Jay Shambeau, County AdministratorDan De Bonis, Finance Director

Alice Connors, Administrative Services Committee Chairperson

• Department heads create individual budgets and review with respective committees

• Finance Department assembles requests, projects revenues and examines available reserves

• Administration meets with all department heads and committee chairs to discuss budget requests and review 2014 goals & objectives

• Necessary adjustments are made to budgets and again reviewed with department heads

• Administrative Services Committee review with 15 out of 20 County Board members present

• Public hearing comments – November 4, 2013• County Board review and approval

* Declining property values comprise 67%, or $0.12 of this change.

2013 Budget Recommended 2014 Budget

% Change 2013-2014

Total Expenditures $48,213,813.00 $45,446,171.00 -5.74%

Tax Rate $5.25 $5.25 0%

Tax Levy $16,876,455.00 $17,072,039.00 1.16%

Fund Balance Applied $1,718,992.00 $1,450,902.00 -15.60%

-5.74%

($2.7M)

• 1.16 % increase in levy $195,584.00• Maximum allowed under limit• Maintains our base for future budget years

Source: WI Dept of Revenue, 2011 fiscal year for surrounding counties, Calumet County percentage is current through 2013

Public Safety12.6%

Health and Social Services

35.9%

Education and Recreation

8.1%

Transportation 20.5%

Sanitation 1<%

General Government

13.7%

Conservation and

Development 5.4%

Debt 3.6%

5.255.25

• 2012-2013 net new growth was .97%. Total levy limits adjustments allow for an increase of $466,176.00

• Calumet County’s 2013 equalized value increased 1.16%

• Fund balance of $1,450,902.00 applied to the 2014 budget

• Second year of compensation and classification plan included in 2014 budget (2% Cost of Living Adjustment increase included)

• 0.6 FTE additional positions included in 2014 budget

• State of WI imposed revenue restrictions (levy limits) remain permanent

• Highway facility improvements remain as needed topic for direction by county board (facilitation process continues)

• Capital Improvement Program will need to be prioritized and discussed in 2014 for 2015-2019 budget years

• Continue research of alternative revenue sources (registration and sales tax)

• Strategic Plan will be completed in 2014 to refresh directives and set priorities for future budgets

- Remarks -

Questions?Jay Shambeau, County Administrator

Dan De Bonis, Finance DirectorAlice Connors, Administrative Services

Committee Chairperson