2017 Garfield County ColoradoBudget-in-Brief108 8th Street | Glenwood Springs, Colorado970.945.1377 | www.garfield-county.com
The Garfield County 2017 Adopted Budget is the result of a six‐month process that included internal review meetings, workshops, and public hearings involving Elected Officials, Department Heads, and the Board of County Commissioners. Adopted on November 14, 2016, in conformity with the Local Government Budget Law of Colorado, the budget complies with generally accepted accounting principles and all relevant statutes. The budget is a financial plan allocating resources strategically to reflect your policy directives and those of the Elected Officials of Garfield County, within the constraints of available resources. The plan provides adequate funding to continue current levels of operations with a focus on effective and efficient management, enhancement of services, and maintenance and replacement of capital assets, as needed.
BUDGET-IN-BRIEF 2017APPROPRIATION OF FUNDS…………….………………………………………………………………………………………… The Garfield County 2017 budget appropriates $105,687,458 in funding as follows: FUND Appropria on GENERAL 54,118,939 PUBLIC HEALTH 3,522,435 ROAD & BRIDGE HUMAN SERVICES 11,188,324 COMMUNITY EVENTS 22,338,471 CONSERVATION TRUST AIRPORT 701,146 CLERK & RECORDER EFTF 0 LIVESTOCK AUCTION COMMISSARY 2,612,433 RETIREMENT 10,000 OIL & GAS MITIGATION CAPITAL EXPENDITURES 603,000 TRAVELER'S HIGHLAND PID 100,000 SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL 1,270,555 MOTOR POOL 1,000,000 TOTAL APPROPRIATION 5,133,720 27,440 1,683,858 1,377,137 $105,687,458 Expenditures by Type: *Net of interfund transfers of $3,388,000 $89,870,215 $11,647,888 Operating Capital 11% 85% $4,169,355 Discretionary 4% Opera ng revenues are $90,020,108 and exceed opera ng expenditures by less than 1%, therefore the opera ng budget is in the posi ve and balanced. Garfield County, Colorado Page | 1
2017 BUDGET-IN-BRIEFFUNDING COUNTY SERVICES………………………………………………………………………………………………………. Funding for Garfield County and the services it provides to residents comes from many sources, the majority from taxes and other governments (federal and state). Revenues by Source: Total $91,345,608 29,580,952 9,928,207 926,125 Intergovernmental Charges for Services Contributions 32% 11% 1% 42,906,199 115,000 Taxes 47% Fines and Forfeitures 2,715,075 0% Investment Earnings 3% 5,041,050 133,000 Miscellaneous Licenses and Revenue Permits 6% 0%Tax Revenues by Type: Total $42,906,199 10,000,001 2,352,000 Sales SOT 23% 6% 30,236,698 317,500 Property Other 70% 1% Millage Rates and Property Tax Revenues by County Fund: FUND $ AMOUNT % MILL GENERAL 22,466,019 74.37 10.1550 ROAD & BRIDGE HUMAN SERVICES 0 0 0 RETIREMENT 2,212,311 7.32 1.0000 CAPITAL EXPENDITURES 1,438,002 4.76 0.6500 4,092,775 13.55 1.8500 TOTAL $30,209,107 100.00 13.655The levy for Travelers Highland Public Improvement District is 50 mills, and its property tax revenue is budgeted at $29,591. Traveler’s Highland PID is considered a component unit of Garfield County and is therefore included in the budget and financial statements. Page | 2 Garfield County, Colorado
BUDGET-IN-BRIEF 2017YOUR DOLLAR AT WORK………………………………………………………………………………………………...Garfield County provides a full range of services including public safety; public works; health and welfare; recrea onal and cultural events; and general government services. The below totals are for opera ng expenditures. Budget by Func on: General Public Safety Government 25,328,243 29,431,036 25% 30% Public Works Health and Culture and 16,453,143 Welfare Recreation 2,062,992 17% 25,950,403 26% 2%Public Works 17¢ General Government 30¢ Construc on and maintenance of the County’s road Services provided by the offices of Elected officials – and bridge system Board of County Commissioners, Assessor, Clerk and Opera ons and capital improvements of the Rifle- Recorder, Treasurer, Public Trustee, and Surveyor Garfield County Airport Services provided by administra ve departments and Vegeta on management program including weed and offices – County Manager, County A orney, Community pest control and tamarisk removal Development, Communica ons, Facili es Management, Construc on and maintenance within the Travelers Finance, Human Resources, Informa on Technology