Proposed FY17 Budget 1

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1 Proposed FY17 Budget 1

2 Balancing the Budget Balanced Budget Achieved Several Goals: No Millage Rate Increase (10 th consecutive year) General Fund Budget: Proposed $25.1M Fund Balance Usage: $647K Additional Personnel: 4 th Judge & staff, Planning, E911, General Service Technician, Clean & Beautiful Pay/Benefits New Healthcare Provider: Cigna Rising Healthcare Costs Capital Budget: $220,000 Maintains the Financial Strength (Fund Balance) and Stability (Millage Rate) of Oconee County 2

3 Expenditures Emphasis Remains on Core Public Safety Law Enforcement Jail E911 Fire Rescue Emergency Mgmt. Judicial System Public Works Transportation Plan PUBLIC WORKS PICTURE 3

4 Personal Services Recommendations Pay & Benefits Rising Health Care Costs Contracting Out of Certain Services 4

5 Personal Services Recommendations Additional Staff: Judgeship Full Time 4 th Judge: Western Judicial Circuit Secretary Law Clerk Other Full-Time Additions Planning - Assistant Director Clean and Beautiful - Director Roads - General Service Technician Property Appraisal Property Appraiser II Part-Time Additions E911 - Assistant Coordinator 5

6 Diversifying Revenue Trends Digest Increase Property Tax Retail & Commercial Development Sales Tax Ad-Valorem 6

7 Government Trends Millage Rates 10 Years & Holding Mil Rates FY mil = $1.8M - FY mil = $1.8M 7

8 YOUR $2,000 TAX BILL 71.77% BOARD OF EDUCATION ($1,435) % BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS ($565) 6.68 mils (Unincorp) In Proposed FY17 For Every $100 in Property Taxes, You Will Pay Public Safety - $9.47 Public Works - $3.16 Parks & Rec -$3.01 Administration - $3.00 Judicial - $2.29 Operations - $1.95 Planning, SLRP, & Code Enforcement - $0.99 Joint Programs - $1.42 Tax Collections - $1.22 BOE Community Dev. - $1.46 Board of Elections - $0.26 OCBOC Maintenance& Operations - $28.23 School Maintenance & Operations - $

9 FY17 Budget Highlights 1. General Fund Budget (~5%) in FY17 2. Tax Digest (~5%) 3. Personal Services: Judgeship (3) FT, Planning (1) FT, E911 (1), General Services Technician (1) FT, Property Appraiser II (1) FT, Clean and Beautiful (1) FT 4. Capital Budget: $220, Fund Balance Usage: $647K maintains County Financial Stability 6. SPLOST Expenditures: $11.9M 7. Utility Department: No Rate Change Maintained Millage Rate for 10 th consecutive year 9

10 General Fund Budget Comparison Proposed FY17 $ 25,069,716 Approved FY16 $ 23,740,059 Total Proposed Increase $ 1,329,657 10

11 Proposed FY17 General Fund Expenditures COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, 1,295,853 INFORMATION TECH, 621,855 PLANNING/CODE ENFORCEMENT, 881,764 OPERATIONS, 1,730,786 JOINT GOV PROGRAMS, 1,257,645 JUDICIAL, 2,035,256 Total Sheriff's Office PublicSafety and Judicial 42% BOARD OF ELECTIONS, 231,076 LAW ENF / JAIL / E911, 7,111,711 PROPERTY APPRAISAL, 624,246 ADMINISTRATION / COMMISSION, 2,040,345 TAX COMMISSIONER, 456,736 PARKS & RECREATION, 2,670,728 PUBLIC WORKS, 2,812,369 PUBLIC SAFETY, 1,299,343 *Note: JointGovernmental Programs include Georgia Forestry Commission, Oconee River Soil & Water, County Extension, Health Dept, Mental Health, Dept Family & Children Services, Extra Special People, Oconee Area Resource Council, Library and Senior Center 11

