Purpose of Public Hearing 2016 Tentative Budgets Budget Highlights Comment Period Box Elder County Public Hearing Agenda Box Elder County Public Hearing
“ all interested parties shall have an opportunity to be heard” Utah Code Purpose of Public Hearing Box Elder County Public Hearing
Property tax dollars: Box Elder County Public Hearing Category% Property Tax (est) BE School District 65% BE County 20% Municipalities 10% BE Mosquito Abatement 1.5% Water Districts 1.5% County Library 1.0% Special Service Districts 0.50% Cemetery Districts 0.50% The other budget hearings are under the management and control of those separate entities and are not included in the Box Elder County Budget
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After the public hearing… “the governing body shall make final adjustments to the tentative budget as it deems appropriate, giving due consideration to matters discussed at the hearing” Utah Code Box Elder County Public Hearing
Purpose of Public Hearing 2016 Tentative Budgets Budget Highlights Comment Period Box Elder County Public Hearing Agenda Box Elder County Public Hearing
2016 BOX ELDER COUNTY OPERATING BUDGET
2016 BOX ELDER COUNTY BUDGET Category $Amount%Budget Public Safety $12,395,645 36% General Govt. $ 8,451,328 24% Roads & Weeds $ 5,959,979 17% RDAs $ 4,684,970 14% Fair/Tourism $ 1,391,709 4% Landfill $ 1,122,542 3% Com/Econ Dev $ 344,484 1% Bookmobile $ 317,744 1%
Personnel related costs: Cost of Living Adjustment = 2.0% Health Insurance = 7.18% increase (40% over 5 yrs) $100k increase in uniform allowances Changes in command structure in public safety ($50K) New Positions: –(1) F/T – Assessor’s Office –(1) F/T – Landfill –(1) P/T – Clerk’s Office –(3) P/T – Buildings & Grounds (replacing contracted provider) –Chief Deputy – Assessor, Auditor, Recorder ($15K) Budget Highlights Box Elder County Public Hearing
Fund Transfers The Justice Court Fund, Municipal Service Fund and the General Fund transfer money to the Public Safety Fund. This money is needed for ongoing operations of the County Jail. Budget Highlights Box Elder County Public Hearing
Proposed Capital Projects 2016 Box Elder County Public Hearing
County Assessor$ 76,827 County Attorney $112,660 County Auditor$ 76,827 County Clerk$ 76,827 County Commissioner$ 45,227 County Justice Judge$101,394 County Recorder$ 76,827 County Sheriff$ 83,813 County Treasurer$ 76, Elected Officials’ Salaries Box Elder County Public Hearing
County is on schedule to retire all outstanding debt by 2017 Property tax rates: While the County did not go through truth-in-taxation for the 2015 tax year, expenditures continue to exceed revenues. If the trend continues (see below), it is anticipated the County will need to raise taxes or cut services in the near future. General Fund – Fund Balance Trend 2014 = (373,769) 2013 = (456,136) 2012 = (416,147) Future plans Box Elder County Public Hearing
Box Elder County RDA BE County - Projects (tax increment ) Procter & Gamble ($661,835) Agri-Business Park ($29,875) Plymouth (2015) Washakie (2016)
Box Elder County RDA Brigham City – Projects (tax increment ) Campus CDA ($56,735) Northwest ($62,626) West Forest EDA ($27,681) X20 ($17,563) RDA #1: Hotel Block – Property/TRT (2015)
Box Elder County RDA Tremonton City – Projects (tax increment ) RDA #3 ($25,851) West Liberty ($220,398) Tremont Center (2016)
Box Elder County RDA Garland – Projects (tax increment ) Downtown ($1,112) Industrial Area ($3,991)
Box Elder County RDA Perry City – Projects (tax increment ) Perry Point EDA ($10,808)
Purpose of Public Hearing 2016 Tentative Budgets Budget Highlights Comment Period Box Elder County Public Hearing Agenda Box Elder County Public Hearing
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Box Elder County Public Hearing December 2, 2015