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April 16 — County of Santa Barbara Board of Supervisors to hold budget workshops

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County Board of Supervisors
2025-26 Budget Workshops
Beginning at 9 a.m. on Wednesday, April 16
If necessary, Thursday, April 17, starting at 12 p.m.
Notice Regarding Public Participation
E-mail Clerk of the Board
Budget Workshop Materials
Fiscal Year 2025-26 Budget Workshops

County budget workshops are held approximately one month before the release of the recommended budget and two months before budget hearings. This provides the Board of Supervisors an opportunity to review and discuss departments’ preliminary budgets and special issues, receive public input on these items, and provide the County Executive Officer direction on policy issues or specific items for consideration prior to completion of the Recommended FY 2025-26 Budget to be released in May.

The public is encouraged to attend the workshops and provide input on ideas being developed by staff to fund vital services. Final budget decisions will be made at the budget adoption hearings, which are planned for June 17 and 18, 2025.
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YOUTUBE “CSBTV20”
YOUTUBE “CSBTV20 Español”
Board of Supervisors Meetings en Español
Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisor meetings are available in Spanish. Watch live on our Spanish YouTube Channel, or Cable TV subscribers can access Secondary Audio Programming (SAP) in language settings.
Advance requests are still needed to interpret public comment originating in Spanish. To provide public comment in Spanish, contact the Clerk of the Board at (805) 568-2240, before 4:00 p.m. the Friday before the Board meeting.
El Condado de Santa Bárbara está ofreciendo interpretación en español de las reuniones de la Junta de Supervisores. Véalo en vivo en nuestro canal de YouTube en español, o las personas suscritas a la televisión por cable pueden acceder a la programación secundaria de audio (SAP) en los ajustes de idioma.
Aún se requieren solicitudes por adelantado para interpretar los comentarios públicos originales en español. Para proporcionar comentarios públicos en español, póngase en contacto con la Secretaría de la Junta llamando al (805) 568-2240 antes de las 4:00 p.m. del viernes anterior a la reunión de la Junta.
The schedule shown is an estimate for planning purposes. Items may be heard earlier or later than listed on the Agenda. Departmental presentations not completed by Wednesday, April 16, 2025, may be considered on Thursday, April 17, 2025. If Budget Workshops are continued to Thursday, April 17, 2025, the Board of Supervisors may discuss budget items for any County Department, County Function, or Special Issue previously discussed.

  Monday, April 14 Schedule
9:00 AM     Budget Overview                        Mona Miyasato, County Executive Officer
Paul Clementi, Budget Director 

Departmental Budgets – Public Safety*
District Attorney                                                                                         John Savrnoch
Probation                                                                                                       Holly Benton
Public Defender                                                                                          Tracy Macuga
Sheriff                                                                                                                Bill Brown
Fire                                                                                                               Mark Hartwig
Departmental Budgets – General Government & Support Services*
Treasurer-Tax Collector-Public Administrator                                               Harry Hagen
Clerk-Recorder-Assessor                                                                               Joe Holland
Human Resources                                                                                      Kristy Schmidt
Auditor-Controller                                                                                       Betsy Schaffer
Information Technology                                                                              Chris Chirgwin
Special Issue –  Workday ERP Update 
General Services                                                                                       Kirk Lagerquist
 
*Opportunity for Public Comment will be provided at the conclusion of each Functional Group

  Wednesday, April 16 Schedule
9:00 AM   Departmental Budgets – Health and Human Services*
County Health                                                                                 Mouhanad Hammami
First 5 Santa Barbara County                                                            Wendy Sims-Moten
Social Services                                                                                           Daniel Nielson
Behavioral Wellness                                                                                     Toni Navarro
Child Support Services                                                                          Mette Richardson 

Departmental Budgets – Community Resources & Public Facilities*
Public Works                                                                                             Chris Sneddon
Agriculture, Weights, & Measures                                                                  Jose Chang
Planning & Development                                                                            Lisa Plowman
Community Services                                                                                    Jesús Armas
Departmental Budgets – Policy and Executive*
County Counsel                                                                                  Rachel Van Mullem
Board of Supervisors                                                                           Brittany Odermann
County Executive Office                                                                      Brittany Odermann
General County Programs & Fund Balances                                              Paul Clementi

Budget Workshop Summary                        Mona Miyasato, County Executive Officer

Public Comment

Board Discussion/Adjourn
*Opportunity for Public Comment will be provided at the conclusion of each Functional Group and Special Issue

 Thursday, April 17 Schedule
 Continuation from Wednesday Workshop (as necessary)
12:00 PM    Board Deliberation

Notice: On this day, the Board of Supervisors may discuss, or discuss again, budget items for any County Department, County Function or Special Issue that were listed for discussion on daily agendas for earlier in the week.
Meetings are broadcast live and rebroadcast on CSBTV 20 according to a schedule provided in each agenda. Videos of each meeting and other County programming are available on our YouTube channel “CSBTV20.”
For information about obtaining a videotape of a public hearing or a schedule of CSBTV broadcasts, please call (805) 568-3427.