1. 2012 Budget Listening Sessions Chris Abele Milwaukee County Executive 2012 Budget Listening Sessions August 24 & 25

2. Agenda County Overview County Budget Overview Fiscal Challenges 2012 Budget Strategy 2012 Budget Calendar 2012 Budget Listening Sessions August 24 & 25

3. 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

4. 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

5. The County Budget 2012 Budget Listening Sessions August 24 & 25 2011 Revenues by Source

6. The County Budget 2012 Budget Listening Sessions August 24 & 25 2011 Tax Levy by Major Function

7. 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

8. Fiscal Challenges 2012 Budget Listening Sessions August 24 & 25 Health, Pension/Etc. Trends Total Active & Retiree Fringe Benefit Costs per Budgeted FTE, 2000-2011

9. Fiscal Challenges 2012 Budget Listening Sessions August 24 & 25 Debt Service Annual Gross Debt Service

10. 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

11. Fiscal Challenges 2012 Budget Listening Sessions August 24 & 25 2012 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

12. 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

13. Fiscal Challenges 2012 Budget Listening Sessions August 24 & 25 Transit Cut Budgeted Passenger Rides, 2011 vs. 2012 Request (In Millions) The State’s $5.4 Million Cut Could Result in a Reduction of 4 Million Rides

14. Fiscal Challenges 2012 Budget Listening Sessions August 24 & 25 2012 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”

15. 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?

16. 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

17. 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