1. Clear Creek County 2020 Proposed Budget
Presented by
Keith Montag, County Manager
Brent Worthington, Finance Director
October 15, 2019

2. 2020 Budget Introduction Status Quo General Fund Capital
3% Cost of Living increase included
Other expenditures held steady
Increases were limited to areas of demonstrate need
General Fund Capital
Projects were reviewed by Capital Committee
2020 Total: 1,437,940
$700K decrease from 2019

3. TOTAL COUNTY BUDGET 13 FUNDS
General Fund
Road and Bridge
Social Services
Public Health
Capital Projects (Grant Funded)
Capital Improvement
Ambulance Sales Tax
Open Space
Conservation Trust
Lodging Tax
E-911
Emergency Services District
Housing Authority

4. 2020 Budget: Fund Totals 2018 2019 2020 Actual Budget Revenues
General Fund
21,963,672
20,109,617
18,975,664
Road and Bridge
5,112,100
4,591,678
4,320,816
Social Services
2,772,264
2,761,184
3,161,184
Public Health
595,732
530,860
Capital Projects (Grant Funded)
970,216
3,366,000
236,000
Capital Improvement
41,861
41,000
Ambulance Sales Tax
927,729
917,960
973,038
Open Space
578,510
433,074
385,330
Conservation Trust
43,527
42,500
Lodging Tax
201,404
180,000
190,800
E-911
39,306
147,750
Emergency Services District
1,638,688
1,295,343
1,190,604
Housing Authority -
218,000
Total Revenue
34,885,009
34,634,965
30,413,545
Expenditures
19,157,274
20,252,698
20,537,383
5,348,923
5,716,050
5,857,434
2,884,762
2,932,331
3,222,049
593,674
625,409
641,121
541,247
4,585,371
50,390
50,400
722,554
852,424
859,180
446,021
1,325,432
611,453
116,000
159,977
212,100
49,326
119,480
138,700
1,677,526
1,410,940
Total Expenditures
31,747,675
38,536,635
33,801,260
Net Surplus/(Deficit)
3,137,334
(3,901,670)
(3,387,715)

6. Property Tax Actual/Projections General Fund (Millions)

7. Impact of Property Tax Decline
Declining revenue makes budget growth unsustainable
Costs will need to be contained to fit available revenue
Programs will be eliminated using Priority Based Budget model
Cost Containment can be implemented over a few years
Sufficient fund balance to provide reserve
Drastic measures can be avoided

8. General Fund Sheriff’s Office Patrol Confinement Communications
Special Operations
Investigations
Fleet Operations
Animal Control

9. General Fund: Revenues
2018
2019
2020
Actual
Budget
Proposed
Revenue
Property Tax
12,727,184
10,905,799
9,608,210
Sales and Other Tax
1,770,783
1,730,950
1,886,900
Licenses and Permits
184,355
239,375
251,150
Fines and Penalties
9,355
86,700
87,200
Intergovernmental
2,374,598
2,839,220
2,765,736
Charges for Services
2,256,981
2,601,477
2,592,468
Interest
473,967
508,500
560,500
Other Revenue
1,451,524
354,352
373,500
Total Revenue
21,248,747
19,266,373
18,125,664
Transfers
714,925
843,244
850,000
Total Revenue plus Transfers
21,963,672
20,109,617
18,975,664

10. General Fund: Expenses Elected Officials
Expenditures
2018
2019
2020
Elected Officials
Actual
Budget
Proposed
Assessor
341,970
388,878
392,895
Board of County Commissioners
319,015
381,587
391,156
Clerk & Recorder/Elections
486,863
504,757
529,279
Coroner
142,259
230,194
253,356
Sheriff
8,144,364
8,363,946
9,023,731
Surveyor 20
24,014
24,015
Treasurer/Trustee
290,527
309,443
321,510
Total Elected Officials
9,725,017
10,202,818
10,935,942

11. General Fund: Expenses Administrative
Expenditures
2018
2019
2020
Administrative
Actual
Budget
Proposed
Non-Departmental
828,210
1,057,686
915,347
County Administration
1,100,666
1,218,617
1,343,854
County Attorney
512,426
567,931
573,880
Community Development
1,157,961
1,268,321
1,377,555
Emergency Medical Services
1,382,295
1,626,596
1,540,166
Internal Services
1,596,852
1,588,067
1,604,204
Tansfer Station
356,876
377,168
384,160
Veteran's Administration
61,118
87,334
87,336
Total Administrative
6,996,403
7,791,721
7,826,501

