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Budget Process
 | During the month of August, various departments and agencies of the
County prepare their individual budgets for the ensuing calendar year. These
individual budgets are submitted to the controller's office.
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| The Controller's office consolidates all departmental and agency budgets
into a comprehensive preliminary budget for the entire County. The preliminary
budget details both proposed expenditures and the means of financing them. The
Controller forwards the preliminary budget to the County commissioners by the end of
October.
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| During October or November, the County commissioners meet with each
department and agency head to review their individual budgets as set forth in the
preliminary County budget.
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| Subsequently, the Controller's office reassembles the preliminary budget
data and composes a final draft of the budget incorporating any revisions or adjustments
resulting from the aforementioned review by the Commissioners.
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| By early December, the final budget is presented to the Commissioners.
Pursuant to budgetary requirements as set forth in the County code, public notice
is given that the final budget is available for inspection for a period of 20 days.
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| After the 20 day inspection period but prior to December 31, the County
Commissioners adopt the final budget by enacting an appropriate ordinance.
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| Click
Here
to view the 2008 Budget report.
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2005, 2004
then, for comparison, 2003 Budget
| General Fund |
$29,993,255 |
35.72% |
$28,609,949 |
34.57% |
$29,113,411 |
37.88% |
| Renova Center |
$1,964,545 |
2.34% |
$1,850,980 |
2.065 |
$1,778,315 |
2.13% |
| Area Agency Aging |
$3,204,674 |
3.82% |
$3,238,848 |
3.86% |
$3,205,469 |
4.11% |
| Construction Fund |
$2,200,000 |
2.62% |
$5,860,000 |
7.09% |
$305,200 |
.40% |
| Mental Health Mental Retardation |
$13,864,797 |
16.51% |
$13,307,217 |
15.19% |
$12,563,032 |
15.39% |
| Domestic Relations |
$1,972,925 |
2.35% |
$1,841,803 |
1.71% |
$1,830,337 |
1.82% |
| Human Services |
$1,369,298 |
1.63% |
$1,237,467 |
1.50% |
$1,270,174 |
1.65% |
| Liquid Fuels |
$314,700 |
.37% |
$308,112 |
.37% |
$308,112 |
.40% |
| Drug and Alcohol |
$1,360,663 |
1.62% |
$1,012,852 |
1.22% |
$1,295,330 |
1.69% |
| Cedar Haven |
$21,912,558 |
26.1% |
$20,649,873 |
24.95% |
$20,793,768 |
27.05% |
| Crime Victims Services |
$110,658 |
.13% |
$125,031 |
.15% |
$148,640 |
.19% |
| Children and Youth |
$7,492,560 |
8.92% |
$7,312,149 |
7.01% |
$7,112,658 |
7.29% |
| EMA |
$1,937,240 |
2.31% |
$1,658,355 |
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| TOTALS |
$83,959,146 |
100% |
$84,321,471 |
100% |
$76,859,066 |
100% |
General Fund Revenue
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2005 |
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2004 |
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2003 |
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| Real Estate Taxes |
$16,930,392 |
56.45% |
$13,245,831 |
46.30% |
$11,701,718 |
40.19% |
| Other Revenue (Weights & Measures Reimbursement,
FireArms permits in City, State Equalization Board) |
$700 |
0% |
$700 |
0% |
$14,231 |
.05% |
| Court Costs and Fines (DJs, Court Costs & Fines,
Prothonotary Arbitrator costs, Intensive Supervision Fees) |
$1,499,000 |
5% |
$1,417,000 |
4.95% |
$1,467,000 |
5.04% |
| Revenue--Use of Money (Interest, Ag Extension Building Rent,
Legislative Office rent, Public Phone, County Farm) |
$407,181 |
1.36% |
$563,906 |
1.97% |
$723,049 |
2.48% |
| Grants & Gifts (State & Federal grants, State Game
Lands, Public Utility Realty, Housing Authorities) |
3,410,273 |
11.37% |
$3,311,836 |
11.58% |
$3,657,599 |
12.56% |
| Department Charges (Prison Work Release & Cost Recovery,
Small Games of Chance permits, hunting & fishing licenses, building code fees, bingo
