2012 Budget Listening Sessions Chris Abele Milwaukee County Executive 2012 Budget Listening Sessions August 24 & 25
Agenda County Overview County Budget Overview Fiscal Challenges 2012 Budget Strategy 2012 Budget Calendar 2012 Budget Listening Sessions August 24 & 25
County Overview 2012 Budget Listening Sessions August 24 & 25 Mandated Services* Behavioral HealthLaw Enforcement Veterans’ ServicesCircuit Courts Child Support EnforcementCriminal Prosecution Juvenile Justice Highway Safety Commission Developmental Disabilities Services BadgerCare Section Eight Housing & HOME Programs Juvenile Placement * Examples of Major Programs Listed, Not All-Inclusive
County Overview 2012 Budget Listening Sessions August 24 & 25 Discretionary Services* Parks & Park SecurityTransit Cultural InstitutionsUW-Extension AgingZoo Alcohol & Drug TreatmentCounty Trunk Highways Economic DevelopmentNursing Homes Interim Disability Assistance Program EMS Support Supportive HousingRehab Centers * Examples of Major Programs Listed, Not All-Inclusive
The County Budget 2012 Budget Listening Sessions August 24 & Revenues by Source
The County Budget 2012 Budget Listening Sessions August 24 & Tax Levy by Major Function
Fiscal Challenges 2012 Budget Listening Sessions August 24 & 25 The County’s Structural Deficit Projected Structural Deficit – 2011 Adopted County Budget (in millions) Source: Milwaukee County 5-Year Fiscal Projection (Municast) including State Budget cuts
Fiscal Challenges 2012 Budget Listening Sessions August 24 & 25 Health, Pension/Etc. Trends Total Active & Retiree Fringe Benefit Costs per Budgeted FTE,
Fiscal Challenges 2012 Budget Listening Sessions August 24 & 25 Debt Service Annual Gross Debt Service
Fiscal Challenges 2012 Budget Listening Sessions August 24 & 25 State Budget Cuts ITEM2012 IMPACT State Shared Revenue$8,316,885 Transit/Paratransit Funding$5,408,300 Child Support Funding$3,664,779 Juvenile Corrections$3,550,092 Income Maintenance Program$4,900,000 Courts Programs/Victim Witness Asst.$1,230,911 Mental Health/Alcohol & Drug Treat.$1,217,123 General Transportation Aids$427,901 TOTAL $28,715,991
Fiscal Challenges 2012 Budget Listening Sessions August 24 & Budget Gap - $55 Million ITEM2012 IMPACT State Budget Cuts$28,700,000 Debt Service Increase$8,700,000 Prior Year Surplus$4,100,000 Sheriff, DA, Courts, Etc. Req. Tax Incr.$3,700,000 Behavioral Health Division Deficit$3,500,000 Reduced Sales Tax Collections$2,500,000 Misc. Revenue Reductions$3,800,000 TOTAL $55,000,000
Fiscal Challenges 2012 Budget Listening Sessions August 24 & 25 Child Support Cut The State’s Cut Will Cost Milwaukee County Children over $18 Million $18.3 million in lost collections $95.2 Million
Fiscal Challenges 2012 Budget Listening Sessions August 24 & 25 Transit Cut Budgeted Passenger Rides, 2011 vs Request (In Millions) The State’s $5.4 Million Cut Could Result in a Reduction of 4 Million Rides
Fiscal Challenges 2012 Budget Listening Sessions August 24 & Budget Gap - $55 million “…A main premise of the new state budget paradigm – that reductions in wages and benefits realized via the budget repair bill would allow local government leaders to offset the loss of state aids – almost certainly will not pan out for Milwaukee County in 2012.” -Public Policy Forum, “2012 Milwaukee County Budget Preview”
2012 Budget Strategy 2012 Budget Listening Sessions August 24 & 25 Guiding Principles: Long-term Sustainable Service Delivery Data-based Decision-making Is it Mandated? Is it a Priority? Should Property Tax Payers Fund This? Do Others Provide this Service More Efficiently? Do Citizens Rely on the County to do This? Are there Best Practices We Can Adopt?
2012 Budget Strategy 2012 Budget Listening Sessions August 24 & 25 Key Focus Areas: Programs for Those Most in Need Efficiency Long-Term Cost Reduction & Avoidance Sustainable Budgeting Shared Services Non-Mandated Programs
2012 Budget Calendar 2012 Budget Listening Sessions August 24 & 25 Key Dates: September 29: Recommended Budget Presentation October 7 – November 4: County Board Finance & Audit Committee Budget Hearings October 31: County Board Public Hearing November 7: County Board Budget Adoption Day