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Presentation of Report and Recommendations to the Board of Supervisors

Blue Ribbon Budget Task Force. Presentation of Report and Recommendations to the Board of Supervisors. May 2, 2006. Purpose of the Task Force. Five individuals with business expertise and a willingness to bring that expertise to the County First District – Bill Kimsey

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Presentation of Report and Recommendations to the Board of Supervisors

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  1. Blue Ribbon Budget Task Force Presentation of Report and Recommendations to the Board of Supervisors May 2, 2006

  2. Purpose of the Task Force Five individuals with business expertise and a willingness to bring that expertise to the County First District – Bill Kimsey Second District – Judith Hopkinson Third District – Parker Montgomery Fourth District – William Watkins Fifth District – Jack Boysen Broad goals of the Task Force were: Identify best practices the County could apply Make the County budget process more transparent Promote greater public participation

  3. Identified Challenges • CHALLENGE 1: • POTENTIAL STRUCTURAL DEFICIT

  4. CHALLENGE ONE: POTENTIAL STRUCTURAL DEFICIT • Discretionary revenue is not projected to grow as quickly as the associated expenditures of General Fund Contribution (GFC) salary and benefit costs • Initially small but growing permanent gap • County is projecting to enter a structural deficit in fiscal year 2007-2008

  5. Identified Challenges • CHALLENGE 1: • POTENTIAL STRUCTURAL DEFICIT • CHALLENGE 2: • EXPENDITURE GROWTH

  6. CHALLENGE TWO: EXPENDITURE GROWTH • County’s budget expenditures grew 38% from 1999-2005 • General Fund Contribution (GFC) increased 35% from 1999-2005

  7. Identified Challenges • CHALLENGE 1: • POTENTIAL STRUCTURAL DEFICIT • CHALLENGE 2: • EXPENDITURE GROWTH • CHALLENGE 3: • EXTERNAL ECONOMIC FACTORS

  8. CHALLENGE THREE: EXTERNAL ECONOMIC FACTORS • Pension costs • Health care costs • Uncertain revenue streams • High cost of living

  9. Identified Challenges • CHALLENGE 1: • POTENTIAL STRUCTURAL DEFICIT • CHALLENGE 2: • EXPENDITURE GROWTH • CHALLENGE 3: • EXTERNAL ECONOMIC FACTORS • CHALLENGE 4: • CAPITAL INVESTMENT NEEDS

  10. CHALLENGE FOUR: CAPITAL INVESTMENT NEEDS • New jail • Roads • Backlog of unfunded projects • Capital and deferred maintenance expenses

  11. The County must find added revenue sources If the County is to Meet Its Capital Needs and Maintain the Levels of Service It Currently Provides to Its Citizens: *20 Recommendations organized into 3 opportunity areas: • Revenue Enhancement • Operational Efficiencies • Process Improvements • Process improvements and operational • efficiencies will provide additional • savings

  12. Revenue Enhancement Recommendations • Economic Development • Set fees to recover costs • Systematically identify new revenues • Preserve revenue via land use agreements • Increase the hotel bed tax

  13. Operational Efficiencies • Improve Information Technology • Conduct department reviews • Scrutinize overmatches • Sell or lease surplus property • Relocate some services closer to customer base • Review Probation services • Increase the County’s ability to outsource • Update human resources system • Coordinate services with other governments

  14. Process Improvement • Improve certain budget processes • Create citizen input/comment system • CEO oversight/review of all projects • Improve land use regulations • General Services involvement in all construction projects • Improve certain purchasing processes

  15. IMPLEMENTATION • Board of Supervisors leads prioritization of recommendations • County Executive Officer report progress to Board every six months • Detailed recommendation plan with cross reference to the County policy model begins on page 56 of the report

  16. Thank You To All Who Assisted • 18 meetings June through March • Three dozen attendees • Michael F. Brown, County Executive Officer • Department Directors and key executives • Jason Stilwell as study director Questions?

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