permits,....) |
$5,156,400 |
17.19% |
$4,302,150 |
15.04% |
$3,461,320 |
11.89% |
| Non Revenue Receipts (Tax Claim postage & advertising
reimbursement, City reimbursement of salaries, MH/MR mortgage reimbursement, EMA public
safety fees, 10% court bail, hotel tax....) |
$2,198,040 |
7.33% |
$2,049,995 |
7.17% |
$2,197,695 |
7.55% |
| Cash and Investments |
$391,269 |
1.30% |
$3,718,531 |
13% |
$5,890,799 |
20.23% |
| TOTAL |
$29,993,255 |
100% |
$28,609,949 |
100% |
$29,113,411 |
100% |
General Fund Expenses
| General Government Administration (commissioners, personnel,
purchasing, Management Information System, Geographic Information System, County Buildings
& Grounds, Weights & Measures, Planning & Zoning, Recorder of Deeds, Voter
Registration, Tax Assessment, Public Defender, Postal Service, Tax Collectors, Tax Claim,
Telephone, Treasurer, Controller, Solicitor, Printing) |
$6,366,507 |
21.23% |
$5,983,689 |
20.91% |
$5,515,436 |
18,94% |
| General Government Judicial (Detectives, DA, DJs, Register
of Wills, Clerk of Courts, Prothonotary, Law Library, Constables, Coroner, Sheriff,
Courts) |
$5,667,303 |
18.90% |
$5,367,222 |
18.76% |
$4,914,147 |
16.88% |
| Public Safety (EMA, electronic monitoring, roads &
bridges, building security, juvenile probation, adult probation, fire companies, county
prison) |
$8,980,069 |
29.94% |
$8,494,217 |
29.69% |
$9,336,650 |
32.07% |
| Human Services (Adult homemaker, Veteran's Affairs,
Hospitals, COLT) |
$214,531 |
.72% |
$211,841 |
.74% |
$233,371 |
.8% |
| Culture/Recreation (Monument Park & Coleman's Park,
Historical Society, Humane Society, Public libraries, recreation, SARCC) |
$257,600 |
.86% |
$599,260 |
2.09% |
$657,050 |
2.26% |
| Conservation/Development (Land preservation, ag extension,
gypsy moth, conservation) |
$919,823 |
3.07% |
$751,738 |
2.63% |
$682,466 |
2.34% |
| Debt Services (Bonds ) |
$2,291,783 |
7.64% |
$2,585,728 |
9.04% |
$1,566,973 |
5.38% |
| Miscellaneous/Employee Benefits (Retirement contribution,
prescription plan, health insurance, social security, life insurance) |
$1,476,812 |
4.92% |
$1,607,589 |
5.62% |
$3,018,938 |
10.37% |
| County Support, Grants & Other (Commissioner Community
Grants, Area Agency on Aging, Domestic Relations, MHMR, Children & Youth, Renova
Center, Tax Refunds, Un-appropriated funds) |
$3,818,727 |
12.73% |
$3,008,665 |
10.52% |
$3,188,380 |
10.95% |
| TOTAL |
$29,993,255 |
100% |
$28,609,949 |
100% |
$29,113,411 |
100% |
1999, then
2000 BUDGET for comparison
| General Fund |
$19,387,642- 99 |
$21,810,905- 00 |
| Renova Center |
$1,542,545- 99 |
$1,576,535- 00 |
| Area Agency on Aging |
$2,612,307- 99 |
$2,599,338- 00 |
| Improvement Fund |
$356,100 -99 |
$5,526,224- 00 |
| Mental Health MR |
$8,919.239- 99 |
$10,999,596- 00 |
| Domestic Relations |
$1,183,585- 99 |
$1,313,586- 00 |
| Human Services |
$807,301- 99 |
$943,284- 00 |
| Liquid Fuels |
$303,163- 99 |
$339,500- 00 |
| Crime Victims Service Program. |
$76,156- 99 |
$76,330- 00 |
| Drug & Alcohol |
$1,092,316- 99 |
$941,541- 00 |
| Cedar Haven |
$17,315,828- 99 |
$18,192,210- 00 |
| Children & Youth |
$4,602,140- 99 |
$68,932,525- 00 |
| TOTALS |
$68,198,322- 99 |
$68,932,525- 00 |
General Fund Revenue Sources:
1999
2000
| Cash & Investments |
$1,483,444
$2,629,145 |
| Non Revenue Receipts |
$1,346,616
$1,385,751 |
| Department Charges |
$2,629,145
$2,981,695 |
| Grants & Gifts |
$1,989,500
$2,629,145 |
| Revenue-Use of Money |
$368,629
$552,129 |
| Court Costs & Fines |
$995,000
$1,257,000 |
| Other Revenue |
$11,330
$11,237 |
| Real Estate Taxes |
$10,563,978
$10,752,866 |
| TOTAL |
$19,387,642
$21,810,905 |
General Fund Expenditures
| County Support |
$2,362,316
$2,617,977 |
| General Gov. Admin |
$3,420,822
$3,687,282 |
| Misc./Employee benefits |
$3,561,290
$4,037,999 |
| Debt Service |
$947,783
$1,562,924 |
| Conservation & Dev |
$497,689
$597,996 |
| Culture/Recreation |
$228,050
$240,650 |
| Human Services |
$221,853
$213,778 |
| Public Safety |
$5,010,579
$5,357,392 |
| General Gov. Judicial |
$3,137,360
$3,494,907 |
| TOTAL |
$19,387,642 $21,810,905 |
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