LA County’s early $43 billion budget: Spending for homeless, mental heath, Constitutional policing
According to county CEO Fesia Davenport, the budget proposal dedicates $288.3 million to such programs, along with nearly $198 million more that will roll over from the current fiscal year, putting the 2023-34 total at about $486 million. Specific recommendations for the use of those funds are expected to be presented to the Board of Supervisors this spring, and will be added to the final budget document, according to Davenport.
The budget proposal, which will be presented to the Board of Supervisors for initial adoption Tuesday but will be subject to months of public hearings and review before being finally adopted in October, also dedicates $692 million toward efforts to combat homelessness. The amount includes more than $60 million for mental health services and 168 positions to provide them; a $100 million pot of money for development and preservation of affordable housing; and $25.
Her message highlights are series of potentially significant impacts on the county’s budget, most notably potential liabilities from childhood sexual assault claims, which have expanded thanks to a state law extending the statute of limitations for filing of such claims. The county was recently sued by 300 people who claim they were abused as youths by county probation and detention officers while they were detained at juvenile facilities.
“Early information estimates that the county’s financial exposure ranges from $1.6 billion to more than $3.0 billion from more than 3,000 claims alleging childhood sexual assault at various county and non-county facilities,” she wrote in her letter to the board. In a briefing Monday morning, Davenport said that level of potential liability from lawsuits and damage claims entering a fiscal year is unprecedented. She said that while the exact amount of liability the county might face is unclear, officials are already exploring ways the costs might be covered.
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