Berks County Final FY2008 Budget County Commissioners Meeting December 18, 2007
Berks County FY2008 Budget Presentation Budget Schedule Budget Overview Budget Revisions Budget Initiatives Budget Projections
Berks County Proposed FY08 Budget Budget Schedule November 15, 2007 Present Proposed FY08 Budget December 18, 2007 Adopt Final FY08 Budget Public Review –County Commissioners’ Office –Budget Office –County Website
Berks County Final FY08 Budget Bottom Line The budget utilizes the existing tax mills. The budget is balanced, expenditures match revenues, so we are not deficit spending All FundsGeneral Fund Total Revenues$460,332,496$214,026,658 Total Expenses$460,332,496$201,040,292 Excess Rev/Exp$ 0$ 12,986,366
Budget Revision Highlights Compression Pay adjustment +$17k Capital – YDC ICE/New Comm. Ctr + $556k CYS – Reimb. Court Legal Fees +$94k Rev. JPO Placements +$226k Rev./+$290k Exp. Insurance – Workers Comp. -$79k Historical Society +$5k Berks Chiefs Association +$50k APO Grant-in Aid -$19k Contingency -$411k
Berks County Proposed FY08 Budget Initiatives Community Corrections Prison expansion Ag Land and open space preservation Financial software conversion 911/EMA consolidation and relocation 911 Infrastructure upgrade – New bond issue to cover user radios Park expansion - Antietam & Haycreek Not for profits: –Historical Society –Human Society/Animal Rescue –Literacy Council Reading Area Community College Berks Chiefs of Police (BCERT)
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