FY 24/25 Budget Summary

The FY 2024-25 Recommended Budget totals approximately $338.5 million and represents an increase of approximately $34.7 million from the FY2023-24 Recommended Budget. The changes are a result of an increase in road improvement projects ($16.9 million), increases to salary and benefits ($11.1 million), additional changes can be attributed to a transfers out account used to record capital project costs ($6.7 million). It is anticipated that to fund various projects the County will look to utilize all the available resources on hand. Various one time funds will be put to use on Capital Projects and Road Projects.

The recommended budget includes a net increase to staffing levels of 2.2 Full Time Equivalent's (FTE's) from the prior year's Schedule of Authorized Positions. The Behavioral Health Department requested 8 positions. Detailed information regarding proposed staffing changes can be found on the Personnel Schedule found here: Personnel (FTE) Schedule.

Additional County data and dynamic online graphs and tables can be found on the transparency portal found here: San Benito County Transparency Portal.

The proposed FY2024/25 General Fund recommended budget totals approximately $122.8 million representing an increase of $13.2 million from the prior year recommended budget. Some of the changes from the previous fiscal year include Road/CIP projects, ARPA projects, additionally contingencies for emergencies. Most of the funding is or will be coming from fund balance via San Juan Oaks benefit fee funding, American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA), and other funding sources. San Benito County will need to continue the vacancy budgeting practice. In addition, the Budget Office will be enacting policy to closely monitor vacancy budgeting quarterly.