12 Proposed FY17 General Fund Expenditures GENERAL FUND PROPOSED FY17 LAW ENFORCEMENT $3,684,757 Sheriff's JAIL $2,527,506 Office & PUBLIC SAFETY-ANIMAL CONTROL $407,768 Public PUBLIC SAFETY-FIRE $551,300 Safety PUBLIC SAFETY-EMA/EMS $310,741 34% PUBLIC SAFETY-E911 $899,448 CORONER $29,534 PROBATE COURT $476,212 CLERK OF COURTS $788,457 Judicial JUVENILE COURT $93,651 8% SUPERIOR COURT $281,586 PUBLIC DEFENDER'S OFFICE $160,000 DISTRICT ATTORNEY $155,000 MAGISTRATE COURT $80,350 11% PUBLIC WORKS $2,812,369 11% PARKS & RECREATION $2,670,728 8% 7% COMMISSION $461,624 ADMINISTRATION $435,467 HUMAN RESOURCES $474,867 FINANCE $668,387 OPERATIONS $1,241,387 FLEET MAINTENANCE $489,399 5% JOINT GOVERNMENTAL PROGRAMS $1,257,645 4% PLANNING/CODE ENFORCEMENT $881,764 2% PROPERTY APPRAISAL $624,249 2% INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY $621,855 5% COM DEV: ECON DEV, TOURISM, CIVIC CTR $1,295,853 2% TAX COMMISSIONER $456,736 1% BOARD OF ELECTIONS $231,076 TOTAL GENERAL FUND $25,069,716 12

13 Proposed FY17 Other Funds Expenditures SPECIAL FUNDS PROPOSED FY17 SENIOR CENTER (204) $443,364 LAW LIBRARY(205) $17,700 CONFISCATED ASSETS (210) $14,154 SPECIAL REVENUE (211) $95,050 VICTIM SERVICES (214) $482,440 EMERGENCY TELEPHONE SYSTEM-E911 (215) $1,592,448 MULTIPLE GRANT (250) $65,188 STREET LIGHT (270) $226,000 HOTEL/MOTEL SALES & USE TAX (275) $154,211 TOTAL SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS $3,090,555 CAPITAL PROJECTS FUNDS CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT (350) $220,000 TOTAL CAPITAL PROJECTS FUNDS $220,000 SPLOST FUNDS SPLOST (320/321/322) $11,961,024 TOTAL SPLOST FUNDS $11,961,024 ENTERPRISE FUNDS SOLID WASTE (540) $414,417 CIVIC CENTER (555) $443,737 UTILITY/WATER & SEWER (505) $9,130,900 TOTAL ENTERPRISE FUNDS $9,989,054 LESS INTERFUND TRANSFERS ($2,076,805) TOTAL EXPENDITURES $48,253,544 13

14 Total Budget Comparison Proposed FY17 $ 48,253,544 Approved FY16 $ 39,676,864 Total Proposed Increase $ 8,576,680 Increase FY17 over FY % Total Proposed FY17 Budget increase is a result of increases to General Fund, Special Revenue Fund, SPLOST and Water & Sewer. 14

15 Proposed FY17 All Revenues - $48,253,544 FUND BALANCE USAGE 1% COMMISSION & ADMINISTRATION 18% TAX COMMISSIONER 27% LAW ENFORCEMENT/JAIL & PUBLIC SAFETY 1% MISC REVENUES 2% JUDICIAL 3% PLANNING/CODE ENFORCEMENT 1% E911 1% UTILITY/WATER & SEWER 19% SPLOST 25% PARKS & RECREATION 2% 15

16 Proposed FY17 All Expenditures - $48,253,544 ENTERPRISE FUND 21% GENERAL FUND 48% SPLOST FUND 25% SPECIAL REVENUE FUND 6% 16

17 SPLOST $ Hard at Work! SPLOST Capital Outlay Parks & Recreation: G. O. Bond Repayment TIM Plan and WASI Plan Fire Station: New Station, Breathing Apparatuses Library Bogart Expansion Animal Control & Civic Center: Feasibility Study General County Facility Improvement Courthouse - Security Improvements, Renovations Government Annex Parks and Recreation Brannon Building Improvements, OVP Practice Fields Technology Facilities: Courtroom Technology Law Enforcement New Police Cruisers with Mobile Data Terminals 17

18 Planning for the Future Rated #1 County to Live in for the State of Georgia #1 Rated Public Schools in Northeast Georgia Tax Digest Upward (~5% Increase) New Home Starts Epps Bridge Center (Retail Growth) Natural Existing Growth in Economy Inflationary Growth Continued BOC/BOE Collaboration Continue To Work Together with Local Chamber Commerce (Shop Locally) 18

19 Oconee County Mission Statement: Provide the Highest Quality Services in a fiscally responsible manner to promote the Health, Safety, and General Welfare of all Oconee Citizens. 19