1. General Government & Policy Committee 2020 Levy and Budget Discussion
September 10, 2019

2. Discussion Items County Manager’s Maximum Levy Recommendation
2020 Property Tax Impacts
Levy Planning Model
Future Levy Management Account

3. County Manager’s Recommendation for the 2020 Maximum Levy
What can be funded at 2.9%:
- All current level cost growth after internal reallocations
If the remaining Regional Rail levy were eliminated entirely in 2019, the growth in combined County/RR levy would be reduced to 3.4%.
- Some funding for new request (consistent with prior years)
- Cahill Place funding
- Co-Response continued as a pilot (expanded to one additional city)
- Increased funding for on-going building CIP maintenance needs (CIP Levy reallocations potentially phased in)

4. How do we get to a 2.9% Levy Increase?
Reducing 2.9% Levy from $144.69M to $ = new levy of 2.76% Increase

5. Levy Funding for New Requests
Total Levy Funded Requests, FTEs, $4,207,873

6. Levy Management Scenarios
6.0% Projected Avg. Levy Pressures
Additional LMA needs between $0 to $6.0M by 2022.

7. Looking Ahead: 2021 and Beyond
New Labor Agreements
Lower Permanent Revenue Growth
New State Biennial Budget
Potential Public Safety Changes
Co-Response moving from a pilot program?

8. 2020 Property Tax Impacts

9. Other County Levy Comparisons
**MICA Survey

10. Budget Development Process
August 20 - County Board Budget Workshop #2
September 10 - GGP Budget Update
September 24 - County Board Adoption of maximum levy
November 4-7 – County Board Budget Hearings
November 26 – CIP Public Hearings
November 26 – County Board Budget Public Hearing (“Truth-In-Taxation”)
December 17 – County Board Adoption of 2020 Budget

11. Questions & Discussion

12. Levy Funding for New Requests
Total Levy Funded Requests, FTEs, $4,207,873

13. How do we get to a 2.9% Levy Increase?