Office of Response, Recovery, and Resilience

Budget Summary of Changes

The OR3 budget supports equity and climate action objectives through improved community outreach to under-resourced areas, improved emergency notification during disasters, new partnerships with libraries and non-governmental organizations to support the community during disasters and for community resilience centers in disadvantaged communities, and the pursuit of grant funding to address climate change.

The OR3 budget recommends status quo staffing in order to continue to carry out the work of the office, respond to multiple emergencies throughout the year, assist in grant-writing and transition to a new emergency alert vendor, as requested by the Board of Supervisors. The budget includes scheduled and negotiated salary and benefit increases. Increases in services and supplies reflect an increase in training and education and associated travel expenses as conference attendance returns to in-person events, replacement of outdated computer equipment and additional computer equipment for disaster response needs at shelters, when activated, offset by a reduction in one-time expenses in 2022-23. Increased revenues reflect additional grant funding to support operations.

Supplemental Budget Summary of Changes

Updates the classification of receipt and uses of State Homeland Security Grant (SHSG) funding. The State of California approved the County’s proposed project plan for the FY 2022 cycle SHSG funds of $329,270. This funding will support critical public safety projects lead by the Sheriff’s Office, Health Service Agency, and partner agencies in the region.

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