $397.6 million, which is $27.1 million (7%) more than the 2021-22 fiscal year adopted budget of $370.5 million approved by the board in September 2021.
The budget also addresses the board’s previous direction by including the following:
— $3.9 million for the sheriff’s helicopter program, including $800,000 in ongoing operational costs funded by $400,000 from Transient Occupancy Tax revenue and $400,000 from the General Fund.
— $2.5 million to support one-time costs for local fire districts.
— $300,000 to establish the Office of Wildfire Preparedness & Resilience.
— $2.9 million set aside for future CalPERS cost increases.
— $2.15 million set aside for the 2023-24 fiscal year Public Safety Facility loan payment.
— $1 million for the Diamond Springs community park and $250,000 for the Chili Bar park project.
— An additional $9.8 million set aside in contingency to address future unknown cost increases relative to inflation and economic uncertainty.
— $20 million in federal revenue and expenditures to begin construction of the Mosquito Bridge.
— $95,600 to Arts and Culture El Dorado County.
— $76,500 to offset maintenance costs for the Placerville Aquatic Center.
The recommended budget can be found at http://www.edcgov.us/Government/CAO/Pages/Fiscal-Year-2022-2023-Recommended-Budget.aspx