TO: Board of Supervisors
FROM: Minh C. Tran - County Executive Officer
REPORT BY: Jasmine Elo - Management Analyst
SUBJECT: Budget Transfer to Increase Appropriations
RECOMMENDATION
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County Executive Officer requests approval of a Budget Transfer increasing appropriations in Non-Departmental (100-1050000) by a total of $959,998, offset by the use of Appropriation for Contingencies for the following Napa Successor Agency Backfill Payments (4/5 vote required):
1. Napa Valley Unified School District (NVUSD): $759,589; and
2. Napa County Office of Education (NCOE): $200,409.
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The requested action amends the existing budget appropriation authority by $959,998 in Non-Departmental (Fund 1000, Subdivision 1050000) to provide Backfill Payments to NVUSD and NCOE.
FISCAL & STRATEGIC PLAN IMPACT
Is there a Fiscal Impact?
Yes
Is it currently budgeted?
No
Is it Mandatory or Discretionary?
Mandatory
Is the general fund affected?
Yes
Consequences if not approved:
If the requested action is not approved, the County will not be in compliance with the Agreement regarding Backfill Payments.
County Strategic Plan pillar addressed:
Effective and Open Government
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
ENVIRONMENTAL DETERMINATION: The proposed action is not a project as defined by 14 California Code of Regulations 15378 (State CEQA Guidelines) and therefore CEQA is not applicable.
BACKGROUND AND DISCUSSION
At the January 28, 2021, Oversight Board meeting, the Oversight Board supported a process by which the final debt of the Napa Successor Agency would be paid early, subject to City and County agreeing to make certain "backfill" payments ("Backfill") to NVUSD and NCOE to compensate NVUSD and NCOE for financial impact they would suffer from early dissolution of the Napa Successor Agency. City and County agreed to make NVUSD and NCOE whole by backfilling their losses, all local taxing jurisdictions, including NVUSD and NCOE, would gain a net benefit from the early disso...
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