Berks County

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Berks County

• Final FY2008 Budget

County Commissioners Meeting December 18, 2007
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Berks CountyFY2008 Budget Presentation

• Budget Schedule
• Budget Overview
• Budget Revisions
• Budget Initiatives
• Budget Projections

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Berks CountyProposed FY08 Budget Budget Schedule

• November 15, 2007 Present Proposed FY08
  Budget
• December 18, 2007 Adopt Final FY08 Budget
• Public Review
• County Commissioners Office
• Budget Office
• County Website www.co.berks.pa.us

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Berks CountyFinal FY08 BudgetBottom Line

• The budget utilizes the existing tax rate _at_ 6.935
  mills.
• The budget is balanced, expenditures match
  revenues, so we are not deficit spending
• All Funds General Fund
• Total Revenues 460,332,496 214,026,658
• Total Expenses 460,332,496 201,040,292
• Excess Rev/Exp 0
  12,986,366

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Budget Revision Highlights

• Compression Pay adjustment 17k
• Capital YDC ICE/New Comm. Ctr 556k
• CYS Reimb. Court Legal Fees 94k Rev.
• JPO Placements 226k Rev./290k Exp.
• Insurance Workers Comp. -79k
• Historical Society 5k
• Berks Chiefs Association 50k
• APO Grant-in Aid -19k
• Contingency -411k

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Berks CountyProposed FY08 BudgetInitiatives

• Community Corrections
• Prison expansion
• Ag Land and open space preservation
• Financial software conversion
• 911/EMA consolidation and relocation
• 911 Infrastructure upgrade New bond issue to
  cover user radios
• Park expansion - Antietam Haycreek
• Not for profits
• Historical Society
• Human Society/Animal Rescue
• Literacy Council
• Reading Area Community College
• Berks Chiefs of Police (BCERT)

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