Fiscal Year 2011-2012 Adopted Budget - County of Sonoma

County General Fund Budget
The County General Fund comprises about
one third of the total budget. It includes
financing sources that can be used for all
departments and services but only about
half of the fund’s total resources are
available for the Board of Supervisors’
complete discretion.
Taxes ($193.4 million, 51% of the total
fund) provide the majority of this
discretionary funding. Most state and
federal dollars, charges for services, and fee
revenues can only be spent for specified
purposes. In addition, over $50 million of
discretionary funds must also be committed
to certain expenditures either as a match in
order to receive other funds from the state
or as a matter of law.
The funding uses chart shows the
recommended expenditures in the County
General Fund by functional group of
services.
Criminal Justice Services ($193.5 million,
51% of the total expenditures) accounts for
the biggest portion of expenditures and
includes budgets for the Sheriff ($118.9
million), Probation ($37 million), District
Attorney, and Public Defender as well as
required County contributions to the State
Court System.
Administration and Fiscal Services includes
the budgets of the Board of Supervisors, the
Auditor-Controller Treasurer-Tax Collector
and the Clerk Recorder Assessor as well as
the budgets for departments that serve all
others (e.g. County Counsel, Information
Systems, General Services, and Human
Resources).
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General Fund - Funding Sources
$379.3 Million
Other
State/
Federal
Charges for
Services
Use of Prior
Year Fund
Balance
General Fund - Funding Uses
$379.3Million
Justice
Services
Other
Capital
Projects
Fiscal Year 11-12
Health &
Human
Services
Taxes
Fiscal Year 11-12
Development
Services
Administration
& Fiscal
Services