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County of Santa Barbara FY 2026-27 Recommended Budget

Table of Contents

Introduction

00. Homepage 01. Introduction 02. Elected & Appointed County Officials 03. Organization Chart

Section A - Transmittal Letter

Transmittal Letter

Section B - Executive Summary

01 Section B - Intro & Overview 02 Section B - Progress on County Priorities 03 Section B - Key Challenges & Emerging Issues 04 Section B - Long-Term Financial Planning 05 Section B - Direction from Budget Workshops 06 Section B - Renew Strategic Initiative 07 Section B - Recommended Budget Summary 08 Section B - Operating Budget Revenues 09 Section B - Operating Budget Expenditures 10 Section B - Capital Budget Summary

Section C - Summary Schedules

01 Section C - Intro & Overview 02 Section C - All Funds Summary 03 Section C - General Fund Summary 04.01 Section C - Flood Control Districts Major Fund Summary 04.02 Section C - Public Health Major Fund Summary 04.03 Section C - Roads Major Fund Summary 04.04 Section C - Capital Projects Major Fund Summary 04.05 Section C - Fire Protection Dist. Major Fund Summary 04.06 Section C - Behavioral Wellness Major Fund Summary 04.07 Section C - Affordable Housing Major Fund Summary 04.08 Section C - Social Services Major Fund Summary 04.09 Section C - Resource Recovery Ent. Major Fund Summary 04.10 Section C - Laguna Sanitation Ent. Major Fund Summary 05 Section C - Other Non-Major Funds Summary 06.01 Section C - Dept Budget Summary 06.02 Section C - Dept Budget Summary (Cont.) 07 Section C - Appropriations 08 Section C - Capital Budget Summary by Class & Dept 09 Section C - Revenues 10 Section C - General County Revenue 11 Section C - Proposition 172 12 Section C - Realignment 13 Section C - Tobacco Settlement 14 Section C - General Fund Contribution 15 Section C - Fund Balances 16 Section C - Staffing

