2011 Budget Book - WHOLE - Kitsap County Government

BUDGET OVERVIEW
Budget Criteria and Short Term Initiatives:
The following criteria were to be used to help in creating a balanced budget for 2011:
• Direct services prioritized over administrative functions
• Mandatory services prioritized over discretionary services
• Regional services prioritized over local services
• Unincorporated local services prioritized over in-city services
• Service delivery efficiencies prioritized over service level reductions
• Full cost recovery for contracts
• Set rural service levels differently then urban service levels (for local services)
• No new programs unless mandated, completely self-supporting, generate net revenue, or equivalent
offsetting cuts are made
Original Departmental Submissions:
Initial request from the departments in the General Fund for 2011 were equal to the expenses in the 2010
base budget with a requested decrease of seven and nine percent. The original submissions included but
were not limited to:
• 2.8 Additional Funded FTEs
• 4.5 Position Reclassification requests
• 97 Positions Reduced from Full Time to Part Time
• $1,163,110 in Overtime
• $245,224 in Extra Help salaries
• $1.4 Million in Prisoner Medical
• $1.5 Million in Public Health Services
Approved by the Board of Commissioners:
At the direction of the Board of Commissioners to create and adopt a balanced budget Kitsap County went
back and reduced expenses by $2.5M and increased $1.3M in other revenue.
• 2.8 Additional Funded FTEs
• 4.5 Position Reclassification requests
• $1,163,110 in Overtime
• $245,224 in Extra Help
• Reduction of Colas across County to 0%
• Reorganization of Parks Department and Auditor’s Fiscal
Requests the Board of Commissioners Could Not Afford To Fund At This Time:
The Board was unable to fund the following requests in this budget because the long range financial plan
could not sustain these requests:
• 4% or 2% Cola increases
• 121.30 Positions
Actions Taken to Balance 2011 Budget:
The following actions were taken to balance the 2011 Budget without pulling additional dollars from reserves:
• Transition Public Defense to hybrid contract/in-house service
• Opening additional pod in Jail for S.C.O.R.E. Contract Services
• Allocated (1) one Prosecutor to Traffic Infraction Calendar
• Reorganize the process for Adult Probation
• Allocate additional monies for Diverted County Road Tax
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