Receive report relating to the overview of the County Executive's Fiscal Year 2026-2027 Recommended Budget and Economic Outlook.

County of Santa Clara Office of the County Executive 128711 DATE: May 11, 2026 TO: Board of Supervisors FROM: James R. Williams, County Executive SUBJECT: Overview of the County Executive's FY 2026-2027 Recommended Budget RECOMMENDED ACTION Receive report relating to the overview of the County Executive's Fiscal Year 2026-2027 Recommended Budget and Economic Outlook. Board of Supervisors: Sylvia Arenas, Betty Duong, Otto Lee, Susan Ellenberg, Margaret Abe-Koga County Executive: James R. Williams Page 1 of 1

Budget Workshop The County Executive’s Recommended Budget For July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027 Over view and Economic Outlook May 11, 2026 A Challenging Fiscal Landscape • Unprecedented federal cuts under H.R. 1 to Medi-Cal and food assistance, shifting major costs to states and counties. • More than $1 billion in annual federal funding losses, creating long-term structural pressure on the County’s public hospital and healthcare system and all County services. • Operational costs continue to outpace revenues due to slower property tax growth and rising operational costs. Federal cuts compound these structural budget challenges. • The Recommended Budget addresses the largest deficit facing the County in decades. 2 The Recommended Budget for FY 2026-2027 is a structurally balanced $14.7 billion spending plan A Balanced Budget It includes $787 million in ongoing solutions to address one of the largest deficits our County has faced over the last decade and larger than the deficits addressed in the last three fiscal years combined This Budget reflects a commitment to essential services and fiscal responsibility amid uncertain times marked by rising external pressures 3 Ongoing...

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My name is Krystat Zuniga, and I have worked as a Heal.th Service Representative for the County for 5 years. As Heal.th Service Representatives, we are often the first point of contact for vutnerabte members of our community facing mentaI heal,th or substance use chattenges. We support individuats and families during some of the most difficutt moments of their Lives by connecting them to criticaL treatment, resources, and support services. Many catters reach out while experiencing fear, emotionatdistress, hopetessness, or crisis, and at times we must atso respond to emergencies invol.ving immediate safety concerns. Reducing Heatth Service Representative positions woutd severety have impact on our community's access to behavioraI heatth services. Fewer staff means Long wait times, overwhetming catt votumes, detayed care, and vutnerabte individual.s potentiatty fatting through the cracks when they need hetp most. These are not just catl.s support, guidance, and hope. - they are real, peopLe seeking Our work is essentiaI to protecting the safety, wetl.-being, and dignity of the community we serve. To: The Honorable Members of the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors From:...