REPORT/RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY FLOOD CONTROL DISTRICT
AND RECORD OF ACTION
June 10, 2025
FROM
LUTHER SNOKE, Chief Executive Officer, County Administrative Office
SUBJECT
Title
2025-26 Budget for San Bernardino County Flood Control District
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RECOMMENDATION(S)
Recommendation
Acting as the governing body of the San Bernardino County Flood Control District:
1. Conduct a public hearing on the San Bernardino County Flood Control District’s 2025-26 Recommended Budget.
2. Adopt Resolution to approve and adopt:
a. The San Bernardino County Flood Control District’s 2025-26 Budget, including appropriation, operating transfers out, contribution to reserves/net position, available reserves, budgeted staffing, and authorization for adjustments for final fund balance as described in Attachment A.
b. Any changes to the Recommended Budget that the Board of Supervisors may direct.
i. In the event that the Board of Supervisors makes any additions or deletions to the Budget after the public hearing, and the items were not proposed in writing and filed with the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors before the close of the public hearing, a 4/5 vote of the Board of Supervisors is required.
3. Approve the classification actions detailed in Changes to the Recommended Budget of Attachment B.
a. Reclassification of positions.
(Presenter: Matthew Erickson, County Chief Financial Officer, 387-5423)
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COUNTY AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER GOALS & OBJECTIVES
Promote the Countywide Vision.
Operate in a Fiscally-Responsible and Business-Like Manner.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
Approval of this item will not result in the use of Discretionary General Funding (Net County Cost). The 2025-26 Recommended Budget includes total Requirements for the San Bernardino County Flood Control District (District) special revenue funds of $211.5 million, an internal service fund of $11.1 million, and budgeted staffing of 187 positions. In addition, the District’s special revenue funds budget includes $238.6 million in Available Reserves for future use and the internal service fund budget includes $10.3 million in Net Position for future use. Included in the special revenue funds budget is $1.3 million of Discretionary General Funding (Net County Cost) for San Bernardino County (County) share of cost to the District for the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) and Mojave River Watershed Group (MRWG) programs.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
The District’s budget consists of several special revenue funds, which are consolidated and presented as a single budget unit and an internal service fund.
|
Budget Book Group |
2024-25 Modified |
2025-26 Recommended |
Change |
|
Flood Control District - Consolidated Special Revenue |
$345,858,560 |
$211,484,660 |
($134,373,900) |
|
Flood Control District - Equipment |
$10,370,000 |
$11,077,000 |
$707,000 |
|
Total Requirements |
$356,228,560 |
$222,561,660 |
($133,666,900) |
|
Budgeted Staffing |
187 |
187 |
0 |
Overall, requirements are decreasing by $133.7 million; this is a result of a decrease in the District Consolidated Special Revenue funds ($134.4 million) offset by an increase in the District Equipment fund ($707,000). The Consolidated Special Revenue funds are decreasing primarily due to fewer planned construction projects and the prepayment in 2024-25 of Judgment Obligation bond debt payments. The increase in the Equipment fund is due to an increase in Capital Expenditures for the planned purchases of heavy equipment and vehicles.
Total Budgeted Staffing of 187 for 2025-26 includes the following position changes to better align each position with its assigned tasks and responsibilities:
• Transfer of Supervising Public Works Project Manager Position No. 57725 from the District to the County’s Surveyor Division. This action will also be set forth in the County’s proposed Budgeted Staffing for 2025-26.
• Transfer of Engineering Technician V Position No. 73307 from the County’s Transportation Division to the District. This action will also be set forth in the County’s proposed Budgeted Staffing for 2025-26.
• Delete Engineering Technician IV Position No. 10606, as this position is no longer needed.
Attachment B reflects changes to the Recommended Budget, which includes the approval of one reclassification of Position No. 03506 from Construction Equipment Worker to Senior Equipment Operator.
Recommendation No. 1 calls for a public hearing on the 2025-26 Recommended Budget for the District, as required by Government Code Sections 29080 and 29081. Prior to adopting the District’s 2025-26 budget, a notice was published on May 21, May 22, May 25, May 26 and May 27, 2025, setting forth the date of the public hearing for the purpose of making a determination regarding the Recommended Budget. The Recommended Budget documents were made available to the public at the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors’ (Board) office on May 20, 2025 and the public hearing is occurring at least 10 days after the documents were made available. The notice further sets forth that any member of the public may appear at the hearing and be heard regarding any proposal for revision to the Recommended Budget.
The public hearing is designed to discuss and implement any direction or changes to the Recommended Budget. Any request for increases, decreases, or omission of any item in the budget or inclusion of any additional items shall not be made after the public hearing, unless the items were proposed in writing and filed with the Clerk of the Board before the close of the public hearing or unless approved by the Board acting as the governing body of the District by a 4/5 vote.
Recommendation No. 2 approves and adopts the District’s 2025-26 budget. Attachment A lists the 2025-26 Recommended Budget for appropriation, available reserves, budgeted staffing, and authorization for adjustments for the final fund balance.
Recommendation No. 3 addresses actions needed related to the budgeted staffing and personnel actions of the 2025-26 Recommended Budget, including personnel actions as summarized in Attachment B.
The Recommended Budget, including Attachment A and B, satisfies the requirements set forth in Government Code section 29089.
PROCUREMENT
Not applicable.
REVIEW BY OTHERS
This item has been reviewed by Human Resources (Gina King, Deputy Director, 387-5571) on April 30, 2025; County Counsel (Sophie A. Curtis, Deputy County Counsel, 387-5455) on April 22, 2025; Finance (Kathleen Gonzalez, Finance Analyst, 387-5412) on May 7, 2025; and County Finance and Administration (Paloma Hernandez-Barker, Deputy Executive Officer, 387-5423) on May 23, 2025. This item has been coordinated with the Auditor-Controller/Treasurer/Tax Collector (Mima Ugbo, Deputy Chief Controller, 382-3195) on May 2, 2025.