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Snohomish County 2009 2010 County Council Budget Forum

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Snohomish County 2009 2010 County Council Budget Forum

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    1. Snohomish County 2009 – 2010 County Council Budget Forum

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    4. 4 Edmonds School District No. 15 $1,869.08 State of Washington 1,116.71 City of Edmonds 952.18 Snohomish County – General 405.24 SnoIsle Regional Library 183.31 Stevens Memorial Hospital 93.49 Port of Edmonds 51.43 Snohomish Co. – Consrv. Futures 18.62

    5. 5 Annual Change to County Property Tax Levy for Existing Property

    6. 6 Sales Tax

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    8. 8 How Does the County Use Its Resources? Two broad categories for expenditures General Fund: Activities supported by non-dedicated revenues (sheriff, prosecutor, courts, auditor, assessor, etc.) Non-General Fund: Activities supported by dedicated funding sources (roads, solid waste, airport, etc.)

    9. 9 Total 2008 County Budget $672 Million

    10. 10 Services Supported by General Fund Regional Services: Public Health Adult and Juvenile Detention Prosecution Superior and District Courts Public Defense Sheriff Assessor, Treasurer Records and Elections Human Services Senior Services Children and Family Services Animal Control Code Enforcement Parks operation and maintenance

    11. 11 Services Supported by Non-General Fund Sources Emergency Management Fairgrounds management and maintenance Conservation and preservation Parks acquisition Human Services County Roads Surface Water Solid Waste Airport Permitting

    12. 12 2008 General Fund Revenues $210.7 Million

    13. 13 2008 General Fund Expenditures $210.7 Million

    14. 14 The Largest Expenditure Category in the General Fund is for Public Safety

    15. 15 2008 Non-General Fund Revenues $462 Million

    16. 16 2008 Non-General Fund Expenditures $462 Million

    17. 17 What Has Changed Since We Adopted the 2008 Budget?

    18. 18 As the County Council begins deliberations on the 2009 – 2010 biennial budget, Snohomish County is managing projected revenue growth that is slower than projected expenditure growth in 2008. This is particularly apparent in the General Fund.

    19. 19 The Executive is estimating that revenues this year will be $15.1 million below expenditures in the General Fund. The County has taken immediate steps to reduce spending, and is using reserves to minimize the impact on vital services.

    20. 20 General Fund Reserves (as percentage of the fund)

    21. 21 The costs of services continued to rise as the Executive prepared his 2009 – 2010 Budget. The Executive is proposing a General Fund budget at $215 million. The County Council will consider the Executive’s proposals to close the gap as they deliberate the 2009 – 2010 biennial budget.

    22. 22 Causes of the Revenue Gap Expenditures: Inflation, cost of fuel, healthcare Labor costs Unfunded mandates from State and Federal governments such as NPDES Debt service costs due to significant slowdown of REET Growing population Little or no reduction in demand for services. In fact as economy worsens many of our services are more in demand Agencies supported by the County such as the Health District are asking for additional support to meet demand for services Revenues: Heavy reliance on property tax with growth limited by I-747, slowdown in new construction Economic Downturns – reduction in growth of sales tax revenues, investment earnings, housing sales Reduction or loss of state and federal funds

    23. 23 What Are the Challenges For the 2009-2010 Biennium?

    24. 24 Keeping Revenues and Expenditures in Line for the 2009 – 2010 Biennium Maintaining the current levels of service in the 2009 -2010 biennium would require an additional $18 million to $30 million. There are only three alternatives to achieve a balanced budget: Reduce Costs (and Service Levels) Striving for even more efficient operations Cost saving reorganizations or restructuring Service level reductions Increase Revenues Limited capacity to raise taxes Fees will be looked at as the budget is considered Federal and State budgets are facing the need to cut back as well Use Reserves Must stay within prudent reserve levels to meet liquidity and emergent needs. In addition, reserves can only serve to address issues on a one time basis so while they offer a key tool in developing near term strategies to address shortfalls, they are not as useful when ongoing strategies are needed.

    25. 25 Transportation Mobility Infrastructure Growth Management Sustainable Communities Public Safety Security Public Health Affordable Housing Economic Development Environmental Health

    26. 26 What Are Your Priorities?

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