12. General Fund: Expenses Capital
Software: Human Resources
25,000
Software: Microsoft Office upgrade
65,000
Software: Microsoft Exchange Upgrade
35,000
Sidewalk Replacement: District Attorney building
5,000
Green Lake enhancements
34,500
GIS: DRCOG LIDAR
71,800
Sheriff: Patrol Vehicles (2)
125,000
Sheriff: Console DTR Transition
115,000
Sheriff & IT: Storage upgrade
Sheriff & IT: Security Camera system
583,185
Sheriff: Attached Storage (replace Synology)
17,500
IT: Replace Netwrok Attached Storage
ESCO Energy Study
15,455
Transfer Station: New Forklift
17,000
Transfer Station: New Semi Truck
188,000
Parking Lot Reseal
35000
Transfer Station: Roof Repair/Replace
70,000
1,454,940

13. General Fund: Summary 2018 2019 2020 Actual Budget Revenue 21,963,672
20,109,617
18,975,664
Expenditures
Elected Officials
9,725,017
10,202,818
10,935,942
Administrative
6,996,403
7,791,721
7,826,501
Capital
2,295,064
1,936,801
1,454,940
Transfers
140,790
321,358
320,000
Total Expenditures
19,157,274
20,252,698
20,537,383
Net Surplus/(Deficit)
2,806,397
(143,081)
(1,561,719)
Fund Balance Beginning of Year
26,377,807
29,184,204
29,041,123
Fund Balance End of Year
27,479,404

14. Road & Bridge Fund 2019 Proposed Budget
2020 Proposed Revenue Budget includes approximately $4.3 million from:
Property Tax: $2.0 million
State Highway Users Tax: $1 million
Other Taxes: $832 thousand
Other Revenues: $488 thousand
2019 Proposed Expenditure Budget includes approximately $5.9 million for:
Construction
Maintenance of Condition
Snow and Ice Removal
R&B Administration

15. Road and Bridge Fund 2018 2019 2020 Actual Budget Proposed Revenue
Property Tax
2,660,044
2,278,978
2,008,116
Sales and Other Tax
2,032,843
1,832,800
Licenses and Permits
160,460
44,500
Intergovernmental
97,337
190,000
Charges for Services
5,835 -
Interest
1,978
1,400
Other Revenue
150,343
194,000
Total Revenue
5,108,840
4,541,678
4,270,816
Transfers
3,260
50,000
Total Revenue plus Transfers
5,112,100
4,591,678
4,320,816
Expenditures
Administration
777,890
833,149
852,273
Construction
1,028,154
1,400,000
1,450,000
Maintenance of Condition
2,495,618
2,368,387
2,425,329
Snow and Ice Removal
1,047,261
1,114,514
1,129,832
Total Expenditures
5,348,923
5,716,050
5,857,434
Total Surplus/(Deficit)
(236,823)
(1,124,372)
(1,536,618)
Fund Balance Beginning of Year
3,036,795
2,799,972
1,675,600
Fund Balance End of Year
138,982

16. Looking Forward: How to Balance Future Budgets
Revenue Increases:
Evaluate fees for service and determine if adjustments could be made to increase revenue.
Seek and evaluate outside sustainable funding and revenue sources such as grants and self-funded programs.
Look for opportunities to share resources with other entities and reduce duplication of services.
Evaluate new sources of revenue.
Cost Savings:
No new services, programs, or projects without a complete and sustainable funding source.
Evaluate service level reduction or elimination of service to provide cost savings, using the Priority Based Budget Model
No new FTE’s
FTE reductions, through attrition, as programs/services modified or eliminated

17. NEXT STEPS Public Hearings
October 15 (11:00 a.m. and 5:30 p.m.)
Budget Adoption by Board of County Commissioners
November 19, 2019
Submit Adopted Budget to State
By January 31, 2020 (C.R.S )
A copy of the full 2020 Proposed Budget will be made available on the Clear Creek County website, Finance & Budget Department by October 31, 2019