1. Budget Prep – 101 Meredith Hammond, Marengo County Administrator

2. May 1, 1996 I began my career as a secretary with the Marengo County Road Department.

3. August, 2007 I became County Administrator.

4. Notice the Difference? Colored Hair Weight Gain ***STRESS*** Dealing with normal day to day activities plus the budget!

5. BUDGET SCHEDULE Page 16 – County Finance Manual By June 15 – Memo to officials who collect money on behalf of the Commission. They have until July 31 to return to me. By June 15 – Memo to all dept. heads giving them until July 15 to give me their expenditures for the year. Prepare detailed summary for Commission by August 31. Present tentative budget to the Commission in September meeting.

6. Memo To: All Department Heads From: Meredith Hammond, Administrator Date: 06-13-14 Re: Requests for Estimates of Revenue for 2014-2015 Budget We are now accepting estimations of revenues your department collects on behalf of the Marengo County Commission for the fiscal year beginning October 1, 2014 and ending September 30, 2015. These requests will be accepted until July 15, 2014.

7. MARENGO COUNTY COMMISSION PROPOSED BUDGET WORKSHEET REVENUE COMMISSION GENERAL FUND BUDGETED YTD2014-2015 CURRENT YEARRECEIPTSPROJECTED REVENUE 41110 AD VALOREM $1,500,000.00 $1,468,307.49 _____________ 41118 REV COMM SALARY $90,721.42 $90,721.42 _____________ 41119 SUPERNUMERARY $62,100.00 $62,100.00 _____________ 41130 MAN HOMES AD VALOREM $4,500.00 $2,691.50 _________________ 41181 LAND REDEMPTION $6.00 $1.50 _________________ 45235 AD VALOREM - COMM. & $260,000.00 $297,613.91 _________________ COLLECTIONS ROAD & BRIDGE FUND 41110 AD VALOREM $740,000.00$727,202.08_________________

8. Memo To: All Department Heads From: Meredith Hammond, Administrator Date: 06-13-14 Re: Requests for Estimates of Expenditures for the 2014-2015 Year Budget The County Commission is now accepting estimations of funding requirements for the fiscal year beginning October 1, 2014 and ending September 30, 2015. These requests will be accepted until July 15, 2014. Please turn these requests into the County Commission office by this date in order to have your requests taken into consideration. Not submitting a budget request could have an adverse effect on the final budget for that department.

9. Let the fun begin!

10. 2013-2014 Budget YTD Expended No Increase1-Step2-StepAdditional Request 111Officials Salaries91,543.3476,286.1091,543.3494,289.6497,035.96 113Salaries - Clerks59,142.2052,782.3759,142.2060,819.2062,540.92 121Retirement6,056.165,560.876,056.166,227.896,404.19 122Health & Dental Insurance20,443.0019,540.5023,072.76 123Life Insurance108.00104.34108.00 124FICA11,527.449,413.3511,527.4411,865.8312,207.63 170Training/Educational Services3,000.002,250.003,000.00 171M/S Dues900.00 173Management Cons. Services2,000.00 9,266.84 211Office Supplies4,150.003,352.644,150.00 223Leasing of Copy Machine3,500.003,591.803,500.00 252Postage130.00140.00 260Out of County Travel3,500.001,655.383,500.00 1,000.00 273Surety Bonds200.00150.0050.00 275Liability Public Officials1,204.46 1,324.91 540Capital Outlay0.00 1,500.00 Total207,404.60178,931.81218,781.66223,715.07228,701.21

11. BUDGET HEARING: County EngineerRevenue CommissionerSheriff LibrarianSolid Waste OfficerEMA Director Probate JudgeEconomic Development Director

12. The department heads come before the Commission and present their wants. Once the dept. heads leave, the Commission looks at each department in depth. Our budget hearing lasts several hours. Next, I prepare the budget with any additions or deletions and distribute to the Commission for approval at their September meeting.

13. Just remember creating the budget is the easy part. Making sure all departments stay within their budget is the real test!! HANG IN THERE!! Be like me and look forward to vacations!! Maui - February 2014