Highland Public Improvement District and Procurement including those to other func ons of government Construc on of trails Grants, including those to municipali es for Landfill infrastructure improvements and non-profits Health and Welfare 26¢ Public Safety 25¢ Programs provided by the department of Human Law enforcement services and facili es provided by the Services such as: child welfare and adult protec on, Sheriff’s Office including the County jail, patrol, economic security, child care quality and licensing, inves ga ons, animal control and emergency senior programs and child support enforcement management Programs provided by the Public Health Department Services provided by the 9th Judicial District A orney’s such as LiveWell, air quality monitoring, vaccina ons, Office of the State of Colorado dental care and other public healthcare Criminal Jus ce Services including the community Culture and Recrea on 2¢ correc ons facility Agricultural and other educa onal programs provided by the Extension Service of Colorado State University The annual County Fair and Rodeo and Junior Livestock Sale and Auc on Other community events such as the Airport Fly-in and Energy Symposium Garfield County, Colorado Page | 3
2017 BUDGET-IN-BRIEFCAPITAL………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………...The 2017 Budget includes capital projects of the Mul -Year Capital Plan, totaling $9,857,888. The breakdown of capital expenditures by fund is as follows: Capital Expenditures by Fund 93,000 2,051,000 1,682,024 Human Road and Airport Services 17% Bridge 1% 21%Key Capital Projects 5,051,864 400,000 Capital Solid Waste Expenditures Disposal 51% 4% 580,000 Motor Pool 6% Road and Bridge Fund Capital Expenditures Fund Engineering, construc on and/or maintenance of the Fairgrounds improvements including make N. following: CR324/311 Bridge Mill/Repave Asphalt Grandstands ADA compliant and a new generator CR207 Carr Creek Arch Culvert (2) Heavy Haul Tractors for indoor arena (1) Tandem Dumptruck (1) Single Axle Plow Truck Sheriff’s Office jail remodel, booking shower and (2) Ba lement Mesa drainages booking room remodel and adding an interview room SAR & Coroner Bldg added to the Rifle S.O. Annex Motor Pool Anvil Points and Lookout Mtn Comm Towers (5) replacement vehicles in the Sheriff’s Office Replacement vehicles for IT, Veg Mgt, DHS and (2) County-wide annual computer equipment replacement and license upgrades R&B Crew Trucks Airport Fund Human Services Fund Snow Removal Equipment Facility Laserfiche Mul Task Snow Removal Vehicle Ramp Light Pole Conversion to LED Remodel Garage to Command Post Solid Waste Disposal Fund Evapora on equipment Trackhoe replacement Page | 4 Garfield County, Colorado
BUDGET-IN-BRIEF 2017FUND BALANCES……………………………………………………………………………………………………….…..Fund balances are the difference between assets and liabili es. The budget includes a projected fund balance for 2017. Garfield County maintains healthy fund balances to ensure stable and quality levels of services to its customers in a vola le economy and assuring there is no need to return to taxpayers for tax or fee increases, or undertake any long-term financial obliga ons to fund strategic capital investments. Total Fund Balances – Five Year Trend: $160,000,000$140,000,000 133,964,975 130,306,820 128,601,719 125,347,513$120,000,000 111,005,663$100,000,000$80,000,000$60,000,000$40,000,000$20,000,000$0 Actual 2013 Actual 2014 Actual 2015 Estimated 2016 Projected 2017 Fund Balances Classifica on: Fund balances are classified as either non-spendable or spendable as follows: Non‐spendable – fund balance amounts that cannot be spent because it is not in a spendable form. Spendable – fund balance amounts, which are restricted, commi ed, assigned or unassigned. All except the la er are constrained for specific purposes either by legisla on, external provider requirements or resolu on of the Board of the County Commissioners. Unassigned fund balance is not constrained or restricted by any of the above- men oned categories. At the beginning of 2017, the County budgeted to have $32 million in unassigned fund balance at year-end. This is approximately 29% of the year-end fund balance total. Garfield County, Colorado Page | 5
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