Understanding the County Budget Process

Watch this video to hear an overview of the County budget process, its relationship to the strategic and operational plans, opportunities for community input, and the County’s new online budget tool.

During this session we explored these questions:

• What story does our County’s budget tell?

• How does it align with the County’s strategic and operational plans?

• What’s the process and timeline for how the budget is crafted?

• Where are the opportunities for community input?

• What tools and resources are available to learn more about the budget contents and process?

• How can we be effective advocates and partners alongside local government throughout the budget cycle?

In English

In Spanish

Brought to you by CORE Investments:

Hosted by: Nicole Young & Nicole Lezin

Guests:

• Marcus Pimentel, Santa Cruz County Budget Manager

• Sven Stafford, Principal Administrative Analyst

Interpreted by: Stella Lauerman

Bilingual Chat support: Gisella Carrasco

Presented in English with simultaneous interpretation into Spanish.