1 / 34

Bexar County Budget Department Spring 2012

Bexar County Budget Department Spring 2012. FY 2011-12 Budget Update. FY 2011-12 Budget Plan.

ham
Download Presentation

Bexar County Budget Department Spring 2012

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Bexar County Budget Department Spring 2012 FY 2011-12 Budget Update

  2. FY 2011-12 Budget Plan The FY 2011-12 Adopted Budget targeted cuts needed to balance budget through the forecast period, while maintaining County capacity for service delivery and employee compensation, which included: • $2 M (annualized) mid-year savings from May Freeze • $5 M from Attrition/Vacancy Program • $5 M from targeted cuts in FY 2011-12 Budget • $5 M for Return on Investment (ROI) from use of Technology to be identified in FY 2012-13 Budget

  3. FY 2011-12 Original Forecast

  4. Submitted Department Plans 4

  5. Submitted Department Plans 5

  6. Departments on the Attrition Plan

  7. Technology Savings • Technology Efficiencies and Innovations: • Lawson Implementation $642,477 • Automation of County Clerk processes $191,275 • Re-negotiation of communication contracts $344,986 • Interactive Foreclosure Maps $238,252 • BCIT is working to realize additional savings toward the $5M goal.

  8. Targeted Cuts • An additional $5 million in savings through targeted programmatic reductions were identified by the Budget Department. These savings were realized through Jail Staffing, reduction of Court Appointed Attorney Fees in the County and Civil Courts, reductions in Juvenile Detention costs, and recurring revenues.

  9. Revised Forecast Assumptions House Bill 1038: appraisers taking into consideration surrounding properties to include foreclosures Community Housing Development Organizations lawsuit - County will LOSE approximately $1 million per year in Ad Valorem Based on preliminary tax rolls, ad valorem revenues for FY 2012-13 are less than the Fall Projection

  10. Revised Forecast Assumptions Result: this forecast lowers projected property tax revenue growth from previous forecasts: CurrentPreviousDollar Decrease • (1.6%) in FY 2012-13 1.0% $ 4,962,392 • 1% in FY 2013-14 2.0% $ 7,394,495 • 2% in FY 2014-15 3.0% $ 9,972,513 • 3% through FY 2016 3.0% $ 10,271,689

  11. Revised Forecast Without Strategic Issues *Original Projection for FY 2012-13 Revenues was $320,895,305, a difference of $3,618,286.

  12. Revised Forecast Without Strategic Issues

  13. Revised Long Range Forecast

  14. Strategic Issues

  15. Detention Update This FY

  16. Service Delivery Plan • Planning tool for use in preparing for increased service demand as a result of: • Increases in overall Bexar County population • Increased population in unincorporated area • A more urban-like and developed unincorporated area

  17. Service Delivery Plan • Used annual growth rate in the 2000s to project the growth through 2017 using 2010 population as the baseline

  18. Service Delivery Plan • Bexar County’s population projected to increase by 13.3 percent through 2017 • Increase of 268,000 citizens • Estimated Bexar County population in 2017 of 1.9 million citizens

  19. Service Delivery Plan • If cost-effective service delivery methods aren’t identified, the cost of serving our growing County population could be $19.2 million over the next five years. • This does not include “City Like” Services

  20. Service Delivery Plan • If “City Like” Services were in the unincorporated area of Bexar County: • Tax rate increase of $1.2251 per $100 valuation • Would bring total tax rate up to $1.552 per $100 valuation • Constitutional Limit of $0.80 per $100 valuation • There is an RFP out to develop options for citizens in the unincorporated area to acquire more “City Like” Services, as needed.

  21. Service Delivery Plan • County will need to change our way of delivering services: • E-gov, technology, automation • More efficient business processes • More cost-effective staffing models • Proactive service delivery planning program • Focus on Core Service Delivery

  22. Employee Compensation • Going forward, the County will need to identify ways to fund Cost of Living Adjustments to keep up with future inflation growth and maintain market competitiveness with other employers • FYI: 1% salary increase for all County employees = $2,133,453

  23. Employee Compensation • 74% of County Operating Revenue is provided by property taxes • Employee salaries and benefits account for 70% of County Operating Expenses

  24. Employee Healthcare • Medical inflation trends are expected to be 9% per year over the forecast period • Segal Company: 9.6%source: 2012 Segal Health Plan Cost Trend Survey • Aon Hewitt: 9.9% source: 2011 Healthcare Trend Survey • Towers Watson: 7%source: 2011 Annual Towers Watson/National Business Group on Health Employer Survey

  25. Healthcare Five Year Forecast

  26. Employee Healthcare Claims Group (total 2011 claims)

  27. Employee Healthcare * Medical Plan shortfall based on current premium equivalent levels

  28. Employee Healthcare • We have used one-time money for the past two years • Healthcare Changes: • County and employees pay more for same coverage • Reduce benefits to better match current contributions • Decrease costs through healthy lifestyle, preventive care, plan incentives • RFP Medical Insurance Provider

  29. Employee Healthcare • Employee Health Clinic • Clinic Visits • FY 2010-11 3,236 • FY 2011-12 Estimate 4,300 • Types of services provided • Pre-employment physicals • Medical care for minor injuries or illness • Preventive Health Screenings • Wellness Programs

  30. Strategic Issues Summary • Service Delivery Plan • Providing services to growing population • Employee Compensation • Maintain market competitiveness • Cost of Living Adjustments • Employee Healthcare • Rising healthcare costs • RFP for medical insurance provider • Complete BCIT Cost Savings Plan for inclusion in the Budget.

  31. LRFF Summary

  32. LRFF Summary • Economic recovery has not yet resulted in increased revenue for the County • Offices and Departments will need help identifying funding for new programs • Prioritize new funding requests for one-time expenditures demonstrating reduction in future staffing needs (Increased productivity) • County still has to address strategic issues including healthcare

  33. LRFF Summary • The Proposed Budget will address the shortfall by: • Refining Revenue Projections • Continuing to identify operational efficiencies

  34. BudgetCalendar

More Related