|
|
|
|
|
|
|
News Headline |
|
|
|
Budget InformationEach year, one of the most important documents produced by the County government is the annual budget document. The budget document serves as a roadmap for planned government spending during a given fiscal year. It tries to answer the question - "How are we going to spend the taxpayers' dollars?"
This can be contrasted with the annual financial report, which can be found in the Financial Information portion of the site, which looks at how we performed in using financial resources on County services.
In addition to the annual budget, the document we produce also includes a copy of the capital improvement plan for the County and recently we began including an IT strategic plan document.
The Budget ProcessThe process of adopting a budget for NC counties (and municipalities as well) is closely regulated by the State of NC [Local Government Budget and Fiscal Control Act]. Per State law[NCGS 159-9], the County Manager acts as the budget officer for the county and is required to submit a recommended budget to the Board of Commissioners and the public prior to June 1st[NCGS159-11] of each calendar year. Pursuant to State law, the manager (as budget officer) is required to submit a balanced budget unless specific action is taken by the Board authorizing presentation of an unbalanced budget[NCGS159-11(c)].
Copies of the proposed budget are required to be made available for public inspection and review[NCGS159-12]. Alamance County has these available in the Clerk's Office and in the Finance Department. We also try to go beyond the minimum requirements and get copies out to locations like our public libraries and we make the recommended budgets available here on the web site.
After the proposed budget is made available, the County is required to publish notice of its availability and we are required to hold a public hearing[NCGS159-12] on the proposed budget.
At any point after the public hearing is held, the Board of Commissioners can adopt the budget. They are required to do so by July 1st[NCGS159-13]. If they are unable to do so by July 1st, they must adopt an interim budget to cover at least through the point in time they think they will have an annual budget adopted.
Below you will find various budget documents and information for recent years. The documents themselves are in pdf format and require a pdf viewer to view. If you do not have a pdf viewer, please search the web (here is a Google link) for pdf viewer software.
FY2005-2006
The Board of County Commissioners adopted a budget for FY2005-2006 during their regular meeting held on June 20, 2005. After the presentation of the budget, the public hearing held on June 6, 2005, and a work session held on Jun 10, 2005, County Manager David Cheek made several changes to the budget. Foremost among these was to incorporate funding for the opening of the County's new jail facility, a project that is significantly ahead of schedule. Most of the positions recommended by Mr. Cheek were cut from the adopted budget and the Board decided not to fund the performance pay system, opting instead to provide a 3% COLA to all employees. Other minor changes were made that resulted in an adopted tax rate of 56.25 cents for FY2005-2006, an increase of 5.25 cents from the current rate. Below is a copy of the adopted budget ordinance. Additional budget documents will be prepared and will be available soon.
Alamance County Manager David Cheek presented his recommended budget for FY2005-2006 to the Board of County Commissioners on May 16, 2005 at the Board's regular Board meeting. A public hearing on the budget has been scheduled for Monday, June 6, 2005 at 7:00 p.m. at a location to be announced. Below is a copy of the budget proposal as presented to the Commissioners:
The Alamance County Board of Commissioners and staff have started the FY2005-2006 budget process. Staff actually commenced work on the budget in December 2004. Thus far, most of the work has been conducted at the staff level as budget requests and estimates are prepared and compiled. The first major public components were released on March 21, 2005 when a draft Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) and a Mid-Year Report were presented to the Board of Commissioners. On April 4, 2005, the Board members will participate in a retreat. Below are several documents related to the retreat or that have been released to the Commissioners for use during their deliberations.
FY2004-2005County staff is currently in the process of publishing the final budget document. As soon as it is available, it will be posted here on the web site.
- Adopted Budget Ordinance - this is the final budget ordinance adopted by the Board of Commissioners on June 1, 2004. It included a 1-cent reduction in the property tax rate and a 1% across the Board cut to expenditures compared to the proposed budgets.
- Public Hearing - June 1, 2004 at 7:00 p.m. in the regular meeting room of the Board.
- Revised Budget Ordinance - On May 27th, a revised budget ordinance was distributed to the Board for consideration on June 1, 2004. The revised ordinance made some minor changes as explained in the Cover Memo.
- Proposed Budget - Submitted to the Board on May 17, 2004, this is the document submitted to the Board explaining the budget officer's recommended budget for FY2004-2005. Besides the proposed budget ordinance, it includes the Budget Message, financial information, the proposed Capital Improvement Plan, and the IT Strategic Plan.
FY2003-2004
Adopted Budget
The FY2003-2004 budget was adopted by the Board of Commissioners on June 2, 2003. The budget was adopted on a 4-1 vote. Below we have provided access to the final, adopted budget document for Alamance County. The printed document is approximately 220 pages in length and the electronic form is 1.5MB in size. To help our users on slower connections, we have tried to provide each section separately in smaller file size
Proposed Budget
- Public Hearing - June 2, 2003 at 7:00 p.m. in the District Court courtroom located in the Courthouse Annex next door to the County Annex Building.
- Proposed Budget - Submitted to the Board on May 19, 2003, this is the document submitted to the Board explaining the budget officer's recommended budget for FY2003-2004. Besides the proposed budget ordinance, it includes the Budget Message, financial information, the proposed Capital Improvement Plan, and the IT Strategic Plan.
FY2002-2003
Adopted Budget
The FY2002-2003 budget was adopted by the Board of Commissioners on June 3, 2002. Below we have provided access to the final, adopted budget document for Alamance County. The printed document is approximately 298 pages in length and the electronic form is 2.7MB in size. To help our users on slower connections, we have tried to provide each section separately in smaller file sizes.
- Complete Budget Document
- Preliminary Section
- Table of Contents
- Budget Message
- Summary Information
- General Fund
- Special Revenue Funds
- Landfill Fund
- Internal Service Funds
- Capital Improvement Plan
- Appendix
Proposed Budget
- Public Hearing - June 3, 2002 at 7:00 p.m. in the regular meeting room for the Board.
- Proposed Budget - Submitted to the Board on May 20, 2002, this is the document submitted to the Board explaining the budget officer's recommended budget for FY2002-2003. Besides the proposed budget ordinance, it includes the Budget Message, financial information and the proposed Capital Improvement Plan.
- How Does Something Get in Fund Balance/Changes in the Budget - this document was an informational piece provided to the Commissioners during their budget retreats and budget committee meetings.
- "Zero Growth" Budget Analysis - information presented to the Commissioners during meetings leading up to presentation of a recommended budget.
- What Is Going On - another informational document provided to the Commissioners updating them on the pending fiscal challenges.
|
|
|
|
|