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Fiscal Year 2004 Proposed Budget

Section C - General Government
Department of Management and Finance

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TEN-YEAR HISTORY - DEPARTMENT OF MANAGEMENT AND FINANCE


                  ADOPTED PROPOSED
FY 1995 FY 1996 FY 1997 FY 1998 FY 1999 FY 2000 FY 2001 FY 2002 FY 2003 FY2004
AUTHORIZED POSITIONS
PERMANENT
    Full-Time Equivalents 54.5 56.5 56.5 56.5 56.0 56.0 56.0 55.0 54.0 54.0
TEMPORARY
    Full-Time Equivalents - - - - - - - - - -
GRANT FUNDED
    Full-Time Equivalents - - - - - - - - - -
TOTAL FULL-TIME EQUIVALENTS 54.5 56.5 56.5 56.5 56.0 56.0 56.0 55.0 54.0 54.0
EXPENDITURES (000s) 3,749 3,559 3,749 3,921 4,027 3,947 3,373 3,850 4,059 4,144
REVENUES (000s)
    Fees 34 41 41 70 30 162 43 32 68 93
    Grants - - - - - - - - - -
TOTAL REVENUE (000s) 34 41 41 70 30 162 43 32 68 93
NET TAX SUPPORT (000s) 3,715 3,518 3,705 3,851 3,997 3,785 3,330 3,818 3,991 4,051


FY 1995: - Continued freeze of one Real Estate Assessments Information Clerk (1.0 FTE).
- Eliminated a Records Technician position (1.0 FTE) in Supply/Records Storage Center and delayed the start of Information System Analyst functions until mid-FY 1995 (0.5 FTE frozen).
- Increased Industrial Development Authority (IDA) fees from $2,000 to $20,000 per project.
- Expanded the policy of charging vendors for bid packages by setting a $5 fee for all non-construction bid packages.
FY 1996: - Approved the addition of a Senior Tax Policy Coordinator position (1.0 FTE) as part of the implementation of the Economic Development Action Plan.
- Approved the addition of a Contracts Monitor position (1.0 FTE, without funding).
- Continued freeze of one Real Estate Assessments Information Clerk (1.0 FTE).
FY 1997: - In approving the FY 1997 budget, the General Fund Operating Reserve was increased from $6 million to $6.5 million in FY 1996.
FY 1998: - In approving the FY 1998 budget, the General Fund Operating Reserve was increased from $6.5 million to $7.6 million.
- Continued freeze of one Real Estate Assessments Information Clerk (1.0 FTE).
- Froze funding for the Information Systems Analyst position (1.0 FTE).
- Funding ($98,400) was added to allow significant upgrades or replacement of the County's financial management system.
FY 1999: - Eliminated in the Real Estate Assessment Office, a public information Services Assistant position (0.5 FTE).
- Continued to freeze Real Estate Assessment Information Clerk position (1.0 FTE).
- Froze Administrative Assistant V position (1.0 FTE).
- Increased Industrial Development Authority application fees from $20,000 to $25,000 and added an on going monitoring fee.
- Increased Construction Bid fee.
FY 2000: - Continued to freeze Real Estate Assessment Information Clerk position (1.0 FTE).
- Continued to freeze Administrative Assistant V position (1.0 FTE).
FY 2001: - Continued to freeze Real Estate Assessment Information Clerk position (1.0 FTE).
- Continued to freeze Administrative Assistant V position (1.0 FTE).
- FY 2001 adopted budget reflects the elimination of Department of Technology Services (DTS), formerly Office of Technology and Information Services (OTIS), charges of $633,295 for data processing and personal computers as part of the transition of OTIS from an internal service fund to a general fund department.
- Reclassified a vacant Real Estate Appraiser II position to a Systems Analyst III to support the department's new client server appraisal/assessment system. Additional personnel costs of Systems Analyst over Appraiser position and maintenance costs for client server was funded by transfer of $55,210 in data processing budget from DTS to Real Estate Assessment.
FY 2002: - Unfroze and eliminated an Administrative Assistant V (1.0 FTE) in the Accounting Unit and a Services Assistant IV (1.0 FTE) in the Real Estate Assessment Office.
- Added a Real Estate Appraiser II and associated costs ($52,523, 1.0 FTE) in the Real Estate Assessment Office to restore a vacant appraiser position that was reclassified to a Systems Analyst III position in FY 2001.
FY 2003 - Eliminated a Contract Monitor position in the Purchasing Division ($53,030, 1.0 FTE).
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