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Alachua County Commission FY14 Budget Development. March 5th, 2013. FY14 Budget Development. Budget Development & Planning Budget Overview Budget Principles/Assumptions. FY14 Budget Development. Budget Development & Planning. FY14 Budget Development & Planning. Topics & Concerns
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Alachua County CommissionFY14 Budget Development March 5th, 2013
FY14 Budget Development • Budget Development & Planning • Budget Overview • Budget Principles/Assumptions FY14 Budget Development 3/5/2013
FY14 Budget Development Budget Development & Planning
FY14 Budget Development & Planning • Topics & Concerns • Budget Meetings Schedule • Preliminary Revenue Projections • Property Taxes • Communication Services Tax (CST) & Public Services Tax (PST) revenues • Medicaid impacts to General Fund • Supervisor of Elections space needs • FY 2014 Raise Projections FY14 Budget Development 3/5/2013
FY14 Budget Development & Planning • Budget meeting schedule • March 20 – Manager’s Budget Allocation Meeting • Budget presentations by Constitutional and Judicial Officers in TBA • May – Capital Improvement Review • July 9 – Presentation of Tentative Budget • July 16 – Set tentative millage rates for TRIM requirements • September 10 and 24 for TRIM public hearings FY14 Budget Development 3/5/2013
FY14 Budget Development & Planning • Preliminary Revenue Projections • Property Tax • Estimate a 2% reduction in taxable property values for all taxing units FY14 Budget Development 3/5/2013
FY14 Budget Development & Planning • Communication Services Tax (CST) & Public Services Tax (PST) is declining in all MSTU Funds • The revenue projections are below the FY13 budgeted amount by 8% • HB303 could impact the CST FY14 Budget Development 3/5/2013
FY14 Budget Development & Planning • Medicaid impacts to General Fund • FY14 $2.9m in additional ongoing costs to the General Fund • Proposed Governor’s Budget would impose an additional unfunded $700k on Alachua County FY14 Budget Development 3/5/2013
FY14 Budget Development & Planning • Supervisor Of Elections Space Needs • FY 13 current lease cost $148k • Request Space • 44,000 sq. ft. • Estimated lease cost approximately $300k FY14 Budget Development 3/5/2013
FY14 Budget Development & Planning • FY14 Employee 5% Raise • BoCC= $2.1m • GF = $1.1m • MSTU’s = $470k • General Fund includes Supervisor of Elections • Sheriff = $2.3m • Tax Collector = $172k • Clerk of Court = $77k • Property Appraiser = $125k FY14 Budget Development 3/5/2013
FY14 Budget Development & Planning • FY14 Employee 3% Raise • BoCC= $1.2m • GF = 660k • MSTU’s = $280k • General Fund includes Supervisor of Elections • Sheriff = $1.4m • Tax Collector = $103k • Clerk of Court = $46k • Property Appraiser = $75k FY14 Budget Development 3/5/2013
Total Budget for All Funds $309,912,396 FY14 Budget Development 3/5/2013
FY14 Budget Overview • Special Revenue Funds • $61.1m, 19.7% of FY13 BoCC Budget • Internal Service Funds • $40.6m, 13.1% of FY13 BoCC Budget • Enterprise Funds • $27.6m, 8.9% of FY13 BoCC Budget • No significant changes expected FY14 Budget Development 3/5/2013
FY14 Budget Overview • Capital Projects – FY14 Planned Funding • General Fund – $145k more than FY13 • Facilities - Capital $861k • Facilities - Capital Preservation $589k • Technology - $200k • Parks - $500k • Economic Development/Fairgrounds - $368k • MSTU Fire • Fire Protection - $500k • MSTU Unincorporated - $90k more than FY13 • Parks - $412k FY14 Budget Development 3/5/2013
FY14 Budget Overview • Gas Tax Fund • $8.5m, 2.7% of FY13 BoCC Budget • Revenues declined 25.6% since 2009 • Expenditures declined 6.5% since 2009 • Ending Fund Balance projection for FY14 is approximately negative $700k • FY13 RTS Funding $836k FY14 Budget Development 3/5/2013
Consider Funding RTS 100% (additional $836k) FY14 Budget Development 3/5/2013
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FY14 Budget Overview • Gas Tax – Options • Transfer all RTS to the Unincorporated MSTU • Adjust the Unincorporated MSTU Half Cent Sales tax allocation • Adjust the Unincorporated MSTU Public Service Tax and Communication Services Tax allocations • Increase Unincorporated MSTU Millage • Review Internal Service Funds allocations FY14 Budget Development 3/5/2013
FY14 Budget Overview • MSTU Law Enforcement Options • Increase funding split from the CST & PST revenue • Increase Millage FY14 Budget Development 3/5/2013
FY14 Budget Overview • General Fund Options • Increase Millage • Shift CST & PST revenues to GF and increase MSTU Millages • Reduce GF expenditures by 4% FY14 Budget Development 3/5/2013
Very Preliminary Estimates FY14 Budget Development 3/5/2013
FY14 Budget Principles • Maintain 5% reserve policy for major operating funds • Maintain General Fund budget allocation share with Constitutional Offices • Maintain current funding allocation for Law Enforcement between General Fund and MSTU • One-time sources will be allocated toward reserves or one-time expenditures • Continue to present a two-year budget FY14 Budget Development 3/5/2013
FY14 Budget Assumptions • Budget property tax revenue based on maintaining the Continuation Budget • Increase General Fund Millage to recoup loss in property values, replenish reserves and fully fund Medicaid • Increase MSTU Law Enforcement Millage to stabilize fund balance and cover shortages in CST & PST • Adjust the CST and PST allocations to fully fund RTS in the MSTU Unincorporated • Fund Capital Projects at FY14 Planned levels FY14 Budget Development 3/5/2013
FY14 Budget Development Discussion, Comments, Questions