Section D - Recommended Budget Detail

D1. Policy and Executive
000 Policy and Executive Summary 011 Board of Supervisors, 01 Department Summary 011 Board of Supervisors, 02 First District 011 Board of Supervisors, 03 Second District 011 Board of Supervisors, 04 Third District 011 Board of Supervisors, 05 Fourth District 011 Board of Supervisors, 06 Fifth District 011 Board of Supervisors, 07 Board Support 012 County Executive Office, 01 Department Summary 012 County Executive Office, 02 County Management 012 County Executive Office, 03 Risk Management 012 County Executive Office, 04 Performance Measures 013 County Counsel, 01 Department Summary 013 County Counsel, 02 Legal Services 013 County Counsel, 03 Performance Measures
D2. Public Safety
000 Public Safety Summary 021 District Attorney, 01 Department Summary 021 District Attorney, 02 Administration & Support 021 District Attorney, 03 Criminal Prosecution 021 District Attorney, 04 Civil Prosecution 021 District Attorney, 05 Performance Measures 022 Probation, 01 Department Summary 022 Probation, 02 Administration & Support 022 Probation, 03 Juvenile Facilities 022 Probation, 04 Juvenile Services 022 Probation, 05 Adult Services 022 Probation, 06 Performance Measures 023 Public Defender, 01 Department Summary 023 Public Defender, 02 Administration & Support 023 Public Defender, 03 Adult Legal Services
023 Public Defender, 04 Juvenile Legal Services 023 Public Defender, 05 Performance Measures 025 Court Special Services, 01 Department Summary 025 Court Special Services, 02 Grand Jury 025 Court Special Svcs, 03 Court Special Services 025 Court Special Svcs, 04 Conflict Defense Representation 031 Fire, 01 Department Summary 031 Fire, 02 Administration & Support 031 Fire, 03 Fire Prevention 031 Fire, 04 Emergency Operations 031 Fire, 05 Emergency Management - Fire 031 Fire, 06 Regional Fire Communication Center 031 Fire, 07 Performance Measures 032 Sheriff, 01 Department Summary 032 Sheriff, 02 Support Services 032 Sheriff, 03 Custody Operations 032 Sheriff, 04 Countywide Law Enforcement 032 Sheriff, 05 Court Security Services 032 Sheriff, 06 Performance Measures
D3. Health and Human Services
000 Health and Human Services Summary 041 County Health, 01 Department Summary 041 County Health, 02 Administration & Support 041 County Health, 03 Health Care Centers 041 County Health, 04 Community Wellness Services 041 County Health, 05 Public Health Services 041 County Health, 06 Regulatory Prog & Emerg Prepared 041 County Health, 07 Animal Services 041 County Health, 08 Performance Measures 043 BWell, 01 Department Summary 043 BWell, 02 Administration & Support 043 BWell, 03 Mental Health Inpatient Services 043 BWell, 04 Quality Care Management 043 BWell, 05 Mental Health Outpatient & Community 043 BWell, 06 Alcohol & Drug Programs 043 BWell, 07 Performance Measures 044 DSS, 01 Department Summary 044 DSS, 02 Administration & Support 044 DSS, 03 Economic Assistance and Employment Services 044 DSS, 04 Protect Svcs for Children, Adult & Disabled 044 DSS, 05 Performance Measures 045 Child Support Services, 01 Department Summary 045 Child Support Services, 02 Case Management & Collections 045 Child Support Services, 03 Performance Measures 994 First 5, 01 Department Summary 994 First 5, 02 Administration & Support 994 First 5, 03 Measurement 994 First 5, 04 Investment & Program Support 994 First 5, 05 Performance Measures
D4. Community Resources
000 Community Resources Summary 051 Agricultural Commissioner/W&M, 01 Department Summary 051 Agricultural Commissioner/W&M, 02 Admin & Support 051 Agricultural Commissioner/W&M, 03 Agriculture 051 Agricultural Commissioner/W&M, 04 Weights & Measures 051 Agricultural Commissioner/W&M, 05 Performance Measures 053 Planning & Development, 01 Department Summary 053 Planning & Development, 02 Administration & Support 053 Planning & Development, 03 Permitting 053 Planning & Development, 04 Coastal Mitigation 053 Planning & Development, 05 Code Enforcement 053 Planning & Development, 06 Long Range Planning 053 Planning & Development, 07 Performance Measures 054 Public Works, 01 Department Summary 054 Public Works, 02 Administration & Support 054 Public Works, 03 Transportation 054 Public Works, 04 Surveyor 054 Public Works, 05 Water Resources/Flood Control 054 Public Works, 06 Resource Recovery & Laguna Sanitation 054 Public Works, 07 Performance Measures 057 Community Services, 01 Department Summary 057 Community Services, 02 Administration & Support 057 Community Services, 03 Parks & Open Spaces 057 Community Services, 04 Housing & Community Development 057 Community Services, 05 Community Support Arts &Libraries 057 Community Services, 06 Energy and Sustainability 057 Community Services, 07 Performance Measures
D5. General Government
000 General Government Summary 061 Auditor-Controller, 01 Department Summary
061 Auditor-Controller, 02 Administration & Support 061 Auditor-Controller, 03 Audit Services 061 Auditor-Controller, 04 Accounting Services 061 Auditor-Controller, 05 Financial Reporting 061 Auditor-Controller, 06 Performance Measures 062 Clerk-Recorder-Assessor, 01 Department Summary 062 Clerk-Recorder-Assessor, 02 Administration & Support 062 Clerk-Recorder-Assessor, 03 Elections 062 Clerk-Recorder-Assessor, 04 Clerk-Recorder 062 Clerk-Recorder-Assessor, 05 Assessor 062 Clerk-Recorder-Assessor, 06 Performance Measures 063 General Services, 01 Department Summary 063 General Services, 02 Administration and Finance 063 General Services, 03 Capital Projects 063 General Services, 04 Facilities & Real Estate Management 063 General Services, 05 Fleet Operations 063 General Services, 06 Purchasing, Surplus and Mail 063 General Services, 07 Performance Measures 064 Human Resources, 01 Department Summary 064 Human Resources, 02 Administration & Fiscal 064 Human Resources, 03 Employee Relations 064 Human Resources, 04 Recruiting, Class & Comp 064 Human Resources, 05 Training & Development 064 Human Resources, 06 Benefits and Wellness 064 Human Resources, 07 Employee Insurance 064 Human Resources, 08 Performance Measures 065 Treasurer-Tax Collector, 01 Department Summary 065 Treasurer-Tax Collector, 02 Administration & Support 065 Treasurer-Tax Collector, 03 Treasury 065 Treasurer-Tax Collector, 04 Tax & Collections 065 Treasurer-Tax Collector, 05 Public Support 065 Treasurer-Tax Collector, 06 Performance Measures 067 Information Technology, 01 Department Summary 067 Information Technology, 02 Admin & Support 067 Information Technology, 03 IT Shared Services 067 Information Technology, 04 Communications 067 Information Technology, 05 Performance Measures 992 Debt Service, 01 Department Summary 992 Debt Service, 02 Long-Term Debt Debt, Obligations, and Debt Management Policy
D6. General County Programs and General Revenues
000 General County Programs and General Revenues Summary 990 General County Programs, 01 Department Summary 990 General County Programs, 02 Support to Other Govt & Org 990 General County Programs, 03 Reserved & Committed Funds 990 General County Programs, 04 Ancillary Services 991 General Revenues, 01 Department Summary 991 General Revenues, 02 General Revenues 991 General Revenues, 03 General Fund Contributions

Section E - Capital Budget Summary

01 Section E - Intro & Overview 02 Section E - Projects and Programs Funded in FY 2026-27 03 Section E - Deferred Maintenance and Deferred Capital

Section F - Budget Processes, Policies, & Fund Structure

01 Section F - Intro & Budget Processes 02 Section F - Budget Policies 03 Section F - Fund Structure & Procurement Policy

Section G - County Statistical Profile

01 Section G - Intro & Overview 02 Section G - Population & Demographics 03 Section G - Wealth and Poverty 04 Section G - Work and Jobs 05 Section G - Education 06 Section G - Housing Market 07 Section G - Property Tax

Section H - Department FTE Summary and Lost Time

01 Section H – Department FTE Summary 01 Section H – Department FTE Summary (cont'd) 02 Section H – Lost Time

Section I - Glossary

Glossary List

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