2014-15 Business Plan, Adopted Budget & Five-Year Financial Outlook VOLUME 1 Summaries and Five-Year Plan Miami-Dade County • Florida 1 Carlos A. Gimenez, Mayor Board of County Commissioners Rebeca Sosa, Chairwoman Barbara J. Jordan, District 1 Jean Monestime, District 2 Audrey M. Edmonson, District 3 Sally A. Heyman, District 4 Bruno A. Barreiro, District 5 Rebeca Sosa, District 6 Xavier L. Suarez, District 7 Daniella Levin Cava, District 8 Dennis C. Moss, District 9 Sen. Javier D. Souto, District 10 Juan C. Zapata, District 11 José “Pepe” Díaz, District 12 Esteban Bovo, Jr., District 13 Harvey Ruvin, Clerk of Courts Pedro J Garcia, Property Appraiser Robert A. Cuevas Jr., County Attorney Jennifer Moon, Director, Management and Budget miamidade.gov or call 3-1-1 Printed using sustainable products The Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada (GFOA) presented a Distinguished Budget Presentation Award to Miami-Dade County, Florida for its annual budget for the fiscal year beginning October 1, 2013. In order to receive this award, a governmental unit must publish a budget document that meets program criteria as a policy document, as an operations guide, as a financial plan, and as a communications device. This award is valid for a period of one year only. We believe our current budget continues to conform to program requirements, and we are submitting it to GFOA to determine its eligibility for another award. Printed using sustainable products This Certificate of Excellence is presented to Miami-Dade County FL for exceeding the standards established by the ICMA Center for Performance Measurement™ in the identification and public reporting of key outcome measures, surveying of both residents and employees, and the pervasiveness of performance measurement in the organization’s culture. Presented at the 99th ICMA Annual Conference Boston/New England 24 September 2013 Robert J. O’Neill Jr. Bonnie Svrcek ICMA Executive Director ICMA President Wayne Sommer Acting Director ICMA Center for Performance Measurement Printed using sustainable products Our Mission Delivering excellent public services that address our community’s needs and enhance our quality of life Our Guiding Principles In Miami-Dade County government we are committed to being: • Customer-focused and Customer-driven • Honest, Ethical, and Fair to All • Accountable and Responsive to the Public • Diverse and Sensitive • Efficient and Effective • Committed to Development of Leadership in Public Service • Innovative • Valuing and Respectful of Each Other • Action-Oriented Printed using sustainable products MESSAGE FROM THE MAYOR December 17, 2014 Dear Fellow Residents of Miami-Dade County: For the first time in more than a decade, the FY 2014-15 Adopted Budget provides a foundation for a balanced five-year forecast. We established a sustainable operating plan and continue to transform the way that we deliver services to our community. Over the next five years we will be able to support the current level of services and make investments in our reserves. We are well on our way toward a future that promises economic potential, fiscal sustainability, and wide-ranging opportunities for development. The FY 2014-15 budget process was a challenging one. Though property values did improve, especially in our coastal cities, the overall Countywide, UMSA, Fire and Library revenue increases were limited. We had to resolve unexpected costs imposed by unfunded State mandates, the restoration of employee benefits as a result of contract negotiations, and increased operating costs. Despite these costs, we were able to hold services together, keep reserves at responsible levels, and continue to advance our capital development programs. To date, we have been able to reach agreement with labor unions representing more than half of our employees – agreements which include the implementation of a healthcare plan redesign which will save the County at least $50 million per year, once all employees are included. These successful negotiations have allowed us to maintain positions and services and restore benefits to employees. In order to maintain all of our sworn positions in the Police Department and the Boot Camp Program in the Correc- tions and Rehabilitation Department through FY 2014-15, we utilized funding available to the County through the sale of our Air Rescue helicopters. If we are able to expand the healthcare plan redesign to all employees, those restorations can be maintained beyond this fiscal year. Since the beginning of my administration, the budgets I have proposed have closed nearly $800 million in gaps – which included the largest property tax cut in County history – created because the costs of doing business have exceeded the resources avail- able. Over the past three years, we have cut $260 