Transcript Todd County, Minnesota Board of Commissioners

Todd County, Minnesota
Board of Commissioners
2013 Budget Meeting
November 27, 2012 6 pm
Todd County Board Room, Todd County Historic Courthouse
Meeting Agenda
• Presentation of 2013 Budget information
• Public Hearing
Meeting Purpose
• The purpose of this meeting is to present
information and to receive public
comment on the 2013 budget
• If you have questions or issues regarding
your property value – those may be
addressed with the County Assessor
Historic Levy and Tax Capacity
Data
23,000,000
8.9% drop due to
State elimination
of Market Value
Credit
21,000,000
19,000,000
17,000,000
15,000,000
13,000,000
11,000,000
9,000,000
7,000,000
COUNTY LEVY
Tax Capacity
State Average
5,000,000
2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
How the Property Tax will change
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The following are estimates based on the best information available
at this time.
Presumes no changes made by State for taxes payable 2012.
Tax Cap
Agricultural
Homestead
Seas/Rec
Comm/Ind
Other
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2012
18,891,619
7,065,575
5,401,163
3,579,821
1,113,437
1,731,623
%
37.40%
28.59%
18.95%
5.89%
9.17%
2013
18,527,425
6,910,019
5,067,001
3,513,666
1,105,143
1,931,596
%
37.30%
27.35%
18.96%
5.96%
10.43%
The average agricultural, seasonal/recreational and
commercial/industrial property will experience no change in County
property taxes between 2012 and 2013
The average homestead property will experience approximately 1%
decrease in property tax.
“Other” includes non homestead residential, etc…
Financial and Management
Parameters
• Parameters established by County Board in
February of 2012
• No increase in the Levy
• CPA funding – decreased by $160,000, not
as risky as past years, can be relied upon up
to 600k for operations.
• Direct services to customers should be last
resort reductions – focus on internal
procedures for efficiency/cost savings
• Continued interdepartmental cooperation
Compare Levy – 2012 vs 2013
2012
Approved
Levy
2013
Proposed
Levy
Revenue
Road/Bridge
Welfare
Public Health
Comp Water
Regional Library
Bond Debt
County Fair
County Parks and Trails
Total
Certified Levy
6,822,158
1,944,717
3,466,916
283,424
5,304
309,385
415,186
20,000
5,000
13,272,090
Program Aids
1,202,259
-
Revenue
Road/Bridge
Welfare
Public Health
Comp Water
Regional Library
Bond Debt
County Fair
County Parks and Trails
Total
Certified Levy
6,090,624
2,026,504
3,717,125
312,044
5,304
306,180
650,739
20,000
5,000
13,133,520
Program Aids
843,689
220,000
-
1,202,259
1,063,689
Local Levy
5,619,899
1,944,717
3,466,916
283,424
5,304
309,385
415,186
20,000
5,000
12,069,831
Local Levy
5,246,935
1,806,504
3,717,125
312,044
5,304
306,180
650,739
20,000
5,000
12,069,831
Compare Revenues – 2010 - 2013
Description
2013 Prop Budget
Property Taxes And Penalties
(12,559,831.00)
Licenses & Permits
(125,050.00)
Intergovernmental
(1,063,689.00)
State Grants
(6,069,967.00)
Federal Grants
(2,592,161.00)
Charges For Services
(3,112,795.00)
Fines And Forfeitures
0.00
Investment Earnings
(101,000.00)
Gifts And Contributions
(6,000.00)
Miscellaneous
(1,027,414.00)
Other Sources
(1,374,608.00)
Subtotal Revenues
(28,032,515.00)
2012 Budget
(12,119,055.00)
(123,550.00)
(1,669,022.00)
(7,267,774.00)
(11,596,608.00)
(3,211,102.00)
0.00
(102,000.00)
(6,000.00)
(969,777.00)
(160,608.00)
(37,225,496.00)
2011 Actual
(11,381,501.49)
(117,393.99)
(2,574,960.43)
(6,473,791.31)
(3,222,003.96)
(3,117,713.36)
(4,508.21)
(86,298.04)
(9,311.87)
(3,581,191.48)
(4,576,951.94)
(35,145,626.08)
2010 Actual
(11,333,962.78)
(111,255.78)
(2,472,186.86)
(5,772,774.82)
(3,589,948.79)
(3,466,918.61)
(1,187.61)
(149,810.15)
(12,038.60)
(3,978,197.87)
(2,278,241.91)
(33,166,523.78)
2012 Budgeted Revenues for Federal Grants was approx $9 mil above normal due
to the Staples Overpass Project.
