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clinician. The Crisis Response program will include the response of a trained and
<br /> licensed clinician at the time of the call to help evaluate the severity of crisis, refer the
<br /> person in need to other services, or arrange for their transport to a care facility for
<br /> further evaluation. The goal of the program is to reduce the number of people detained
<br /> for mental health evaluations. The $800,000 will be allocated to specific expenditure
<br /> accounts in the FY 2020/21 Mid-year budget
<br /> General Fund Revenues. General Fund revenues received (Actual) were greater than
<br /> the midyear budget by $718,690 or one percent. Table 2 presents the major revenue
<br /> categories with a comparison of the midyear budget versus actual revenues and the
<br /> variance to the midyear budget.
<br /> Table 2. General Fund Revenues —Amended Budget vs. Actual
<br /> FY 2019/20
<br /> FY 2018/19
<br /> Revenues Actual Revised Actual Variance
<br /> Property Taxes $69,930.012 $73,570,000 $74,257,259 ($687,259)
<br /> Sales & Use Taxes 22.959,956 18,969,285 20,662,385 (1,693,100)
<br /> Other Taxes 15,515,346 16,092,000 15,885,377 206,623
<br /> Development Seneces Fees 5,676,041 4,251,500 4,050,161 201,339
<br /> Recreation Fees 4,775,357 3,809,245 2,310,190 1,499,055
<br /> Other Revenues 7,174,744 6,942,579 7,187,927 (245,348)
<br /> Total $126,031,456 $123,634,609 $124,353,299 ($718,690)
<br /> Property Tax revenues are the largest revenue source for the General Fund, accounting
<br /> for approximately 60 percent of total revenues. In FY 2019/20 actual property tax
<br /> collections including all categories of property related taxes were $687,259 more than
<br /> staffs estimate of$73.6 million in the midyear budget.
<br /> Sales Tax revenue is the second largest revenue source for the General Fund,
<br /> accounting for approximately 17 percent of the total revenues. FY 2019/20 actual sales
<br /> tax collections were $1.7 million or nine percent more than staffs estimate of$19 million
<br /> in the Amended Budget. The $1.7 million increase reflects the fact that all sales tax
<br /> categories performed better than expected as a result of (1) partial business re-
<br /> openings during the second quarter of 2020, (2) car dealerships remaining open
<br /> throughout Alameda County's shelter in place orders (SIP), and (3) a 13 percent
<br /> increase in sales tax generated from internet sales.
<br /> Development Services Fee revenues decreased by $201,339 or approximately five
<br /> percent as a result of issuing fewer building permits during SIP and the period shortly
<br /> thereafter than what staff anticipated during the Mid-year budget review.
<br /> Business License revenues exceeded budget by $350,813 or eight percent as a result
<br /> of additional businesses seeking business licenses after April 1, 2020 than expected.
<br /> Transient Occupancy Tax (TOT) decreased by $408,701 or eight percent as a result of
<br /> hotels remaining closed to most types of uses through the spring and summer of 2020.
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