2015 Proposed BudgetOverview

Troy StreckenbachCounty Executive

October 1, 2014

Equalized Value

Year EV TID OUT EV TID IN EV TID Value EV Change

2010 $18,373,367,400 $18,892,328,600 $518,961,200 - $72,353,9002011 $17,964,892,300 $18,437,927,200 $473,034,900

- $454,401,4002012 $17,688,599,400 $18,157,652,100 $469,052,700

- $280,275,1002013 $17,288,681,200 $17,775,039,700 $486,358,500

- $382,612,4002014 $17,678,548,000 $18,231,223,100 $552,675,100 +$456,183,400 2015 $18,037,828,800 $18,752,729,300 $714,900,500

+$521,506,200

2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015-600,000,000

-400,000,000

-200,000,000

0

200,000,000

400,000,000

600,000,000

EV Change

2014 Net New Construction + $287,181,600

Brown County’s Property Growth

Property Tax & Levy

. Year Rate Year Rate

2010 4.5801 2013 4.6772

2011 4.5796 2014 4.5738

2012 4.5717 2015 4.4772

. Year Levy Year Levy .

2010 $84,152,149 2013

$80,862,276 2011 $82,272,267 2014

$80,858,409

2012 $80,867,073 2015

$80,758,409

Tax Rate 2.11% Tax Cut

Tax Levy$100,000

Levy Reduction

Brown County’s Debt

2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 115,000,000

120,000,000

125,000,000

130,000,000

135,000,000

140,000,000

145,000,000

2015 Budget Proposal

$ 4.5 Million Debt Reduction

$ 16.8 Million Debt

Reduction*

$ 45.2 Million Debt Paid Off*

* The total amount since 2011

Job Creation

Year Jobs UNE #2010 130,928 10,6642011 131,781 9,6992012 132,648 8,9472013 133,506 8,5952014* 136,537 7,520 *As of July, 2014. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Brown County: Not MSA

Job Growth 5,609

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

128,000

130,000

132,000

134,000

136,000

138,000

Brown County Job Growth

2015 Economic Development Initiatives Advance Economic Development

County Revolving Loan Fund

County High-Tech Initiative

Regional Initiatives

Brown County Development Initiatives

• CT HWY Improvements• Port & Rail Development• Airport Development• Research and Business Park• Resource and Recovery Park

Employee Initiatives2% Wage Increase

1% Pay for Performance

1% Cost of Living

Employee Centered Health Philosophy

A Successful Equation to Better Health & Savings

Consumer Driven Plan Design

+ Actively Managing Health & Living a Healthier Lifestyle

= Employees & Taxpayers Win by Paying Less

2015 Projections: 11% Insurance Increase, or roughly $1.5 Million

Budget Initiatives

Public Safety & Enforcement

The addition of one Sheriff’s Patrol Officer

The addition of two Internet Crimes Against Children analysts*

Levy funding one Drug Task Force Officer due to funding change

Levy funding one Assistant District Attorney & support staff

The addition of one new sanitarian to address quality of life issues

* Approved in the 2014 Budget to start in 2015.

Budget Initiatives

Community Services $38 Million to community partners to carry out social services 2% Increase for Birth to Three & Long Term Care Providers $115,000 for Child Abuse & Safe Housing of mentally ill Legal Resource Clinic

Community PartnersInitiative to support community partners with matching funds for quality of life projects in our communities.

Community SurveyFunding for a Brown County Board initiative to conduct a community-wide survey to help develop a long term strategic plan for the county.

Levy Pressures

• Public Safety Comm. (911 Center) $370,000• Treasurers (Invest. Income) $200,000• Child Support (State Aid) $250,000• Clerk of Courts (Guardian Ad Litem) $165,000

$985,000

Strategic Focus• Community Treatment Center

• Public Safety Comm. (911 Center)

• Family Care

• Facilities

• Museum

Concerns on the Horizon

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