2013 Budgeted Revenue from Other Sources includes $1.2 mil cash from
reserves.
Compare Expenditures – 2010 - 2013
Description
2013 Prop Budget
Public Assistance
2,973,579.00
Personal Services
13,846,859.00
Services And Charges
3,266,812.00
Supplies And Materials
1,721,692.00
Capital Expenditures
3,993,000.00
Debt Services
162,742.00
Other Expenditures
1,373,872.00
Transfers
860,781.00
Subtotal Expenses
28,199,337.00
Total
166,822.00
2012 Budget
3,225,001.00
13,332,134.00
12,541,559.00
1,568,137.00
1,063,782.00
162,742.00
4,937,235.00
625,228.00
37,455,818.00
230,322.00
2011 Actual
3,040,348.75
14,979,193.77
5,532,849.29
1,918,351.77
2,664,914.88
94,833.85
4,149,805.73
748,899.00
33,129,197.04
(2,016,429.04)
2010 Actual
2,937,520.69
14,701,583.51
8,161,941.49
1,608,644.29
417,733.74
78,473.56
4,111,654.98
849,115.71
32,866,667.97
(299,855.81)
Services And Charges Expenditures decreased approx $9 mil between 2012 and 2013
due to the Staples Overpass Project
Capital Expenditures includes $1.2 mil for HHS Annex Retrofit and Update
$166,822 remains to be cut or funded through reserves.
2013 Budget Balancing Measures
• Initial budget gap of over $700,000
– Wages (2% COLA = approx $320,000)
– Benefits, higher than expected employee health
insurance premium (approx $104,000)
– 2 FTE increase due to changes in HHS Managed Care
(SNBC)
– Public Works capital equipment (approx $70,000)
– Bonds (approx $208,000)
– loss of jail revenues (approx $70,000)
• Natural Attrition
– Total Full Time Employees (FTE) in 2008 = 208
– Total FTE budgeted 2013 = 180
– 14.5% workforce reduction
2013 Budget Balancing Measures,
Cont…
• Discretionary Reductions
– Non election year = $60,000 savings
– “Trimming around the edges” = approx $50,000 savings
• Departmental Consolidations and Reorganizations
– HHS increased revenues nearly $150,000
– Conservation and Development savings of $70,000
– Property Records and Taxpayer Services savings of
$100,000+
– Geographic Information Systems savings of $100,000+
• CPA used for operations to bridge the rest of the
gap
DRAFT 2013 Goals
(as yet unapproved by the County Board)
• Strategic and Efficient Government
– Develop accurate method to survey customer satisfaction for
all divisions
– Conduct Salary Survey
– Seek out intergovernmental partnerships
– Deploy ArcServer (GIS Self-service)
– Negotiate fair contracts with 7 labor unions
• Personal Growth and Contribution (HHS)
– Continue developing model that will help individuals and
families reach their greatest possible level of self sufficiency
– Complete integration in accordance with renovation
• Environmental Resources (Conservation and Development)
– Research and Deploy Development Review Team Model
– Work with MPCA to mitigate impacts of new septic system
rules on families
DRAFT 2013 Goals
(as yet unapproved by the County Board)
• Community Engagement
– Increase the County’s web presence through Facebook
– Hold district meetings – increase attendance by 20%
• Community Growth
– Work with cities to support economic development efforts
and support development of a county wide economic
development plan
– Work through livestock advisory council, and TCDC to bring at
least 40 new jobs to Todd County
– Work with the Fiberband Committee to take next steps to
improve county-wide broadband access
• Community Safety
– Work with Todd County Sheriff to improve response times to
major incidents
– Work with Todd County Sheriff to decrease the number of
property crimes in the County
2013 and Beyond Outlook
• Anticipated budget gap of just under $500,000 in 2014.
• Anticipate long term budget shortfall of $1.0 million in
2015 – 2017.
• Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) may have up to $420,000
impact on local finances in 2013 - 2014
• What is the County Board doing to protect the taxpayers
from the full impact of these budget shortfalls?
– Strategic management. Determining what the County must
do, and doing it well.
– Departmental consolidations. Strategic departmental
consolidations which will result in better outcomes and cost
savings.
– Working with employee unions to manage long term health
care costs. Managing employee options and usage of health
care options.
Questions?
Visit www.co.todd.mn.us for updates on
what we are doing to keep your
property taxes down, and our customer
service levels up!