Contra Costa County Supervisor’s
budget surplus to aid programs

By Bay City News

Contra Costa County Supervisor Mark DeSaulnier announced that he will redistribute $104,000 in savings from his office budget among four county agencies.
   Of the savings, $42,500 will go to the county library system to fund civic engagement projects, help stock the new juvenile hall’s library and develop a bilingual computer catalogue.
   The county’s Health Department will receive $11,600 to fund educational programs that teach nutrition and shopping, and dental health for children. Some $57,500 will go to the Department of Employment and Human Services’ Independent Living Skills Program, which helps foster care children learn to live on their own when they turn 18.
   The final recipient is the county’s Probation Department, which will use its $2,950 to provide window coverings and furniture for Summit Boys Center.
   Money will also be used to outfit the young people leaving the Summit and Chris Adams centers with basic necessities.
   DeSaulnier said in a statement that the funds are available because his office runs on the “leanest possible budget.”