Hennepin County Government 101 Jan Callison Hennepin County Commissioner, 6th District 2010
Today’s discussion Services provided Governance Current issues
Hennepin County MN’s biggest county 45 cities 22 school districts 1.3 million residents 22% of MN pop 12% foreign born The economic engine of our region & state One of only 22 counties in USA to have AAA rating
Hennepin County Functions by 2010 Budgeted Expenditures
Hennepin County Functions -- 2010 Revenues by Source
Hennepin County Governance – 7 Districts
Issue: Declining Revenue Sources of Revenue Uses Charts show change from 2009 to 2010
Issue: Increasing service demands Select Human Service Caseload & Recent Growth -- a cross-section of health, food support & income support cases --
Demographic changes are not helping Hennepin County Board Retreat March 16, 2010
* Projected values Hennepin County Board Retreat March 16, 2010
Hennepin County Board Retreat March 16, 2010
County Educational Initiatives Be @ School A-GRAD Overhaul of Juvenile Justice System Notes: A-GRAD = Accelerating Graduation by Reducing Achievement Disparities
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