DeKalb County

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DeKalb County

• 2003 Tax Funds Budget

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Budget Process
CEO BOC establish priorities August,
2002 Departments submit requests September 20,
2002 CEO submits budget to BOC December 13,
2002 Budget Review Committee meetings January,
2003 Public Hearings conducted January, 2003 BOC
adopts budget January 28, 2003
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Priorities for 2003

• Balanced Budget
• Homestead Exemption utilizing 99.9 of HOST
  Receipts
• Continuation of Process Improvements
  Reorganizations
• Infrastructure Technology Improvements

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Revenues (in millions)
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2003 Revenues
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2003 Budget Components
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Budget Changes from 2002
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Budget Comparison(in millions)
Includes Hospital, Debt Service, Human Services,
Parks Libraries General Operations
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Expenditure Trends(in millions)
Includes Grady
5 Yr. Fire Police Plans
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Budget SummaryTax Funds Only
Requests from Departments 573,126,359 CEOs
Recommended Budget
473,866,740 2002 Budget 446,029,097 Chan
ge 6.2
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Budget Highlights

• Initial funding of a new Financial Management
  Information System and Automated Purchasing
  System (8.4 M over 3 years)
• Initial funding for a Development Department
  system to track permitting and inspections
  (approximately 2M from Development Fund)
• Continuation of the merger of Fire and Rescue
  Services and additional Fire and Rescue
  personnel (from Fire District Fund)
• Phase II funding of the I-Net project for Fiber
  Optics Network
• Initial funding of the purchase of 330 Ponce
  Building as recommended by the Facilities
  Development Plan
• Funding for Phase I of a Juvenile Court facility
  by the DBA
• Funding for the acquisition of land for future
  fire stations (from Fire District Fund)

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Budget Highlights(Continued)

• Creation of the Office of Cultural Affairs (by
  reclassification of existing positions)
• Modest Increase in the Library Book Budget
• Funding for the Settlement of litigation with the
  Homebuilders Association
• Small Reserve to address costs of transfer of
  state prisoners from the City of Atlanta
• Reserve for Maintenance of properties acquired by
  Parks bonds and Greenspace Program
• Additional E-911 Operators (from E-911 Fund)
• Funding for Investigative Aides in the Police
  Department to replace Sworn Officers in
  Precincts
• Additional Sanitation Field Personnel
• Continuation of Process Improvement Initiatives

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Budget Assumptions

• National/Local economy will be weak with gradual
  improvement over time
• State of Georgia will continue HTRC program up to
  10,000 per homestead in 2003
• Continuation of administrative controls on
  filling of vacant positions and overtime
• Development of Stormwater Utility Program and Fee
  implementation during 2003
• Implementation of a new Employee Performance
  Evaluation policy

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Local Government ComparisonCost of Water
Sewer, Sanitation and Taxes for 150,000 Home
Average Water Usage 7,000 gallons per month.
Includes Homeowners Tax Relief Credit (10,000)
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Tax Savings on 150,000 Homein 2003
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HOST Receipts vs. Exemptions(in millions)
After Homeowners Tax Relief Credit (10,000)
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HOST Receipts vs. Exemptions(in millions)
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DeKalb Homestead Taxes 2000 - 2003Home Value of
150,000
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Comparison of Homestead Operating TaxesDeKalb -
The Best Deal in Town
After Standard Homestead Exemption and Homeowners
Tax Relief Credit of 10,000