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ORGANIZATIONAL CHART BUDGET PROCESS BUDGET OVERVIEW PROPERTY TAX ANALYSIS

FY27 Adopted Employee Summary by Function
Full-Time Employees Total 2122
FTE count does not include grants and/or PT positions

Number of Employees by Function Total 2122
❖ The budget process begins each January Community Services 73
kicking off meetings with the Commissioners General Government 369
Court, where goals and priorities are
determined and direction is given to the Judicial 338
Budget Office. In February, the Budget Office Public Safety 1166
prepares the budget software tool and Road & Bridge Fund 176
disburses instructions and timelines to all
county departments.

❖ Simultaneously, pre-budget meetings are
offered to all departments to discuss upcoming
budget requests/new programs. Soon after
(April), departments begin entering their
requests. The months of May and June are set
aside by the Budget Office to work on budget
recommendations, and by mid-July, budget
recommendations are available for viewing.

➢ County taxes for 2026 on the average home value
❖ The Budget Office presents its of $439,175 are $1,851 based on the adopted tax
recommended budget early August while rate of $0.421547 per $100 of taxable value.
additional workshops are hosted to further ➢ Changes in an individual taxpayer’s county taxes
develop the Proposed Budget. Budget are dependent upon the specific change in
adoption typically occurs the last Tuesday of FY27 Adopted Budget Total $712,942,615 property valuations and tax rates.
that same month. The adopted budget is filed General Fund $ 405,648,214 ➢ The above diagram is presented for comparison
in the County Clerk’s Office and the Auditor’s Debt Service Fund $ 232,288,039 purposes. Taxes listed above are not all inclusive
Office by September 30 each year. Road & Bridge Fund $ 75,006,362 as taxable entities vary based on the location of
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the home within the county.