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Open Spaces, Cultural Places: Exploring Culture & Recreation Funding in Waukesha, Ozaukee, and Washington Counties Open Spaces, Cultural Places: Exploring Culture & Recreation Funding in Waukesha, Ozaukee, and Washington Counties About the Public Policy Forum Milwaukee-based Public Policy Forum – which was established in 1913 as a local government watchdog – is a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization dedicated to enhancing the effectiveness of government and the development of southeastern Wisconsin through objective research of regional public policy issues. Preface and Acknowledgments This report was undertaken to provide citizens and policymakers in the Greater Milwaukee region and across the state with an independent, comprehensive analysis of culture and recreation funding and infrastructure in Waukesha, Ozaukee, and Washington counties. We hope that policymakers and community leaders will use the report’s findings to inform deliberations about potential regional approaches to support cultural and recreational assets in Metropolitan Milwaukee. Report authors would like to thank administrators, budget officials, and parks/recreation officials from the three county governments for providing us with financial and programmatic information that was critical to the analysis conducted in this report. We also thank administrative and fiscal officials from each of the institutions and organizations analyzed in this report for their assistance in providing financial information and for patiently answering our questions regarding their finances and infrastructure. Finally, we wish to thank the Spirit of Milwaukee for commissioning and funding this research. Open Spaces, Cultural Places: Exploring Culture & Recreation Funding in Waukesha, Ozaukee, and Washington Counties February 2015 Authors: Anne Chapman, Researcher Mike Gavin, Senior Researcher Rob Henken, President Table of Contents Executive Summary ................................................................................................................... 3 Introduction ............................................................................................................................... 7 County Governments................................................................................................................. 9 Waukesha County ................................................................................................................... 10 Background and Budget Environment ................................................................................................. 11 Overview of Waukesha County Finances ............................................................................................. 12 Culture and Recreation in Waukesha County ..................................................................................... 15 Ozaukee County ...................................................................................................................... 26 Background and Budget Environment ................................................................................................. 27 Overview of Ozaukee County Finances ................................................................................................ 28 Culture and Recreation in Ozaukee County ........................................................................................ 31 Washington County ................................................................................................................. 43 Background and Budget Environment ................................................................................................. 44 Overview of Washington County Finances .......................................................................................... 45 Culture and Recreation in Washington County ................................................................................... 49 Private Organizations .............................................................................................................. 57 Sharon Lynne Wilson Center for the Arts ............................................................................... 58 Background ........................................................................................................................................... 59 Financial Overview ................................................................................................................................ 60 Summary of Financial Need ................................................................................................................. 63 Ozaukee County Historical Society ......................................................................................... 64 Background ........................................................................................................................................... 65 Financial Overview ................................................................................................................................ 66 Summary of Financial Need ................................................................................................................. 68 The Museum of Wisconsin Art ................................................................................................ 70 Background ........................................................................................................................................... 71 Financial Overview ................................................................................................................................ 72 Summary of Financial Need ................................................................................................................. 74 Observations and Conclusions ............................................................................................... 75 2 Executive Summary While considerable attention has been devoted to the needs of cultural, recreational, and entertainment assets in Milwaukee County, little attention has been paid to such needs in adjacent counties. This is despite continued discussions among civic leaders regarding a possible regional source of public funding that would help support assets throughout the broader metropolitan Milwaukee area. To what extent do other county governments in metro Milwaukee provide cultural and recreational opportunities for their citizens, and how much local tax money are they spending to do so? What is the condition of publicly- and privately-owned cultural and recreational assets in suburban counties, and would they benefit from a regional culture and entertainment funding source? In this report, the Public Policy Forum attempts to answer those questions by examining culture and recreation in the "WOW" (Waukesha, Ozaukee, and Washington) counties. Our research is a follow-up to two recent reports released by the Forum that assessed the needs of cultural and entertainment assets in Milwaukee County, and explored funding models from other metro areas. Those reports have framed the deliberations of the Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce's Culture and Entertainment Capital Needs Task Force. We begin by examining culture and recreation budgets for the WOW county governments. For each government, we first provide an overview of the overall budget environment. We then hone in on specific cultural and recreational activities provided by each county, detailing such matters as local property and sales tax commitments, capital financing strategies, staffing levels, and five-year needs. Finally, we offer brief perspective on the potential use of revenue from a new regional culture and entertainment funding source. Our analysis shows that the three county governments spend a combined $16-$18 million on culture and recreation operations annually, with about $6 million of that derived from local property taxes. The three counties also spend a combined $3-$4 million on capital needs annually. WOW Counties Combined Culture and Recreation Operating Expenses and Tax Levy $20 Operating Expenditures Property Tax levy $18 Millions $16 $14 $12 $10 $8 $6 $4 $2 $0 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014B 3 Those amounts pale in comparison to similar amounts spent annually in Milwaukee County and they account for only a fraction of overall annual spending in the three counties. Yet, this level of expenditure also would suggest there is merit in considering how a regional source of public funding might supplement, relieve, or supplant the current financial effort. Culture and Recreation Spending in Milwaukee County vs. the WOW Counties (2014 Budget) $80 $70 Operating Expenditures Millions Property Tax Levy $60 $50 $40 $30 $20 $10 $0 Milwaukee WOW County Counties Next, we consider the needs of private cultural organizations in the WOW counties. Such consideration gives us a better understanding of the overall picture of culture and recreation in each county and also provides context for possible consideration of funding models from other metro regions. In the Denver and Pittsburgh regions, for example, a share of regional public funding is set aside for competitive grants for private organizations that typically can be accessed for programs, special projects, or one-time capital needs. The three entities that we analyze – the Sharon Lynne Wilson Center for the Arts, Ozaukee County Historical Society, and Museum of Wisconsin Art – were selected because of their prominence and their regional nature. We find similarities among the three as well as with private cultural organizations in Milwaukee County. In general, the private organizations in the WOW counties
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