2015 Commissioners’ Preliminary Budget 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 Executive Regional Assessing Human Resources Information Technology Facilities District Attorney Sheriff Patrol Corrections (BOC) Civil Process Registry of Deeds Registry of Probate Emergency Management Agency Emergency Communications Finance Community Development

County of Cumberland Examples of Regional Services Emergency Management Deeds and Probate Law Enforcement and Cumberland County Jail E911/Communications Dispatch Community Development Block Grant County Hazmat Response Teams Cumberland County Civic Center Regional Assessing And more…………………

The Many Hats of County Government Nationally 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 FY 15 Recommendation Departments Percent of the Overall Budget

County of Cumberland Proposed FY 15 Overview Description County Expenses Revenues Surplus Net County Cost Civic Center Taxes Required Enterprise Funds Grants Total Expenditures FY14 $34,332,291 ($10,927,737) ($350,000) $23,054,554 $2,358,750 $25,413,304 $2,113,709 $1,901,098 $40,705,848 FY15 $35,036,835 ($10,966,392) ($175,000) $23,895,443 $2,850,050 $26,745,493 $2,502,152 $1,746,991 $42,136,028 Change $704,544 ($38,655) $175,000 $840,889 $491,300 $1,332,189 Tax % EXP 2.05% REV .35% SURP -50.00% INC 3.31% INC 1.93% Tax 5.24%

Pay & Benefits FY15 Expenses-$704,544 Total Pay & Benefits $396,261 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 Total Pay & Benefits $396,261

FY15 Expenses (continued) Other Expense Increases 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 Decrease in Revenues of ($136,345) 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 accounts for 1.93% of overall 5.24% increase Civic Center Change from year to year Description 2012 Bond Debt Service Operational Subsidy Capital Debt Service Total Civic Center Amount for $200,00 home FY14 $1,602,500 $350,000 $406,250 $2,358,750 $12.22 FY15 $1,790,500 $600,000 $459,550 $2,850,050 $14.76 Change $188,000 $250,000 $53,300 $491,300 $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! 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. You may address questions to crichton@cumberlandcounty.org or call 207-871-8380.