Comparison of County and Non-County Budget Shares
State Mandated County Share Expenditures
County Share Revenues
Calculation of Adopted Property Tax Levy
Distribution of County Property Tax Levy
Understanding the 2004 County Budget
Comparison of County and Non-County Budget Shares 2003 Adopted vs. 2004 Adopted
In Millions
2003 Adopted
% of Total Budget
2004 Adopted
% of Total Budget
Change
County Share
$474.37
41.94%
$495.07
41.81%
$20.70
Non-County Share
$656.60
58.06%
$688.98
58.19%
$32.38
Total Budget
$1,130.97
100.00%
$1,184.05
100.00%
$53.08
The non-county share portion of the total budget consists of state and federally funded transfer payments for public assistance. These payments, as well as those expenditures that are offset by revenues generated by County departments, total $688,986,530 an increase of $32,389,099 and comprise 58.19% of the 2004 Budget.

The County Share portion is funded locally by property taxes, sales and use taxes, interest earnings and other Countywide revenues. County share expenditures total $495,068,392 and increase of $20,694,810 and represents 41.81% of the 2004 Budget.
State Mandated County Share Expenditures 2003 Adopted vs. 2004 Adopted (in millions)
2003 Adopted 2004 Adopted $ Change % Change
Medicaid
$158.74
$175.33
Family & Safety Net Assistance
32.31
31.16
Child Welfare Services
14.15
13.71
DSS Other Programs & Costs
15.03
14.86
County Home
2.00
-
Mandated Social Services:
$222.23
$235.06
$12.83
5.77%
Sheriff - Division of Jail Management
$37.15
$37.15
Indigent Defense
5.90
7.23
Probation & District Attorney
12.79
13.99
Mandated Law Enforcement:
$55.84
$58.73
$2.89
5.18%
NFTA
$18.60
$19.33
$0.73
3.92%
Services to Handicapped Children:
$15.83
$17.12
$1.29
8.15%
Other State Mandates
$20.83
$37.77
$16.94
81.33%
Total State Mandated Expenditures
$333.33
$368.01
$34.68
10.40%
County Share Revenues 2003 Adopted vs. 2004 Adopted (in millions)
2003 Adopted
2004 Adopted
Sales Tax 3%
$126.67
$132.84
Sales Tax 1%
$119.58
$125.41
Interest Earnings
$4.50
$4.50
OTB Revenues
$1.50
$.95
Real Property Items
$20.19
$21.86
Fund Balance
$26.98
$20.56
Appropriated Fund Balance
$8.83
$14.45
Other County Revenues
$13.59
$21.97
$ Change
% Change
Total
$321.84
$342.54
$20.70
6.43%
The 2004 Adopted Budget sets County Share revenues, exclusive of the property tax, at $342,538,841.

Changes in the amount of County share revenues estimated to be received in 2004 are shown in the above table.
Calculation of Adopted 2004 Property Tax Levy
2004 County Share Expenditures
$495,068,392
Less 2004 Countywide Local Revenues
(342,538,841)
(Exclusive Property Taxes)
2004 Property Tax Levy
$152,529,551
2003 Property Tax Levy
$152,529,551
Property Tax Levy Change
$0
Distribution of County Property Tax Levy 2003 Adopted vs. 2004 Adopted (in millions)
$128.33
$24.20
2004
84.14%
15.86%
General Government Tax
Library Tax
$129.46
$23.07
2003
84.88%
15.12%
General Government Tax
Library Tax
The respective shares of the Adopted 2004 County property tax levy for each of the two components of the County property tax bill are shown above and compared with the tax levy distributions authorized in the 2003 Adopted Budget. In 2004, the amount of real property tax levy for library purposes increases by $1,129,637 while the amount of real property taxes for general government purposes decreases by the same amount. The amount of the overall County property tax levy remains the same.