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1-15-2025 10:57pm

2024-2025 L.A. County Budget Supplement Ignores Fire Department

L.A. County taxpayers employ 117,086 people. 515 employees were added thru a supplemental budget in October, while decreases were made to the Fire Dept & Child Support Services.

L.A County Board of Supervisors 2024-2025 Budget is 747 pages!   FBB-SCHEDULE 1 – ALL FUNDS SUMMARY.  

1162919_2024-25FinalChangesFactSheet.pdf

A June 24th Press release "Chair Horvath's Priorities Reflected in the Final Changes to the 2024-2025 Recommended Budget for L.A. County" does not mention the Fire Department. 


June 24, 2024 L.A. County BOS passed a $45.6 budget

  • October 8, 2024 passed supplemental changes adding $3.5 billion to the June budget
    • 60% ($2.1 billion) was from unspent funds 
    • 22.8% ($800 million) comes from state and federal funds
    • .47 % ($16.5 million) is locally generated from taxes
    • 16.6% ($583.5 million) is not detailed as to the source (fees, licenses, assessments?)

 References to the Fire Department in the budget include

  • The 2024- 25 Budget reflects contingency appropriation and revenue from federal and State agencies following a major emergency or disaster. It also includes continued funding for Private Property Debris Removal costs associated with the Woolsey, Bobcat, and Lake Fires. (page 154)
  • Pages 278, 567-568, 570-583

 

The Supplemental Budget added 515 positions of which the Fire Department lost one person!

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