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Board of Supervisors - Continued Budget Hearing's 2026-06-16 agenda is scheduled to cover FY 2026-27 budget and 2026-31 CIP, Consider items of concern and refer to Administration for review and report, and Adjust expenditure appropriations within the Dispute Resolution Program Trust Fund and increase the ongoing transfer.... This is an agenda-derived preview, so it describes scheduled topics and proposed actions rather than confirmed outcomes.
Key Topics
FY 2026-27 budget and 2026-31 CIP: scheduled budget and capital-project discussion that may shape service levels, infrastructure work, and future spending priorities.
Consider items of concern and refer to Administration for review and report: the agenda included this context: Recess.
Adjust expenditure appropriations within the Dispute Resolution Program Trust Fund and increase the ongoing transfer...: scheduled topic: Adjust expenditure appropriations within the Dispute Resolution Program Trust Fund and increase the ongoing transfer....
Why It Matters
Budget and capital-plan items can affect city services, project timing, reserves, and future funding tradeoffs.
Consider items of concern and refer to Administration for review and report may affect residents because it is one of the meeting's substantive scheduled items.
Adjust expenditure appropriations within the Dispute Resolution Program Trust Fund and increase the ongoing transfer... may set direction for future policy, implementation, or budget decisions.
The agenda identifies county budget and state-federal funding update as a budget or finance item;.
The agenda identifies Receive report from Administration relating to Board of Supervisors requests for information regarding the Fiscal... as a budget or finance item;.
What Residents Should Watch
Watch how council frames next steps for FY 2026-27 budget and 2026-31 CIP.
Watch the staff presentation and council questions on FY 2026-27 budget and 2026-31 CIP for future policy or budget direction.
Watch public-comment and hearing testimony on FY 2026-27 budget and 2026-31 CIP.
Watch the staff presentation and council questions on Consider items of concern and refer to Administration for review and report for future policy or budget direction.
Watch whether council approves, amends, continues, or rejects Adjust expenditure appropriations within the Dispute Resolution Program Trust Fund and increase the ongoing transfer....
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Receive report from Administration relating to Board of Supervisors requests for information regarding the Fiscal Year 2026-2027 Recommended Budget, requests for information during the Budget Hearing, and any new and/or updated
Remove $273,023 intra-County reimbursement from the Behavioral Health Services Department to the Probation Department for Proposition 47-related services for adult clients enrolled in Collaborative Court programs.
Add one unclassified Assistant to the District Attorney position and transfer $221,555 in one-time funding from the Asset Forfeiture Proceeds Fund for the term-limited position in the Office of the District Attorney.
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Position shall expire at 11:59 p.m., on June 30, 2027.
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Consider the County Executive's revised Fiscal Year 2026-2027 Recommended Budget for Office of the Public Defender.
Agenda Board of Supervisors, County of Santa Clara June 16, 2026 Page 6 of 9 Possible action: Refer item for final consideration and approval on June 18,
Consider the County Executive's Fiscal Year 2026-2027 Revised Recommendations for the Justice Services and Support Department , formerly Office of Pretrial Services.
Consider the County Executive's revised Fiscal Year 2026-2027 Recommended Budget for the Justice Services and Support Department, formerly Office of Pretrial Services.
Possible action: Refer item for final consideration and approval on June 18,
Consider the County Executive's revised Fiscal Year 2026-2027 Recommended Budget for the Office of the Sheriff.
Agenda Board of Supervisors, County of Santa Clara June 16, 2026 Page 7 of 9 Possible action: Refer item for final consideration and approval on June 18, 2026.
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Consider the County Executive's revised Fiscal Year 2026-2027 Recommended Budget for the Office of the Medical Examiner.
Possible action: Refer item for final consideration and approval on June 18, 2026. Agenda Board of Supervisors, County of Santa Clara June 16, 2026 Page 8 of 9 Office of Supportive Housing
Consider the County Executive's revised Fiscal Year 2026-2027 Recommended Budget for the Consumer and Environmental Protection Agency, including the Mosquito and Vector Control District.
Possible action: Refer item for final consideration and approval on June 18,
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Consider the County Executive's revised Fiscal Year 2026-2027 Recommended Budget for the Roads and Airports Department, including County Sanitation District No. 2-3.
Possible action: Refer item for final consideration and approval on June 18,
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Consider the County Executive's revised Fiscal Year 2026-2027 Recommended Budget for the Los Altos Hills County Fire District.
Possible action: Refer item for final consideration and approval on June 18, 2026. Agenda Board of Supervisors, County of Santa Clara June 16, 2026 Page 9 of 9
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Rescind proposed deletion of one Law Enforcement Records Technician position in the "Restructure Institutions Services Division" proposal and delete one Administrative Assistant position in the Probation Department.
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Add one unclassified Office Specialist III position in the Office of the Sheriff Custody Bureau.
Position shall expire at 11:59 p.m., on June 30, 2027.
42.a
Rescind proposed deletion of 16 positions in various classifications and proposed addition of one Senior Communications Officer position in the "Realign Staffing to FY 2021-2022 Levels" proposal in the Office of the District Attorney.
40.b
Add one Social Services Program Manager II position, six Social Services Analyst positions, and two Senior Research and Evaluation Specialist positions, and allocate ongoing funding of $750,000 for Services and Supplies and $573,865 for
the creation of a new Director position to staff an Independent Auditing and Oversight Function for DFCS.
Rescind proposed transfer of one Community Outreach Specialist position, one Program Manager III position, and one Administrative Assistant position from the Office of the District Attorney to JSSD in the "Various Divisions - Restructure
Positions" proposal.
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Refer item for final consideration and approval on June 18,
2026. Agenda Board of Supervisors, County of Santa Clara June 16, 2026 Page 5 of 9
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