Consider recommendations relating to the Harvey M. Rose Associates, LLC, review of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2026-2027 County Executive's Recommended Budget.
This document is a report from the County Executive of Santa Clara, James R. Williams, addressed to the Board of Supervisors. It discusses recommendations related to the review of the FY 2026-2027 Budget conducted by Harvey M. Rose Associates, LLC. The report includes recommended actions for the Board, such as receiving the findings from the review and the County Executive's responses to those findings. Fiscal implications are mentioned to be discussed in an attached report.
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Report is from the County Executive of Santa Clara, James R. Williams.
Addressed to the Board of Supervisors.
Discusses recommendations related to the FY 2026-2027 Budget review by Harvey M. Rose Associates, LLC.
Recommended actions include receiving the report and responses to the findings.
Fiscal implications are discussed in an attached report.
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County of Santa Clara Office of the County Executive 129287 DATE: June 15, 2026 TO: Board of Supervisors FROM: James R. Williams, County Executive SUBJECT: Recommendations relating to the Harvey M. Rose Associates, LLC Review of the FY 2026-2027 Budget RECOMMENDED ACTION Consider recommendations relating to the Harvey M. Rose Associates, LLC, review of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2026-2027 County Executive's Recommended Budget. Possible action: a. Receive report from Harvey M. Rose Associates, LLC, relating to findings from review of the FY 2026-2027 County Executive's Recommended Budget. b. Receive County Executive responses to Harvey M. Rose Associates, LLC, findings from review of the FY 2026-2027 County Executive's Recommended Budget. FISCAL IMPLICATIONS Fiscal implications are discussed in the attached report. ATTACHMENTS: • Management Audit Review of the FY 2026-27 Recommended Budget (PDF) • Response to Management Auditor Report FY 2026-2027 Budget (PDF) Board of Supervisors: Sylvia Arenas, Betty Duong, Otto Lee, Susan Ellenberg, Margaret Abe-Koga County Executive: James R. Williams Page 1 of 1
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Management Audit Review of the FY 2026-27 Recommended Budget
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The document is a review of the County of Santa Clara's FY 2026-27 Recommended Budget, prepared for the Board of Supervisors by the Management Audit Division. It proposes budgetary savings totaling approximately $46.3 million, including recommendations for the budgetary treatment of CalAIM matching funds. The report highlights the need for a review of the budgetary practices and provides specific recommendations for reducing appropriations in various departments. The total recommended budget includes $14.7 billion in gross expenditures and appropriates $5.3 billion from the General Fund. The report also outlines specific recommendations for budget adjustments across multiple departments.
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Total proposed budgetary savings of approximately $46.3 million.
Recommendations for the review of CalAIM matching funds across County departments.
The FY 2026-27 Recommended Budget includes $14.7 billion in gross expenditures.
The General Fund appropriates $5.3 billion, excluding reserves.
22,593 full-time equivalent staff, with about 1,504.8 (6.7%) vacant positions.
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REVIEW OF THE COUNTY OF SANTA CLARA FY 2026–27 RECOMMENDED BUDGET Prepared for the Board of Supervisors County of Santa Clara Prepared by the Board of Supervisors Management Audit Division County Administration Building, 10th Floor, East Wing 70 West Hedding Street San Jose, CA 95110 (408) 299-6435 May 28, 2026 This page left blank Board of Supervisors County Government Center, East Wing 70 West Hedding Street San Jose, California 95110-1770 (408) 299-6435 TDD 993-8272 Contract Auditor: Harvey M. Rose Associates, LLC E-mail: cheryl.solov@bos.sccgov.org May 28, 2026 To: County of Santa Clara Board of Supervisors We have completed our review of the FY 2026-27 Recommended Budget, and we propose General Fund budgetary savings of $34.3 million and budgetary savings in other funds of $12 million, including $6.4 million in Santa Clara Valley Healthcare, for a total of about $46.3 million in additional budgetary resources. These resources will only be available if the Board of Supervisors votes to implement them. Additionally, we considered recommendations to improve the budgetary treatment of CalAIM matching funds across multiple departments. Out of concern that recommendations to...
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Response to Management Auditor Report FY 2026-2027 Budget
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This document is a response to the Management Audit Division's review of the Fiscal Year 2026-2027 Recommended Budget by Harvey M. Rose Associates, LLC. It outlines the Administration's agreement and disagreement with various auditor recommendations regarding budget adjustments and appropriations. The response includes a summary of findings, detailing specific budget units and the Administration's stance on each recommendation, along with explanations for their positions.
Key points
The document is a response to the Management Audit Division's review of the Fiscal Year 2026-2027 Recommended Budget.
Harvey M. Rose Associates, LLC conducted the audit and provided recommendations on expenditure appropriations and revenue estimates.
The Administration partially agrees with some auditor recommendations while disagreeing with others.
The response includes a detailed summary of findings with specific budget units and the Administration's positions on each recommendation.
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Response to the Management Audit Division Harvey M. Rose Associates, LLC Review of the Fiscal Year 2026-2027 Recommended Budget Prepared by: The Office of Budget & Analysis June 15, 2026 Response to the Harvey M. Rose Associates, LLC Review of the Fiscal Year 2026-2027 Recommended Budget 1. Introduction Harvey M. Rose Associates, LLC, the Board’s independent Management Auditor (Auditor), reviews the County Executive’s Recommended Budget each fiscal year (FY) and provides the Board of Supervisors (Board) with proposals on various expenditure appropriations and revenue estimates therein. The Auditor provided the County Budget Director with a partial draft report on Friday May 22, 2026, and an updated report at the close of business on Thursday, May 28, 2026. It is important to recognize the challenges the compressed timeline creates for the Auditor to prepare the report and for Administration to respond to the findings outlined in the report. However, Administration understands that the budget development schedule adopted by the Board, which requires strict adherence to the timeline, facilitates positive collaboration and allows time for the public and the Board to review the...