Special Notice / Hearing: None__
Vote Required: 4/5ths
To: Honorable Board of Supervisors
From: Michael P. Callagy, County Executive
Subject: Use of District-Discretionary Measure K Funds - Supervisorial District 4
RECOMMENDATION:
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Measure K: Approve an Appropriation Transfer Request (ATR) transferring district-discretionary Measure K funds, not to exceed $39,000 from Non-Departmental Services to the San Mateo County Sheriff's Office to implement a San Mateo County Fireworks Buy Back program for 2024.
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BACKGROUND:
Measure K is the half-cent general sales tax initially approved by San Mateo County voters in November 2012 and extended in November 2016 for a total of thirty years.
The Board of Supervisors (Board) held study sessions on Measure K expenditures and approved funds for the fiscal year (FY) 2023-24 budget cycle, divided equally among the five supervisorial districts, for one-time district-discretionary needs and projects. District 4 has submitted a request to use their district-discretionary Measure K funds as shown below and described in the Project Summary section of this memorandum:
District/Project
Amount
District 4 (Supervisor Slocum) - San Mateo County Sheriff's Office to implement a San Mateo County Fireworks Buy Back program for 2024
$39,000
This item is consistent with the criteria for district-discretionary Measure K funds approved by the Board in December 2018
PROJECT SUMMARY:
This is a request to authorize a transfer of funds from Non-Departmental Services to the San Mateo County Sheriff's Office, in an amount not to exceed $39,000, to implement a San Mateo County Fireworks Buy Back program for 2024.
In 2023, the Board of Supervisors approved a number of amendments to Chapter 5.28 of the County's Ordinance Code, known as the San Mateo County Fireworks Ordinance ("Fireworks Ordinance"). These updates were a result of residents of unincorporated areas continued reports of ongoing problems with unper...
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