2012 - 2013 Fiscal Year Budget
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2012 - 2013 Fiscal Year Budget Guadalupe County, Texas Charlie Willmann, County Judge Roger Baenziger, Commissioner Pct 1 Jim Wolverton, Commissioner Pct 3 Kyle Kutscher, Commissioner Pct 2 Judy Cope, Commissioner Pct 4 GUADALUPE COUNTY, TEXAS COMMISSIONERS COURT Roger Baenziger Kyle Kutscher Charlie Willmann Jim Wolverton Judy Cope Commissioner Commissioner County Judge Commissioner Commissioner Precinct 1 Precinct 2 Precinct 3 Precinct 4 We are proud to represent you as your Commissioners Court for Guadalupe County. County government was established by the Texas Constitution of 1876 and is comprised of a County Judge and four Commissioners. Today there are 254 counties serving the needs of more than 18 million Texans. The counties range in size from just under 100 residents to more than three million. As your elected representatives, we are here to serve you. Approved Budget October 1, 2012 - September 30, 2013 In accordance with Local Government Code §111.003(b) This budget will raise more total property taxes than last year’s budget by $1,410,926 or 4.14%, and of that amount $1,185,784 is tax revenue to be raised from new property added to the tax roll this year. TABLE OF CONTENTS Commissioners Court ................................................................................................................................ i Title Page ................................................................................................................................................. ii Notice of Increase in Property Taxes ...................................................................................................... iii Introduction Transmittal Letter .................................................................................................................................... viii Budget Certificate ..................................................................................................................................... ix Guadalupe County Officials ....................................................................................................................... x Organizational Charts ............................................................................................................................... xi Budget Calendar ..................................................................................................................................... xiii Glossary of Terms ................................................................................................................................. xiv Guadalupe County - An Interesting History ............................................................................................. xv Guadalupe County Map by Precinct (provided by the Guadalupe County Road & Bridge Dept) ........... xvi Court Structure of Texas (provided by the Office of Court Administration, State of Texas) .................. xvii Section 1 - Summaries Budget Summary – Financial Position by Fund ..................................................................................... 1-1 Total County Revenues Pie Chart ......................................................................................................... 1-2 Total County Expenditures Pie Chart .................................................................................................... 1-3 Comparison of Revenues Graph ........................................................................................................... 1-4 Justice of The Peace Fines and Fees Graph ........................................................................................ 1-5 County Population Graph ...................................................................................................................... 1-6 Fire Department Funding Graph ........................................................................................................... 1-7 Certified Appraisal Total / Property Values ............................................................................................ 1-8 Tax Rate by Fund with Graph .............................................................................................................. 1-10 County Indebtedness Summary .......................................................................................................... 1-11 Sections 2 and 3 - Expenditures General Fund Expenditures (Department Number): Adopted Informational Budget Only - Detail County Judge (400) ............................................................................................... 2-1 3-1 Commissioners Court (401) .................................................................................. 2-1 3-2 County Clerk (403) ................................................................................................ 2-2 3-7 Veterans’ Service Office (405) .............................................................................. 2-2 3-8 Emergency Management (406) ............................................................................. 2-2 3-9 Emergency Management STRAC Program (407) ................................................. 2-2 3-10 Non-departmental (409) ........................................................................................ 2-2 3-11 County Court-at-Law (426) .................................................................................... 2-2 3-12 County Court-at-Law No. 2 (427) .......................................................................... 2-2 3-13 Combined District Court Expenses (435) .............................................................. 2-3 3-14 25th Judicial District Court (436) ........................................................................... 2-3 3-15 274th Judicial District Court (437) ......................................................................... 2-3 3-16 2nd 25th Judicial District Court (438) .................................................................... 2-3 3-17 iv Section 2 and 3 - Expenditures - County Funds, continued Adopted Informational Budget Only - Detail District Attorney (440) ........................................................................................... 2-3 3-18 District Clerk (450) ................................................................................................ 2-3 3-19 Justice of the Peace, Precinct 1 (451) .................................................................. 2-3 3-20 Justice of the Peace, Precinct 2 (452) .................................................................. 2-4 3-21 Justice of the Peace, Precinct 3 (453) .................................................................. 2-4 3-22 Justice of the Peace, Precinct 4 (454) .................................................................. 2-4 3-23 County Attorney (475) ........................................................................................... 2-4 3-24 Election Administration (490) ................................................................................ 2-4 3-25 Human Resources (493) ....................................................................................... 2-4 3-26 County Auditor (495) ............................................................................................. 2-5 3-27 County Treasurer (497) ......................................................................................... 2-5 3-28 County Tax Assessor-Collector (499) ................................................................... 2-5 3-29 Management Information Services (503) .............................................................. 2-5 3-30 Building Maintenance (516) .................................................................................. 2-5 3-31 Grounds Maintenance (517) ................................................................................. 2-5 3-32 Fire Department (543) ........................................................................................... 2-6 3-33 Constable, Precinct 1 (551) ................................................................................... 2-6 3-34 Constable, Precinct 2 (552) ................................................................................... 2-6 3-35 Constable, Precinct 3 (553) ................................................................................... 2-6 3-36 Constable, Precinct 4 (554) ................................................................................... 2-6 3-37 County Sheriff (560) .............................................................................................. 2-6 3-38 Department of Public Safety – Highway Patrol (562) ............................................ 2-7 3-40 Department of Public Safety – Commercial Vehicle Enforcement (563) ............... 2-7 3-40 County Jail (570) ................................................................................................... 2-7 3-41 Adult Probation / Community Supervision & Corrections Department (572) ......... 2-7 3-43 Juvenile Probation / Detention (574) ..................................................................... 2-7 3-44 Health and Social Services (630) .......................................................................... 2-7 3-45 Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Indigent Health Care (Guadalupe Regional Medical Center) Libraries (Seguin, Schertz, Marion) Pauper Service (Indigent Burial) Social Services (Child Welfare Board, Children’s Shelters, Children’s Advocacy Court Appointed Special Advocates, MHMR, Retired Senior Volunteers Youth Livestock