million in costs - $190 million of which are recurring, maximized the use of available one-time revenues, eliminated nearly 2,500 positions, and saved more than $400 million in personnel costs through retirement rate adjustments, healthcare cost controls, and concessions negotiated with our labor organizations. I continue to fulfill the promises I made when I took office - to provide you with a government that is built on transparency, ef- ficiency and fiscal responsibility. We need a government that is sustainable, one that takes an honest long-term view when it comes to our budget. I remain committed to doing all that I can to make Miami-Dade County the world class community we all know it can be for our families now and in the future, while keeping taxes low and providing the essential services you expect from your county government. I look forward to working with the Board of County Commissioners towards this goal in the years to come. This year, through the efforts of Chairwoman Rebeca Sosa and Finance Committee Chairman Esteban Bovo, the Board of County Commissioners engaged in the budget development process from the beginning. I look forward to continuing to work with all Commissioners to support the delivery of essential services and further my vision of Miami-Dade County as a leading global me- tropolis with a robust and sustainable economy, vibrant neighborhoods, and a diverse and engaged community. Working together we will make this a reality for all of us. Sincerely, Carlos A. Gimenez Mayor 7 3 MIAMI-DADE COUNTY TABLE OF ORGANIZATION by STRATEGIC AREA 2014-15 COUNTY RESIDENTS STATE OFFICERS CHIEF JUDGE PROPERTY •CLERK OF COURTS ELEVENTH JUDICIAL APPRAISER •PUBLIC DEFENDER CIRCUIT •STATE ATTORNEY BOARD OF MAYOR COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COMMISSION OFFICIAL COUNTY OFFICE OF THE COUNTY DEPARTMENTS COUNTY ATTORNEY ON ETHICS AND BOARDS AUTHORITIES INSPECTOR GENERAL PUBLIC TRUST COUNCILS RECREATION AND PUBLIC NEIGHBORHOOD AND ECONOMIC HEALTH AND CULTURE SAFETY INFRASTRUCTURE TRANSPORTATION DEVELOPMENT HUMAN SERVICES CORRECTIONS REGULATORY COMMUNITY CULTURAL AND ANIMAL AVIATION AND ACTION AND AFFAIRS REHABILITATION SERVICES ECONOMIC HUMAN RESOURCES SERVICES FIRE RESCUE PUBLIC WORKS MIAMI-DADE LIBRARY AND WASTE TRANSIT MANAGEMENT PUBLIC HOUSING AND COMMUNITY JUVENILE PARKS, DEVELOPMENT SERVICES RECREATION AND WATER PORT OF MIAMI OPEN SPACES MEDICAL AND SEWER EXAMINER MIAMI-DADE POLICE GENERAL GOVERNMENT AUDIT AND COMMUNITY HUMAN INFORMATION INTERNAL MANAGEMENT MANAGEMENT INFORMATION ELECTIONS FINANCE RESOURCES TECHNOLOGY SERVICES AND BUDGET SERVICES AND OUTREACH RECREATION AND ECONOMIC HEALTH AND CULTURE TRANSPORTATION DEVELOPMENT HUMAN SERVICES CITIZENS’ VIZCAYA HOMELESS INDEPENDENT MIAMI-DADE MUSEUM AND ECONOMIC TRUST TRANSPORTATION GARDENS ADVOCACY TRUST TRUST PUBLIC HEALTH TRUST 8 TABLE OF CONTENTS Budget Message to the Residents ................................................................................ 7 Miami-Dade County Table of Organization ................................................................... 8 Table of Contents ........................................................................................................ 9 Budget-in-Brief .......................................................................................................... 11 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ............................................................................................ 22 Where Are We? Who Are We? ................................................................................. 30 Our Structure ............................................................................................................. 33 Government Structure ................................................................................................. 33 Organizational Structure ............................................................................................. 34 Financial Structure ...................................................................................................... 35 What Do We Do? How Are We Doing ...................................................................... 41 Plan ............................................................................................................................. 42 Measure ...................................................................................................................... 43 Monitor ........................................................................................................................ 44 The Budget Process and Property Taxes ............................................................... 45 What is the Budget? ...................................................................................................