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Most of the discussion is expected to center on how to divvy up the more than $60 million in extra discretionary funding for the next fiscal year, which starts July 1.
Supervisors debate whether the county should be spending money to promote businesses in and around Dana Point Harbor as the area undergoes a facelift.
Here is a rundown of what Orange County residents need to know as supervisors gear up to pass a $5.8 billion spending plan next month.
Supervisor Andrew Do said he wanted supervisors to get more involved before OC Human Relations’ contract is renewed next year. That didn’t sit well with Supervisor Todd Spitzer.
Virtually every other county department faces a 5-percent decrease.
While the 2013-2014 budget is largely status quo, a judge’s decision involving $73 million in property taxes means that could change.
Orange County officials worked into the weekend in an attempt to get back $48 million in tax revenue taken by Gov. Jerry Brown, but ended up falling short. What now?
