SEPTEMBER 4, 2012

Administrator’s Recommended: 2013 Levy & Budget and

2014 Long Term Financial Plan

04/18/23

Administrator’s Recommended: 2013 Levy & Budget and 2014 LTFP

• High-Level Summary: County Administrator David Hemze

• Details: Finance Director David Frischmon

• Questions:

County Government Works! An Initiative to Raise Awareness and

Understanding of Counties

Carver County Provides Many Everyday Services on Behalf of its Residents:

270 miles of roads, 55 bridges, 650 acres public areasPublic safety: Patrols, Jail, 9-1-1 center,…8 City & Express Libraries: 1M books, magazines, ...Personal Records: Birth, Marriage, Land Purchases,…Public Health: Disease Prevention, Immunizations,… Social Services: Behavioral Health, Employment,

Elderly/Disabled Transportation, Adoption, …Environmental Services: Recycling, Water Mgmt,…

(1) Includes: County Board and Administration, Financial Services, Employee Relations, Property Records & Taxpayer Services, Facility Services, Information Technology, Veterans Services, Extension, Historical Society, Coroner, Building Service, Debt Services, and support for various community programs.

County Government Value !

Taxes Support Library Services

Library: $6/Month

For less than

the cost of a new

best seller in

paperback – all

residents have

easy access to

everything the

County libraries

have to offer.

Taxes Keep Roads Safe Year-Round

Highway Maintenance:$5/Month

Less than you’d pay for a

couple gallons of gas –goes

toward maintaining the

County’s roads, bridges and

signs.

Taxes Maintain Parks and Trails

Parks and Trails:$1 /Month

More than 650 acres of

protected public parks

and recreation areas

and County trails.

Compared to buying

comparable property

of your own, it’s quite

a bargain.

Taxes Assure Emergency Response

911 Dispatch: $3 /Month

About $3 a month on the

average-value home – less

than you’d spend on a first

aid kit – goes toward

providing 911 emergency

dispatch services. What

value do you place on

knowing you can call 911

for any type of emergency

and receive an immediate

response?

County Tax Impact: Average Value Home

2013 Budget Strategy

County’s Tax Impact: “Decrease for Average Value Home”Tax Base:

Overall Market Value: (4%) - Residential and Commercial New Construction: +$850K* in New Levy $

Wages & Benefits: Wages: ‘13 union settlement as pattern + Pay For Performance Benefits: Health Insurance, PTO, Turnover, OPEB

Other: *$850K for Bridges: 101, Roads: Engler Blvd. and shift CPA to CIPs Higher Costs: Building Security, Medical Examiner and AIS Inspections $500K in Levy Adjustments: favorable trends from best practices &

reorgs. Flat-line non-personnel line items – Reprioritize within each Division

2013 Levy Policy

Recommends Capture Levy from “New Construction”: Bridges: $425K for 101/61 debt service ($6.4M County

Contribution) Roads: $150K Engler Blvd. debt service CIPs: $275K shift CPA (20%) from operating budget to CIPs

“Flatline Levy”: Bridges: Find other revenue source for County’s 101/61

contribution Roads: Find operating cuts to offset increased Engler Blvd debt

service CIPs: Keep 100% of CPA in operating budget, start shift in 2014

Levy Policy Levy Impact Tax Impact % Tax Impact $

“Zero-Impact” $2M 0% $0

“New Construction” $850K (2.7%) ($30)

“Flat-Line ” $0 (5%) ($50)

2012 Budget Summary Budget Summary

Revenue: 2013 2012

Taxes & Penalties $48,141,527 $47,305,527

Intergovernmental 23,044,735(1)

27,442,648

Charges for Services 10,975,020 11,278,583

Other 6,381,379 5,848,942

Capital Reserves 0 (1)

5,405,348

Total Revenues $88,542,661 $97,281,048

Expenditures:

Personal Services $52,342,847 $51,885,886

Services and Charges 9,902,790 9,866,591

Capital Outlay 11,700,609(1)

20,737,365

Other 14,596,415 14,791,206

Total Expenditures $88,542,661 $97,281,048

(1) 2013 Budget driven by decrease in capital projects funded by intergovernmental revenue and designated capital reserves .

$500K 2013 Levy Adjustments

Description

Admin. Recommended Levy Savings

Revenue: Fed Reimb., Sheriff’s Aid, Inmate, License Center

200K

Contractual services: Unemployment compensation and Juvenile placements

$ 175K

Staffing reductions: (2) Vacant 0.5 FTEs eliminated 75K

Various operating budget line items - trends, prioritizing

55K

Administrator's Recommended 2013 Levy Adjustments

$ 500K

Long Term Financial Plan Highlights

Roads and Bridges: $9.2M 101 Bridge and Y Project - accumulate reserves, bond for the

rest Other Bridges Delayed

CSAH 18 - many others financed with Fed/State/Regional fundingBuildings:

Security: Develop and Implement 5 year Improvement Plan PW Master Plan: Relocate Watertown facility/sell Chaska PW Site Two new Libraries: one-time costs & levy $ for personnel

Parks and Trails: Paul’s Parcel land acquisition – State funding ? Sustainability & Maintenance Projects, then Development

Operations: Increase Productivity: Technology, Kaizen/Lean, Cooperation, etc. Minimize Health Insurance Increases: Wellness Incentives &

Surcharges

2013 Budget Timeline

5/8 Workshop Admin. recommends 2013 Budget Strategy

May 9th Divisions receive Administrator’s 2013 Budget Strategy and Preliminary Budget

6/20 Divisions submit 2013 Budget Requests

Budget Hearings: Mid – End July

Divisions present 2013 Budget Requests

8/21 Workshop Admin. recommends: 2013 Levy & Budget and 2014 Long Term Financial Plan

9/4 Board Mtg. Board Action: 2013 Prelim. Tax Levy

12/6 Board Mtg. Public Hearing: 2013 Levy and Budget

12/18 Board Mtg. Board Action: ‘13 Budget/Levy & ’14 LTFP