FY 2025 ADOPTED BUDGET PRESENTATION - COUNTY.PDF

Name  :  Title  :  Date
Adopted Budget Presentation
June 24, 2024

Changes from Tentative to 
Proposed Final Budget
2
Item
To Dept-Fund- 
Appropriation
To 
Expenditure
From Dept-Fund- 
Appropriation
From 
Expenditure
Superior Court Camera 
Replacement Project
D470-445-SCCR
2,500,000 D800-100-SCCR
-2,500,000
County Attorney Positions 
Request
D190-100-OPER
565,034 D470-100-OPER*
-565,034
Mental Health Task Force 
D800-100-OPER
307,116 D800-100-MHT0
-307,116
Clerk of the Court Juvenile 
Collections Position
D160-100-OPER
63,494 D800-100-OPER
-63,494
Total
3,435,644
-3,435,644
*Contingency Request

FY 2025 Net Variance to the FY 2024 
Revised Budget (Millions)
3
(in Millions)
FY 2024 
Revised
FY 2025 
Adopted
Increase / 
Decrease
% 
Change
Total Operating
2,562.8
2,595.7
32.9
1.3%
Total Non Recurring
1,802.9
1,276.6
(526.3)
-29.2%
Total County
4,365.7
3,872.3
(493.4)
-11.3%

Budget Comparisons – How the 
Larger Counties Performed:
4
Rank (Pop)
County
State
July 1, 2023 
Population
Total FY 2024 
Budget
Spending per 
Person
1
Los Angeles
California
9,663,345
$43,000,000,000
$4,449.80
2
Cook
Illinios
5,087,072
$9,260,000,000
$1,820.30
3
Harris
Texas
4,835,125
$4,400,000,000
$910.01
4
Maricopa
Arizona
4,585,871
$4,352,000,000
$949.00
5
San Diego
California
3,269,973
$8,165,000,000
$2,496.96
6
Orange 
California
3,186,989
$9,300,000,000
$2,918.11
7
Miami-Dade
Florida
2,701,767
$11,693,000,000
$4,327.91
Source: US Census Bureau*
*Information from Rounds Consulting Group

Property Tax Rate
5
0
0.2
0.4
0.6
0.8
1
1.2
1.4
1.6
1.8
FY 2021
FY 2022
FY 2023
FY 2024
FY 2025
1.4009
1.3459
1.2473
1.2044
1.1591
0.1792
0.1792
0.1592
0.1536
0.1470
0.0556
0.0556
0.0505
0.0488
0.0470
County Primary
Flood Control
Library
Total Rate
 $1.4068
Total Rate
 $1.5807
Total Rate
 $1.6357
Total Rate
 $1.4570
Total Rate
 $1.3531

Maximum Levy vs Actual Levy – 
General Fund
6
$518 $538 $558 $581 
$606 $628 $656 $684 $713 
$746 
$781 $816 
$853 
$892 
$933 
$463
$492
$492 $478
$425
$410
$443 $471
$506$536 $566
$605
$640 $656 $643 $659
$676
 $100
 $175
 $250
 $325
 $400
 $475
 $550
 $625
 $700
 $775
 $850
 $925
 $1,000
Millions
 Maximum Levy
Actual Levy

Property Tax Levy Growth 
Comparison
A v e r a g e % G r o w t h – F Y 2 0 2 0 - 2 0 2 4
7
0%
2%
4%
6%
8%
10%
12%
14%
% Growth
Government

Budgeted FTE’s
8
*Recommended Budget
Staff to Pop Ratio
3.52
3.47
3.45
3.37
3.39
3.41
3.41
3.40
3.30
3.22
3.19
3.18
3.13
3.18
3.17
3.11
13,471 13,348 13,387 13,277 
13,572 
13,896 
14,157 14,339 
14,151 14,077 14,131 
14,323 14,348 
14,827 
15,076 15,062 
 -
 500,000
 1,000,000
 1,500,000
 2,000,000
 2,500,000
 3,000,000
 3,500,000
 4,000,000
 4,500,000
 5,000,000
10,000
11,000
12,000
13,000
14,000
15,000
16,000
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025*

Staff to Population Ratio 
Comparison
A v e r a g e S t a f f p e r T h o u s a n d - F Y 2 0 2 1 - 2 0 2 4
9
29.3
11.1
10.6
9.4
8.5
7.6
7.4
7.0
6.8
6.7
6.3
6.2
6.0
5.9
5.8
4.5
3.7
3.7
3.3
2.3
2.3
0.0
5.0
10.0
15.0
20.0
25.0
30.0
35.0
Staff to Population
Government
Staff Per Thousand

Economic Forecast Summary
Jim Rounds – 
Rounds Consulting Group
10

Budget Calendar – Remaining 
Dates
11
August 19
Property Tax Levy Adoption

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