(2) approved the Recorder Supplemental Budget, which transfers expenditures, revenues, and 2.0 positions associated with Clerks Special Services to the Clerk/Elections Budget Index, transfers appropriations for the Treasurer-Tax Collector position to the Treasurer-Tax Collector Budget Index, accepts additional Recording Fee revenues based on revised estimates, and provides for office reconfiguration and efficiency initiatives;

(3) approved the Clerk/Elections Supplemental Budget, which accepts the transfers of expenditures, revenues, and 2.0 positions associated with Clerk's Special Services, placing the County Clerk position into this Budget Index, adds a .5 Senior Account Clerk position for Clerk's accounting support, and adds new revenues based on Clerk's Service fee increases;

(4) approved the Treasurer-Tax Collector Supplemental Budget which accepts the transfer of appropriations for the Treasurer-Tax Collector position, places the position in this Budget Index, and provides for a new method of financing Banking Services charges; and

2) approved list of associated Fixed Assets allocated to the County;

3) approved associated budgetary documents for General Services-Fleet Services and authorized the General Services Department Fleet Division to purchase a Mobile Command Post tow vehicle for the Sheriff's Department; and

(2) directed Planning, Public Works and Environmental Health to continue to coordinate and maintain efforts as outlined in this report pending a further analysis of water resource efforts, to be provided to the Board not later than December 7, 2004; and

(2) motion made to reconsider item;

(2) approved RESOLUTION NO. 243-2004 amending Personnel Regulations Section 160 establishing differentials for the Animal Services Authority; and

(2) authorized County Department Heads and/or Board Chairperson to sign the continuing grant applications and revenue agreements contained in the 2004-2005 continuing agreements list; and

(2) adopted RESOLUTION NO. 245-2004 accepting a cash flow loan from the County to cover the Agency's 2004-05 administrative costs;

(3) directed the Auditor-Controller, in preparing the final budget, to incorporate appropriation changes provided by Agency Staff to Capital Projects for 2004-2005 based upon the difference between estimated actuals and final costs for 2003-2004 expenditures;

(4) approved Agency financing in the amount of $100,000 in Fiscal Year 2004-2005 for the Felton Grove Flood Elevation Project;

(5) approved Agency funding of $36,500 for the Agency's share of the settlement with BNY Western Trust associated with the Soquel Drive Bridge Project and approved related findings;

(6) extended authority currently extended to the Agency Administrator to the Planning Director to implement Agency funded housing projects and programs on behalf of the Redevelopment Agency; and

(1) Authorized the Auditor-Controller to re-budget revenues with the concurrence of the County Administrative Officer;

(2) Authorized the Auditor-Controller with the concurrence of the County Administrative Officer to make necessary year end adjustments and adjustments for 2004-05 to internal service fund revenues and appropriations for the actual depreciation;

(3) Authorized the Auditor-Controller and the County Administrative Officer to adjust property Tax revenues based on actual Assessor's tax roll;

(4) Authorized the Auditor-Controller and the County Administrative Officer to re-budget all unexpended balances in the Plant Acquisition Indexes within the Capital Projects Fund (Fund 40), to transfer all capital project cash balances, to adjust the appropriations to the various Park Dedication Budgets for excess available financing by increasing the Land-Other sub object;

(5) Authorized the Auditor-Controller and County Administrative Officer to adjust Contingencies due to increases and decreases in available financing;

(6) Authorized the Auditor-Controller with concurrence of the County Administrative Officer to re-budget any encumbered balances at year end and unexpended grant appropriations and revenues as part of the 2004-05 budget;

(7) Authorized the Auditor-Controller to re-budget unexpended FEMA funds;

(8) Authorized the Auditor-Controller to adjust the continuing contracts list for changes in appropriations made by the Board during Budget Hearings and to correct any errors;

(9) Authorized the County Administrative Officer, including acting as the Executive Director of the Redevelopment Agency, or the Executive Director of the Public Finance Authority to take the necessary actions on behalf of the Board during the summer recess to implement the 2004-05 Budget as approved;

(10) authorized the Auditor-Controller to make necessary transfers from trust funds in accordance with the estimated 2003-04 departmental revenues;

(11) Authorized the Auditor-Controller and the Personnel Director to make necessary changes to reconcile position detail to incorporate personnel actions which have been approved since the publication of the Proposed Budget and correct associated position schedules, as required;

