The document calls for hiring more people of color, hiring a public relations representative and offering staff more racial equity and anti-discrimination training.
The state’s fiscal problems are significant for Marin because the county receives about a third of its revenue from the state, much of it to pay for mandated social services.
Benita McLarin has spent more than four years leading the Department of Health and Human Services, which accounts for about a third of the county budget.
The proposed budget for 2023-24 is balanced and structurally sound. It maintains current services and makes a few high priority ongoing enhancements to address emerging needs. Most significantly, the proposed budget recommends $49.8 million in one-time allocations funded by $24.4 million from projected current year fund balance and $25.4 million from previously established reserves, special revenue funds, and federal COVID-19 relief funding. | San Rafael, CA – Economic uncertainties linger, but the County Administrator’s Office will present a balanced budget to the Marin County Board of Supervisors at the public hearings on June 20-22. The proposed budget for 2023-24 is balanced and structurally sound. It maintains current services and makes a few high priority ongoing enhancements to address emerging needs. Most