WALWORTH COUNTY State of the County Presentation for

WALWORTH COUNTY State of the County Presentation for: Walworth County Economic Development Alliance (WCEDA) April 21, 2015 County Administrator Dave Bretl

Historical Tax Levy Increases Budget Year Tax Levy Increase % Change CPI Change* 2011 $60, 793, 425 $1, 705, 558 2. 89% (0. 01%) 2012 $60, 880, 052 $86, 627 0. 14% 3. 27% 2013 $60, 879, 863 ($189) 0. 00% 3. 48% 2014 $60, 877, 860 ($2, 003) 0. 00% 1. 94% 2015 $61, 153, 471 $275, 611 0. 45% 1. 77% *CPI change for 2013 is used during 2015 budget development.

Equalized Value Changes* *without tax incremental financing districts

Average Mill Rate Library Levy $1, 547, 633 $0. 119156 Debt Service Levy 1, 620, 988 0. 124804 CDEB Levy 7, 344, 873 0. 565501 50, 639, 977 3. 898907 Operating Levy Total County Levy $61, 153, 471 $4. 708368 Out of 72 counties, Walworth County is: • Ranked 51 st for 2013 mill rate ($4. 72) compared to average ($5. 37).

Calculating the Tax v $150, 000 house (assuming 100% assessment ratio): 1. 150, 000 / 1, 000 = 150 2. 150 * 4. 708368 = 706 v $706 Walworth County taxes

Property Tax Bill • State of Wisconsin • County of Walworth • City, town or village • Gateway Technical College • School district(s) • Special taxing district

County Tax Levy Comparison 2014 Tax Levy 2015 Tax Levy Difference % Change ($20, 215) (1. 29%) Library Debt Service $1, 567, 848 $1, 547, 633 $2, 000, 198 $1, 620, 988 ($379, 210) (18. 96%) CDEB $7, 460, 976 $7, 344, 873 ($116, 103) (1. 56%) Operating $49, 848, 838 $50, 639, 977 $791, 139 1. 59% Total Levy $60, 877, 860 $61, 153, 471 $275, 611 0. 45%

Debt Service Payment History

Lakeland School - CDEB

Total Debt Outstanding

Road Contingency Funds Planned Add/(Use) Current balance Balance $4, 094, 012 2015 ($1, 000) $3, 094, 012 2016 $900, 000 $3, 994, 012 2017 $300, 000 $4, 294, 012 2018 $400, 000 $4, 694, 012 2019 $300, 000 $4, 994, 012

Public Works Renovation/ Expansion Existing Building

Health & Human Services

Other Post Employment Benefits

Projected OPEB Payments: Assuming 5. 35% Rate of Return

2015 Preliminary Expenditures

Personnel Services

2015 Preliminary Revenues

Transportation Trends Transit Dependent Population Group Seniors (75 and older) 1990 2000 2010 4, 998 5, 889 6, 298 19, 316 19, 957 27, 043 Disabled persons 1, 880 4, 282 10, 446 Households without a vehicle 1, 566 1, 663 1, 873 Persons in low-income households County Statistics Total population 75, 000 93, 759 102, 228 Total number of households 27, 620 34, 505 39, 082

Public Works Patrolman/woman lane mile beat: � State recommendation = 40 -42 lane miles � Walworth County = 53. 7 lane miles � 2015 = 49. 9 lane miles

Succession Planning - HHS Health & Human Services has flourished for more than eight year under the calm, steadying guidance of Linda Seemeyer. 2015 brings about a change in leadership at HHS. Elizabeth “Liz” Aldred was appointed by the County Board on 10/14/14 to take over the helm upon Linda’s retirement.

Succession Planning - SO 2015 brings another change in leadership at Walworth County in the Sheriff’s Office. Sheriff Dave Graves is retiring after 42 years of law enforcement service. The current Undersheriff, Kurt Picknell, received 75% of the primary election votes to fill the office. With no other candidates on the ballot, Kurt is expected to take over the office on January 5 th, 2015. With 27 years of law enforcement experience and significant education credentials, Kurt will hit the ground running.

Transitions John Griebel Walworth County Coroner 52 years Death Investigations Autopsies Cremation Permits 2010 1, 016 82 391 2011 1, 122 105 421 2012 1, 102 82 408 2013 1, 343 89 523 2014 (est) 1, 200 120 500

Full-time Equivalents (FTE)

FTE Changes FTE Change Department Finance (. 50) Treasurer 0. 82 Medical Examiner 0. 23 Clerk of Courts 2. 00 Sheriff 1. 10 Information Technology 0. 25 Health & Human Services (9. 55) Children with Disabilities Education Board (1. 27) Lakeland Health Care Center 3. 00 Public Works 2. 50 Total Changes (1. 42)

Expenditures by Department All Other 17. 91% Sheriff 21. 59% Debt/Capital 6. 20% LHCC 11. 12% HHS 21. 95% DPW 10. 32% CDEB 10. 92%

Tax Levy Allocation by Dept

Lakeland Health Care Center Tax Levy

Park Initiatives Price Dog Park Grand Opening White River Park Grand Opening