(12) Authorized the Auditor-Controller and the County Administrative Officer to adjust the debt service budget for the County's 2004-05 Tax and Revenue Anticipation Notes;

(13) Authorized the County Administrative Officer to sign any grant documents which have been approved as part of the Final Budget;

(14) Authorized an increase in the Rutan and Tucker Contract amount for financial services of $130,000 ($50,000 for Community Facilities Work and $80,000 for representation on redevelopment matters); transferred the financial services component of the Rutan and Tucker contract from the County Counsel Index to the County Administrative Officer Budget Index and authorized an amendment of the contract to provide for an increase in the hourly rate for redevelopment work only from $195 per hour to $225 per hour;

(15) Authorized the Personnel Department, in conjunction with departments and the County Administrative Office, to fill all new employee positions approved by the Board in budget hearings, and authorized the purchase of all fixed assets contained in Fixed asset schedules of each department budget approved by your Board in Budget hearings as of July 2, 2004 and establish 12:01 AM on August 14, 2004 as the effective date and time for layoffs;

(16) Authorized the Auditor-Controller to continue making certain entitlement payments under the provision of the Welfare and Institutions Code Section 11207, as the State has failed to meet its Constitutional deadline of June 15, 2004 for adoption of the State Budget;

(17) Authorized the County Administrative Officer as the PARS Plan Administrator to take all necessary actions to attempt to avoid layoffs where possible including offering PARS early retirement across departmental lines and adjusting established plan deadlines and adopted RESOLUTION NO. 246-2004 implementing PARS Accumulated Leave Conversion Plan for County Employees;

(18) Authorized the County Administrative Officer and Auditor-Controller to make appropriate adjustments to the County General Fund, County Service Area Number 38, including eliminating General Fund Budget Index 131604 and to consolidate Sales Tax Revenue in the County General Fund to facilitate implementation of the State Triple Flip legislation which provides the dedicated funding within the State Budget to pay off the State's Economic Recovery Bond;

(19) Authorized the County Administrative Officer to make transfers of appropriations within a budget unit as permitted by Government Code Section 29125 to facilitate year end closing;

(20) Authorized the County Administrative Officer and Auditor-Controller to make all necessary fiscal year end adjustments and report back on those changes needing to be ratified by Board of Supervisors action;

(21) Authorized the County Administrative Officer and Auditor-Controller to make 2003-04 Revenue adjustments (increases and decreases) for Proposition 4 with the balance accruing to contingencies;

(22) Authorized the County Administrative Officer and Auditor-Controller to negotiate the annual note with the Treasurer Tax Collector's approval which provides a short term borrowing from the County Treasury pending receipt of the County TRANS proceeds to finance the Teeter Tax Advances;

(23) Authorized the County Administrative Officer to realign the public assistance appropriations in the Human Resources Agency budget as needed throughout the year without increasing total appropriations or Net County Costs;

(24) Authorized the Auditor-Controller to secure the necessary professional services to perform the arbitrage calculations on various County and Redevelopment Agency bond issues in order to ensure compliance with Federal regulations;

(25) Cancelled the supplemental budget on page S 20-24 (Revenue adjustment of Non Federal Children) pending a mid year review and place the funds in Contingencies;

(26) Increased 2004-05 appropriations in the Animal Services Budget by $200,000 to address a one time cash flow problem associated with the start up of the new Animal Services Authority;

(27) Approved the 2004-05 Proposed Budget with supplementals and all last day reports and the financial adjustments in the Last Day Financial Update which is Attachment 1 of the letter of the County Administrative Officer, dated June 23, 2004, including the adjustments and actions included in Exhibits 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 of Attachment 1 and referred the unresolved matters listed below to the last meeting in August for a decision and incorporation in the Final County Budget which will be presented to the Board on September 28, 2004 or later if the State does not adopt its budget by July 1, 2004;

Unresolved Matters

- One Probation Officer Position

- State Budget Report

- Update on discussions with employee representation units

(28) Adopted RESOLUTION NO. 247-2004 Accepting and Appropriating Unanticipated Revenue within the 2003-04 Liability Insurance Fund to implement the approved settlements in the Pajaro River litigation;

Considered Report on the Filling of Vacancy for the Office of Treasurer-Tax Collector;

Considered Purchase Agreement and related documents for the Superior Court component of the Watsonville Civic Plaza project in concept;

Continued Closed Litigation Session;