CALAFCO Annual ConferenceOctober 7, 2010

Rob Leonard, Director Economic Development and Intergovernmental Affairs

Sacramento County is unique among 58 Counties:

◦ Largest “City” in the County◦ Serves urban/suburban population of over

500,000 residents◦ Even with three recent incorporations and another

on the November ballot the County will continue to be largest service provider

◦ Without changes the service delivery model is not sustainable under current economic realities

Sacramento County provides full range of municipal services:◦ Planning◦ Animal Care◦ Regional Parks (local parks are provided by

Special Districts)◦ Transportation◦ Waste Management (both landfill and collections

and recycling)

Sacramento County municipal services provided (continued)

◦ Engineering Services (Building Inspections etc.)◦ Code enforcement◦ Neighborhood Services◦ Environmental Review◦ Water Supply and Drainage◦ Law Enforcement (both patrol and investigative

services)

County is in the urban development business

Currently updating 1993 General Plan which is proposed to open thousands of acres for new development

Without substantial change in direction the County will be in the development and municipal services business for a long time

Competition with cities for development and associated revenues

Existing funding model not sustainable County General Fund support for Animal

Care, Regional Parks, Neighborhood Services, and Planning

Nearly all other services dependent on some development fee or fee revenue for support.

Need to be more creative looking to the future

Service Delivery Models: Functional Consolidation – County and Cities Nonprofits Contract Services

Funding Models: Complete fee review Complete review of development

standards Looking again at funding mechanisms

such as:◦ CSA’s◦ CFD’s◦ Maintenance Districts◦ JPA’s◦ Open Space Districts

Revenue Sharing Annexations and Incorporations

Sacramento County is in transition Current service delivery and funding models

are not sustainable This is a long term issue -- economic

recovery not the answer Must make fundamental shift in business

models Never let a good crisis go to waste