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Charlotte County Budget Process Workshop Overview

Discover financial trends, policy review, projections, and historical data in Charlotte County's budgeting process, including revenue sources, expenditures, property valuations, and employee trends. Learn about reserves, debt policies, strategic priorities, and future planning.

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Charlotte County Budget Process Workshop Overview

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  1. 2015/16 – 2016/17 Budget Process BCC Workshop April 27, 2015

  2. Agenda • Overview of Financial Trends • Policy Review • Preliminary Projection • Budget History

  3. Budget Calendar

  4. Budget Calendar

  5. Overview of Financial Trends

  6. Trends • Revenues • Expenditures • Property Valuations • Employees per 1000 Population * FY13/14 Actuals

  7. Revenues

  8. All FundsSource of Funds (FY13/14)

  9. General FundSource of Funds (FY13/14)

  10. Major Revenues(FY13/14 Actuals)

  11. Expenditures

  12. All Funds ExpendituresFY13/14

  13. General Fund ExpendituresFY13/14

  14. Net Amended Budgets(in millions)

  15. Net Amended Budget(in millions)

  16. Property Valuations

  17. Assessed Valuation

  18. Property Valuations vs Millage Rate

  19. Property Valuations – Other Counties Compared

  20. Employees

  21. BCC Countywide Full Time Personnel Count

  22. Employees / Thousand Population

  23. Employees / Thousand PopulationOther County Comparison

  24. Employees / Thousand PopulationOther County Comparison

  25. Policy ReviewReserves & Debt

  26. Types of Reserves • Cash Carry Forward Reserves • Contingency Reserves • Fiscal Stabilization Reserves • Future Capital Reserves • Restricted Reserves

  27. Reserves

  28. Reserves

  29. Reserve Policy Reserve for Contingencies: To mitigate current and future risks such as revenue shortfalls, unanticipated expenditures, and to ensure stable tax rates; and other unforeseen financial situations. A balance not less than 5% and not greater than 10% percent of the total budget. Currently @ 6.5% Cash Carried Forward Reserve: For the purpose of paying expenses from October 1 of the ensuing fiscal year until the time when the revenues for that year are expected to be available. A balance not less than 5% and not greater than 10% percent of the total budget. Currently @ 9.5% Fiscal Stabilization Reserve: To meet unexpected immediate increases in service delivery costs, or to maintain service levels in the event that an economic downturn should cause a shortfall in revenues or for expenditures associated with a major storm or other unforeseen disaster that fundamentally alters the current tax base. A balance not less than 15% percent of the total budget. Currently @ 9.0%

  30. Ad Valorem Fund Balance

  31. Debt Policy The objective of Charlotte County’s Debt Policy is to maintain the County’s ability to incur present and future debt at the most advantageous circumstances to the County and its citizens, for purposes of financing or refinancing approved elements of its capital improvements program and other County projects.

  32. County Debt Comparisons

  33. 2015/16 Preliminary Projection

  34. Preliminary Projection – April 27, 2015

  35. Variables – Unknown or TBD Revenues • Ad Valorem – 5% increase assumed for projection • Return from Constitutional Offices • 5% Statutory Reduction • State Revenue Estimates - July

  36. Variables – Unknown or TBD Expenditures • Salary Increases • Position Requests • Constitutional Officer Budgets • FRS Rates

  37. Position Requests 107 requests Review Process / Evaluation Criteria • Operational prioritization • Funding Source • Strategic Focus Area • Cost Savings • Safety / Risk Mitigation • Growth / Level of Service • Scope / Customer Service

  38. 2015/16 – 2016/17 Budget Process

  39. Budget History • FY04/05 Hurricane Charley • FY05/06 Recovery begins • FY06/07 Recovery • FY07/08 Economic Downturn • FY08/09 Performance Based Budgeting • FY09/10 Property Devaluations • FY10/11 Working towards Stabilization • FY11/12 – FY12/13 First 2 Year Budget • FY13/14 – FY14/15 Preparing for growth

  40. What’s Next FY15/16 – FY16/17 Securing our Future • Impractical development patterns inherited from GDC • Deferred maintenance • Growth will return to Charlotte County • Increased focus on long range planning • BCC Strategic Plan • Add Infrastructure as a Strategic Focus Area • Developing 20-year CIP and maintenance plans

  41. BCC Strategic Priorities • Economic and Demographic Diversification • Consensus on Community Identity • Improved Community Attractiveness • Competitive Infrastructure

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