Contra Costa supervisors pass $3.6B budget, acknowledge fiscal uncertainty ahead

Almost three months later than the annual county budget is usually adopted, the Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors approved a $3.6 billion 2020-21 budget that county officials say will likely require yet more adjustments, thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic and the pressure those added expenses are putting on the county’s finances.

“It’s been a very difficult year on many fronts,” County Administrator David Twa said Tuesday. “We’re still in very uncertain times, including the ongoing effects of COVID.”