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Allen County Government
An Insider’s Look at County Government
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History of County Government
• 1851 Charter
• Developed as part of the Indiana Constitution
• Creates four branches of government– Executive– Legislative– Judicial– Fiscal
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History of County Government
• Creates Constitutional Offices (Defined by term limitations)– Auditor– Treasurer– Clerk– Sheriff– Recorder– Coroner– Surveyor (Constitutional but not defined by term
limits)
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History of County Government
• Creates Non-Constitutional Offices (Established by state statute)– 3 Commissioners (elected from districts on
an at-Large basis)– Assessor – Township Assessors– County Council ( 4 elected by district, 3 at-
Large)– Prosecutor
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Bad News
• Increasing Public Safety costs– Prosecution of criminals (Cost?)– Superior and Circuit Court– Sheriff’s Department– Jail– Probation
• Costs have gone from 40% of budget in 1991 to 69% in 2008.
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Financial = $5,193,591Misc. Services = $5,844,506Operations = $15,529,401Law Enforcement/Judicial = $58,560,287Total 2008 Budget = $85,127,785
2008 General Fund Budget
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• Amount collected in taxes doesn’t even cover amount necessary to fund public safety.
2008 General Fund Revenue Estimate
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Bad News
• Outside of Public Safety, counties are responsible for much more than other governing entities:– Child Welfare (budget numbers)– Bridges– Assessments– County Roads
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Bad News
• Annexations– Street miles lost (Aboite Annexation)– CEDIT and COIT dollars lost– Population/Services provided by the county
don’t decrease• Jail• Prosecutions• Roads to plow
– Move to distribution of revenues based on services provided?
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Good News
• Professionalism of Elected Officials & Department Heads
• Progressive County Council• Strong legislative delegation• Development of best practices
– Strategic Planning– Regionalizing efforts– Collaborative purchasing– Integrating services where it makes sense
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Good News
Who is spending?
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Future of County Government
• Unlikely; total consolidation• Likely; consolidation of functions;
– Homeland Security– Land Use Planning– Human Resources– Information Technology– 911– Highway/Streets– Parks
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Future of County Government
• Consolidation of Areas where economies of scale will dictate savings– Health Clinics– Health Savings Accounts– Early retirement options– Worker’s Compensation– Health Insurance– General Liability Insurance– Fuel Costs– Postage
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Future of County Government
• Legislative initiatives– HEA 1362 (Government Reorganization; 2006)– HEA 1478 (Property Taxes; 2007)– HB 1001 (Budget Bill; 2008)– SB 17 (Tax Incremental Financing)– SB 18 (Limitations on debt)
• The Fix– Allow budget increases of no more than a factor of the
current budget X increase in population X increase in CPI.
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Future of County Government
• Government Efficiencies Study Group
• Blue Ribbon Committee– Recommendations
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Future of County Government
• What’s on the radar?– Fort-to-Port– Maplecrest Road– Sheriff’s Regional Training Academy– Community Corrections Building– Shovel Ready Sites– Partnerships with City government