OC TAX DOLLARS ARE WORKING FOR THE OC SHERIFF’S BUT NOT FOR THE NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY
THE PEOPLE’S PRIORITIES
The People’s Priorities vs. The County Budget
Residents placed community services first. Public protection ranked third.
According to the community-priority survey, community service ranked above environmental resources and public protection. The analysis provided shows that discretionary spending moves in the opposite direction.
PUT IT IN HUMAN TERMS
The Difference Per Resident
When you look at the county’s own money (NCC). Orange County spends just $0.52 per resident on housing – compared to over $133 per resident on the sheriff and jails.
NET COUNTY COST (NCC): NCC shows the portion of the budget the County has more flexibility to allocate.
FOLLOW THE DISCRETIONARY MONEY
What Does the Board Have More Control Over?
The analysis identifies approximately $746 million in NCC for Public Protection compared with about $6.5 million for OC Community Resources.
114:1
$746M vs. $6.5M
THE BOTTOM LINE
The Money Is There.
The Choice Is the County’s.
The analysis identifies approximately $320 million in Net County Cost for jail custody and correctional health, while the dedicated housing programs shown in its analysis have $0 NCC.
$0 NCC does not mean $0 total housing spending: Approximately $372 million in total dedicated housing program spending listed is funded through dedicated sources rather than NCC.
