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County of Cumberland
142 Federal Street
Portland, Maine 04101
www.cumberlandcounty.org
2015 Commissioners’
Preliminary Budget
9-24-2014
County of Cumberland
Strongly committed to the principles of
Excellence, Efficient Government, and
Community Involvement.
County of Cumberland Departments
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Executive
Regional Assessing
Human Resources
Information Technology
Facilities
District Attorney
Sheriff
– Patrol
– Corrections (BOC)
– Civil Process
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Registry of Deeds
Registry of Probate
Emergency
Management Agency
Emergency
Communications
Finance
Community
Development
County of Cumberland
Examples of Regional Services
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Emergency Management
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Deeds and Probate
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Law Enforcement and Cumberland County Jail
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E911/Communications Dispatch
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Community Development Block Grant
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County Hazmat Response Teams
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Cumberland County Civic Center
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Regional Assessing
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And more…………………
The Many Hats of County
Government Nationally
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There are over 3,000 county governments in
the United States, with over 1/3 covering more
than 800 square miles
– All of the previously mentioned services,
plus tax collection, public works,
human services, planning, zoning,
economic development, and education,
to name just a few, are examples of other
services provided by county governments.
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County of Cumberland
Public Information Program
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Greater Public Access
Coverage of meetings
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County Brochures and
Handouts
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Website Development
for a more interactive,
electronic government
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County Commissioner
meetings in the 5 new
districts of the Charter
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Speakers for local
civic organizations
and groups.
County of Cumberland
FY 15 Recommendation Departments
Percent of the Overall Budget
Communications, 7%
Facilities, 5%
District Attorney, 4%
Information Technology, 2%
Debt Service, 2%
Registry of Deeds, 2%
Executive, 2%
EMA, 2%
Registry of Probate, 1%
Sheriff, 17%
Finance, 1%
HR, 1%
Other, 2%
Jail, 49%
County of Cumberland
Proposed FY 15 Overview
Description
FY14
County
Expenses
$34,332,291
Revenues
FY15
Change
$35,036,835 $704,544
($10,927,737) ($10,966,392) ($38,655)
($175,000)
Tax %
EXP 2.05%
REV .35%
$175,000 SURP -50.00%
Surplus
($350,000)
Net County Cost
$23,054,554
$23,895,443 $840,889
INC 3.31%
Civic Center
$2,358,750
$2,850,050
INC 1.93%
Taxes Required
$25,413,304
$26,745,493 $1,332,189 Tax 5.24%
Enterprise
Funds
$2,113,709
$2,502,152
Grants
$1,901,098
$1,746,991
Total
$40,705,848
$42,136,028
$491,300
FY15 Expenses-$704,544
Pay & Benefits
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2% COLA for Employees- $102,503
Health Insurance projection at 7%-$112,178
MSRS increase of 21%- $110,813
New Detective Position & Benefits-$70,767
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Total Pay & Benefits $396,261
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FY15 Expenses (continued)
Other Expense Increases
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Fund used for sick and vacation redemption nearing empty,
need to add $50,000 to offset expenses
Continuation of Ferguson Group funding for full year adds
$60,000
LEC Fuel & Vehicle expense increases add $95,600
Facilities Natural Gas fuel cost increase adds $41,400
Total Other Increases- $61,283
FY 15 Revenues
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All Revenues Flat except for CCRCC, increasing
$38,655
Use of Fund Balance reduced from $350,000 to
$175,000, loss of $175,000 in revenues
Decrease in Revenues of ($136,345)
Annual Homeowner Tax Bill
County Portion
FY14 Budget @ $200,000 of value = $119.19
FY15 Budget @ $200,000 of value = $123.75
Increase of $4.36 per year
CIVIC CENTER
BUDGET REQUEST FOR 2015
Civic Center
Change from year to year
FY15
Change
Description
FY14
2012 Bond Debt
Service
$1,602,500
Operational Subsidy
$350,000
$600,000
$250,000
Capital Debt Service
$406,250
$459,550
$53,300
Total Civic Center
$2,358,750
Amount for $200,00
home
$12.22
$1,790,500 $188,000
$2,850,050 $491,300
$14.76
$2.54
Civic Center accounts for 1.93% of overall 5.24%
increase
Overall Homeowner Tax Bill
FY14 Budget @ $200,000 of value = $131.61
FY15 Budget @ $200,000 of value = $138.51
Increase of $6.90 per year
Increase for the County is $4.36 (3.31%)
Increase for the Civic Center is $2.54 (1.93%)
Thank You!
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Thank you for listening to this presentation. If you
have questions, the 2015 Commissioners’
Preliminary Budget is on our website at
www.cumberlandcounty.org/finance.
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You may address questions to
[email protected] or call
207-871-8380.