2008 Budget Book - Kitsap County Government

Law and Justice Program ($70,873,983):
The bulk of the Law and Justice program is funded in the General Fund overall it comprises 27%
of the program budget or $70.8 million. The Board places a high priority on the safety of our
citizens and 79% of those citizens who where surveyed last year where satisfied with how the
County has responded to violent and non-violent crime. The largest department in the Law and
Justice program is the Sheriff with an annual budget of $18.9 million. The Sheriff is also
responsible for operation of the Jail which has a budget of $11.9 million. Also included in this
program are the Juvenile Services Center ($8.0 million), Central Communications ($8.6 million),
the Prosecuting Attorney ($8.3 million), the Superior Court Clerk ($6.4 million), District Court
($3.0 million), Superior Court ($2.9 million) and Coroner ($911,376).
General Government Program ($19,714,158)
The General Government Program is primarily funded through the General Fund. This Program
includes most of the administrative services provided by the County. These include the Facilities
Maintenance ($2.3 million), the Board of Commissioners ($1.1 million), the Assessor ($2.4
million), the Auditor ($3.6 million) and the Treasurer ($919,082), Administrative Services
($926,833), Personnel ($1.1 million), and General Administration & Operations ($6.1 million).
Community Services Program ($31,751,594):
The Community Services Program includes funding from the General Fund and Special
Revenue Funds. The largest department in the Community Service Program is the Department
of Community Development ($9.0 million) responsible for permitting and both short and long
range planning. Also included is the Community Development Block Grant ($2.4 million), the
HOME Investment Partnership Act ($3.2 million), the General Fund Parks and Recreation
Department ($4.0 million), the Kitsap Practices Emergency Preparedness Fund ($1.2 million),
Conservation Futures Fund ($1.2 million) and the Parks Capital Improvement Fund ($6.0
million).
Health and Human Services Program ($42,851,072):
Most of the Health and Human Services program (95%) is supported through federal and state
grants in special revenue funds. The largest fund in this program is the Mental Health Fund
($24.8 million) and provides regional planning, contracting and administration to deliver a
comprehensive system of community mental health services not only in Kitsap County but also
Clallam, and Jefferson counties. Other funds include Work Force Investment Act Funds ($2.8
million), Area Agency on Aging ($4.1 million), Developmental Disabilities Funds ($3.7 million),
Recover Center Fund ($2.6 million) and the Substance Abuse Fund ($1.5 million).
Public Works Program ($89,628,944):
The Public Works program is the largest of the five programs. All of the Public Works program is
outside the General Fund and comprises 38% of the program budgets. The Public Works
Program includes the Road Fund ($24.2 million), Road Construction Fund ($14.7 million) and
several enterprise funds dealing with Waste Water Collection, Surface and Storm Water
Management and Solid Waste Collection and Disposal.
General Fund Programs:
Parts of the Law & Justice, Community Services, Health &Human Services and General
Government Programs are funded through the General Fund. The General Fund supports all the
elected officials in the county and supports most of the government functions that are not self
supporting and need subsidies primarily from tax revenues. This is the one fund, outside of
public works, that the public generally thinks about when thinking of county services and
functions.
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