COUNTY COULD BE IN BLACK ANOTHER YEAR - Budget Submitted To Charleston |
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The Calhoun Commission completed the 2003-04 budget last week with total
government expenditures estimated at $1,060,506.00. Public safety expenditures account for $244,125.00 of the budget, including law enforcement, service of process, regional jail and the communication center. Balancing the budget and keeping the county in the black has been a challenge in recent years, mostly because the tax base is stationary and operational costs increase. Much of the financial challenge has intensified because of continued mandates from the legislature, such as doubling the fees for audits and passing down costs for computer services. The Commission managed to pay off the regional jail bill for the first time in several years this fiscal year. Last year's audit actually showed $17,000 in the black. The Commission budgeted a small pay increase for county workers, who are among the most underpaid in West Virginia. County Clerk Richard Kirby has sent the budget to Charleston. County Commissioners are personally responsible for the county's finances if there is mismanagement.
CALHOUN County Commission Levy Estimate (Budget) STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA COUNTY OF CALHOUN to-wit:
COUNTY COMMISSION LEVY ESTIMATE (BUDGET) The amount due and the amount that will become due and collectible from every source during the fiscal year INCLUDING THE LEVY OF TAXES, is as follows: GENERAL FUND REVENUE SOURCE Unencumbered Balance (July 1) $5,000.00 Ad Valorem Property Taxes (NET) $663,292.00 Supplemental Taxes $5,000.00 Tax Penalities, Interest & Publication Fees $30,000.00 Sheriff's Earnings $2,500.00 Sheriff's Service of Process $9,770.00 County Clerk's Earnings $30,000.00 Circuit Clerk's Earnings $6,000.00 Fines, Fees & Court Cost $7,000.00 Transfers from Assessor's Valuation Fund $28,840.00 Property Transfer Tax $20,000.00 Gas & Oil Severance Tax $50,000.00 Synthetic Fuel Tax $25,000.00 Miscellaneous Revenue $20,625.00 Motor Vehicle License Fee $2,000.00 Interest Earned on Investments $1,000.00 State Grants $215,000.00 Franchise Agreement $1,000.00 Payroll Reimbursement $180,364.00 Video Lottery $1,000.00 General School Fund (Reimbursement) $30,000.00 IRP Fees $20,000.00 Prior Year Taxes $5,000.00
COAL SEVERANCE TAX FUND Unencumbered Balance (July 1) $1,000.00 Coal Severance Tax $5,000.00
ESTIMATED EXPENDITURES General Government Expenditures
County Commission $90,200.00 (GCF)
Assessor's Valuation Fund $28,840.00 (GCF)
TOTAL GENERAL GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURES
Public Safety Expenditures TOTAL PUBLIC SAFETY EXPENDITURES $244,125.00 (GCF) Health & Sanitation Expenditures
Mental Health $4,000.00 (GCF) TOTAL HEALTH & SANITATION EXPENDITURES $29,200.00 (GCF) Culture & Recreation Expenditures Parks & Recreation $24,560.00 (GCF) TOTAL CULTURE & RECREATION EXPENDITURES $24,560.00 (GCF) GRAND TOTAL $1,358,391.00 (GCF) ------ $6,000.00 (C S F) STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA CALHOUN COUNTY, TO-WIT: I, Richard Kirby, Clerk of the Calhoun County Commission, do hereby certify that the foregoing are true copies of the proposed budget adopted by the Calhoun County Commission on the 24th day of March, 2003
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Richard Kirby, Clerk
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