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2019 Budget
2018 County Budget
• 2018 budget was set at $128,538,676
2018 levy was $62,680,533 a 7.73% increase
• Tax capacity growth absorbed 7.07% of levy increase
New Justice Center
District Court Administration
• County Attorney's Office
Nine Court Rooms
• Probation Services
• Holding Cells for Courts
Directly connected to Law
Enforcement Center
County Technology
Wright County is strengthening management of technology projects
This process identified shortfalls and areas that need to be addres<
1.) Lack of technology staff to meet County needs
2.) Too many separate systems vs. a cohesive platform to exchan�
internal information. ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) system
County Ditch Management
In Q4 of 2017 County Board hired a County Ditch Coordinator
Begun the process of redeeming benefited rolls on 16 of the 43 county ditches
Decades -old ditch records have been located and are being scanned and filed in
the drainage database system
10 ditch repair projects have been started or completed in 2018
2019 Budget Forecast
-1 2019 budget set at $147,090,953
2019 levy $73,524,014 which is a 17.30% preliminary levy increase
• Tax capacity growth estimated at 7.17% of levy increase
• The levy percentage increase is NOT the same as the property tax
percentage increase
Major Budget Impacts
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2,747..490 1,374..450 1..046..421 Z., f!DDr 2..5w..Ow 53,799
What's driving the 2019 Budg
-1 Funding capital improvement projects without using reser
Need to attract and retain employees within the County
• The prior inaction on County building needs
Financial models show issues will compound if not dealt with now
2019 Budget Revenues
Other
7%
Charges for Services
13%
State Categorical Ald
15%
State General Purpose A
4%
Federal Grants
11%
Property Ta,,,,es
2019 Budget Spending
Highway Construction
14%
Debt Service
7%
Miscellaneous
3%
Culture and Recreation
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Public Health
3%
Capital Outlay
4%
General Government
20%
Highway Operation
Human Services 89%
17%
PublicSafety
21'%
Currently Working On
• Future of current Government Center in downtown Buffalo
A potential partnership with the FBI and Wright County in building a
Law Enforcement Training Center
• A compensation and market study to address wages and job
classifications — helping to attract and retain talented employees
Future Challenges
Increasing out -of -home placements of children/adults in
County due to drug abuse and mental health issues
Increasing needs for multi-level mental health facilities and care
within or near the county
® Future of the Monticello Nuclear Power Plant
Early closure or loss of re -licensure in 2030
Property tax reduction
Loss of jobs within the County
Growth
-1 Population forecast increase of 26% in the next 20 years
Per capita spending among 10th lowest, while county is 10'
• Challenging to be at the bottom for spending, and near tol
a Growth increases tax base, yet increases needs — careful b,
* Be forward -thinking vs reactive - establish long-term solm
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160,000,000
140,000,000
120,000,000
100,000,000
80,000,000
60,000,000
40,000,000
20,000,000
Past Capacity vs. Tax Rate, 207
County Tax Capacity
2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
46.000%
45.000%
44.000%
43.000%
42.000%
41.000%
40.000%
39.000% -
38.000%
37.000%
36.000% -
2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
County Tax Ra
Taxes 101
-� Property Value & Classification x State classification rate =
Tax capacity
® All individual tax capacities added together = Total tax cal
Levy /Total Tax Capacity = Tax Rate
Tax rate x Individual Tax Capacity = Taxes you pay
Forecasted 5 -year outlook — Total Tax Capacity
TAX CAPACITY
220,000,000
210,000,000
200,000,000
190,000,000
180,000,000
170,000,000
160,OOO,000
190,000,000
140,000,000
2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
-2% TC Increase ®6% TC Increase
• Growth range 2%-6%
• Board selected 4%
estimated increase in
planning models
• Other factors can
impact the rate of
increase
Forecasted 5 -year outlook — Tax Rate
County Tax Rate
60.000%
55.000% • Growth range 2%-6%
50.000% • Board selected 4%
45.000%estimated increase in
planning models
40.000%
35.000%
• Forecasting minimal
30.000% changes in tax rate for
2018 2014 2020 2021 2022 2023 next 5 years
�2%TC Increase -6% TC Increase
220,000,000
210,000,000
200,000,000
190,000,000
180,000,000
170,000,000
160,000,000
150,000,000
140,000,000
Forecasted 5 -year outlook
TAX CAPACITY County Tax Rate
60.000%
`400— — 55.000%
50.000%
45.000%
40.000%
35.000%
30.000%
2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
-2% TC Increase -6% TC Increase
�2%TC Increase -6% TC Increase
2023
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How Do We Stack Up?
Wright County
39.9
44
Stearns County
52.5
51.1
Sherburne County
50.8
48.0
Benton County
64.3
61.0
Levy EQD Net Tax Capacity o Tax Rate
What Does This Mean?
V �� Proposed increase impacts a residential property wit
value of $290,000 by $120.74
01 N 0 Commercial property with a taxable value of $327,300 would see
WW increase ncrease of $240.65
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Agriculture property with a taxable value of $340,300 would see
�� an increase of $70.65