California Government Code 16265.4 – (a) On or before October 31 of each year, the Director of …
(a) On or before October 31 of each year, the Director of Finance shall do all of the following:
(1) Determine for each county the county costs of eligible programs and each county’s general purpose revenues for the 1981−82 fiscal year.
Terms Used In California Government Code 16265.4
- County: means a county and a city and county. See California Government Code 16265.2
- County costs of eligible programs: means the amount of money other than federal and state funds, as reported by the State Department of Social Services to the Department of Finance or as derived from the Controller's "Annual Report of Financial Transactions Concerning Counties of California" that each county spends for each of the following:
California Government Code 16265.2
- Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
- General purpose revenues: means revenues received by a county whose purpose is not restricted by state law to a particular purpose or program, as reported in the Controller's "Annual Report of Financial Transactions Concerning Counties of California. See California Government Code 16265.2
- Subdivision: means a subdivision of the section in which the term occurs unless some other section is expressly mentioned. See California Government Code 10
(2) Determine a percentage for each county by dividing the county costs of eligible programs by the general purpose revenues for the 1981−82 fiscal year.
(3) Make the determination as prescribed by paragraphs (1) and (2) for each county for each fiscal year.
(4) Compare the percentage determined pursuant to paragraph (3) with the percentage determined pursuant to paragraph (2).
(5) For any fiscal year in which the percentage determined pursuant to paragraph (3) is greater than the percentage determined pursuant to paragraph (2), determine an amount necessary to offset the difference.
(6) Determine an amount that is the sum of the amounts for all counties determined pursuant to paragraph (5).
(b) On or before October 31 of each year, the Director of Finance shall determine an amount for each county as prescribed by paragraph (5) of subdivision (a) for the applicable fiscal year.
(c) On or before October 31 of each year, the Director of Finance shall certify the amount determined for each county pursuant to subdivision (b) to the Controller.
(d) On or before November 30 of each year, the Controller shall issue a warrant to each county, as applicable, in the amount certified by the Director of Finance under subdivision (c).
(Amended by Stats. 2008, Ch. 56, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 2009.)