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“Ballot box budgeting — as challenging as that is — is a reality that the state of California and local governments face,” she added. “The least we can do is ensure that ballot measures include an impartial and competent fiscal analysis of the impact on the County’s revenues and expenditures.” “People really do need to pay more attention to county government, even though they tend to overlook it,” said Jack Pitney, aat Claremont McKenna College. “It would be great if all county voters rigorously researched every measure on the ballot, but that's really not the way people vote. So they need one-stop shopping for nonpartisan analysis.”The countywide measures up for a vote this November demonstrate just how consequential voters’ decisions can be. Measure A could.
61.25% to the County for Comprehensive Homelessness Services, the Local Solutions Fund, Homelessness Solutions Innovations, and Accountability, Data, and Research; Overall, this Charter Amendment will likely result in additional future costs in two categories — for implementation of the Charter Amendment, and for the ongoing costs of operating the new offices and positions it creates.
Our estimates were based on cost information provided by County departments and projections regarding the operational impacts of this Charter Amendment and are subject to uncertainty. If the actual impact differs significantly from our projections, costs could be higher or lower than our estimates.
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