MONTGOMERY COUNTY. Board of Commissioners Meeting December 14, 2017

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1 MONTGOMERY COUNTY Board of Commissioners Meeting December 14, 2017

2 ADOPTION OF THE 2018 BUDGET

3 Recap of 2018 Budget Schedule 2018 Budget Distributed to BOC and Public: The Proposed 2018 Budget and Five-year Capital Improvement Program ( ) distributed on Nov 16 th (and posted on County website at Copies of both budgets available in Norristown Public Library and County Commissioners Office Proposed 2018 Budget Public Hearings: November 30 th (Two Public Hearings) Morning Session began at 10:00 AM Evening Session began at 5:30 PM Adoption of Proposed 2018 Budget and CIP scheduled for Dec 14 th 3

4 2017* $ Variance % Variance Adopted Proposed Revised Revised Revised General Fund (Million $) Budget Budget Budget vs. Proposed vs. Proposed Beginning Fund Balance (Unassigned) $ 39.6 $ 63.5 $ 63.5 Revenues $ % Expenses % Excess of Revenues Over Expenses Ending Fund Balance (Unassigned) $ 45.6 $ 67.3 $ 67.2 Ending FB as a % of Annual Operating Revenues 11.6% 16.5% 16.5% *Net of Montgomery County Community College RET Revised 2018 Budget Revised Budget recommends implementation of new Targeted Opioid Phase Program Pilot program beginning in 2018 funded through the Commonwealth Provides early intervention for individuals with opioid use disorder during the early stages of the criminal justice system Includes new grant funding of $200,000 County will add one new Adult Probation Officer to oversee the program 4

5 Revised 2018 Budget RET Impact on County Residents Real Estate Tax (RET) millage rates proposed at current levels (unchanged from 2017): County General Fund Operating (3.459 mills) Montgomery County Community College (0.39 mills) Average Single Family Home of $315,000 (market value) will pay $588 RET per year toward County General Fund Services in Average Adopted Proposed Single Family Annual RET Millage Categories Budget Budget RE Assessment* RET General Fund Operating $ 170,000 $ 588 MCCC Dedicated Funding $ 170, Total $ 654 *Estimated market value of Average Single Family Home in Montgomery County is $315,000 5

6 Revised 2018 Budget Other Key Budget Points: Assumes 0.8% Real Estate Assessment Base growth at Jan 1 st Higher Federal and State grant revenue (offset by program expenses) Includes new gambling revenue estimated at $1.6 M $1 M for County Parks, Trails and Historic Sites related expenses $0.6 M for Mission Kids and Laurel House (pass-through) Departmental User Fees increasing in certain areas, effective Jan 1 st 6

7 Revised 2018 Budget Other Key Budget Points: Includes 2% base wage increase for all nonrepresented employees (effective Jan 1 st ) Includes base wage contractual increases for five union groups (effective Jan 1 st ) Includes year one implementation of the County Compensation Study Compensation Study released December 13 th Recommends two-year implementation to reach goal of competitive market based compensation Implementation to begin after adoption of 2018 Budget Completion of year one implementation targeted for early February 7

8 Revised 2018 Budget Other Key Budget Points: Anticipates full staffing levels in 2018 Includes approximately 21 new full-time equivalents across the organization Includes stable costs for employee healthcare insurance Includes $2.8 M of negative appropriations (anticipated General Fund budget savings) Includes new debt service to fund 2018 Capital Improvement Program 8

9 Revised 2018 General Fund Revenue Budget $407,187,421 Departmental Earnings 13.7% Other Revenue 0.8% Grants (Federal and State) 35% Real Estate Taxes 50.5% 9

10 Revised 2018 Expenditure Budget Personnel Costs 44.2% All Other Expenses 4.6% $403,435,032 Controllable Expenses = 40% Includes: Contracted/Provider Services 911 Subsidy Materials and Supplies Equipment Purchases Outside Agency Contributions Debt Service 11.2% 10

11 Proposed 2018 Capital Improvement Plan What does the Capital Improvement Plan fund? Voter Services 2,200 Public Safety 2% 5,572 5% Economic Development 2,000 2% Other 603 1% Funds support long-term investment in County infrastructure, including: Planning Commission work on transportation infrastructure improvements, trail network expansion, and open space preservation Assets and Infrastructure roads and bridges, parks, trails, and historic sites construction and maintenance County Campus Redevelopment plan improvements Information Technology Services 6,825 7% Planning Commission 26,228 25% County Campus Plan 24,340 24% Assets and Infrastructure 35,420 34%

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