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From the Fiscal and Budget Analyst and the Acting Fiscal and Budget Administrator, submitting an informational report regarding alternative funding for the Office of Sustainability. (Referred to the Committees on Finance & Audit and Personnel) (INFORMATIONAL ONLY UNLESS OTHERWISE DIRECTED BY THE COMMITTEE)
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In the January 2011 Committee cycle the request to create an Office of Sustainability was laid over to the March 2011 cycle and staff was directed to look into alternative funding sources for the Director of this office. The original request was to fund a new position through the Appropriation for Contingencies.
At this time we were unable to identify grant opportunities to fund this position. There are also no other funding sources within the current operating budget given the uncertainty surrounding labor negotiations and the pending State Budget. If the County Board decides to move forward with creating an Office of Sustainability the new position would need to be funded through the Appropriation for Contingencies.