BOULDER COUNTY 2020 BUDGET Boulder County 2020 BUDGET BOOK Adopted December, 2019 0 BOULDER COUNTY 2020 BUDGET Prepared by Office of Financial Management Ramona Farineau Chief Financial Officer Available online at www.BoulderCounty.org ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Thank you to everyone who contributed to publishing this budget document. We would like to express our appreciation to the following individuals for their efforts. They deserve special recognition for their work on this document. Images of Boulder County landmarks are used under Creative Commons license and/or permission of the artist. Cover photo "Boulder Falls" is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0. BOULDER COUNTY BUDGET STAFF Aaron Pratt, Budget Director Jillian Dieterich, Senior Budget Analyst Dawn Bashford-Page, Budget Analyst Mitchell W. Goodwin, Senior Budget Analyst Amy Jarboe, Budget Analyst David Thayer, Budget Analyst 1 BOULDER COUNTY 2020 BUDGET GFOA DISTINGUISHED BUDGET PRESENTATION AWARD The Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada (GFOA) presented a Distinguished Budget Presentation Award to Boulder County, Colorado for its annual budget for the fiscal year beginning January 1, 2018. In order to receive this award, a governmental unit must publish a budget document that meets program criteria as a policy document, an operations guide, a financial plan, and a communication device. The 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. 2 BOULDER COUNTY 2020 BUDGET TABLE OF CONTENTS ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS......................................................................................................................... 1 BOULDER COUNTY BUDGET STAFF ............................................................................................................. 1 GFOA DISTINGUISHED BUDGET PRESENTATION AWARD ............................................................................... 2 TABLE OF CONTENTS ............................................................................................................................... 3 SECTION 1 – INTRODUCTION TO BOULDER COUNTY .......................................................................... 7 ELECTED OFFICIALS ................................................................................................................................ 7 DEPARTMENT HEADS ............................................................................................................................... 7 COUNTY ORGANIZATION .......................................................................................................................... 8 Functions and Duties of Government............................................................................................... 8 Organizational Chart ....................................................................................................................... 9 BOULDER COUNTY OVERVIEW ................................................................................................................ 10 Demography of Boulder County .................................................................................................... 11 Economy of Boulder County .......................................................................................................... 14 History of Boulder County ............................................................................................................. 15 SECTION 2 – BUDGET MESSAGE ......................................................................................................... 21 OVERVIEW ........................................................................................................................................... 21 BUDGET GOALS .................................................................................................................................... 21 KEY FACTORS ....................................................................................................................................... 21 REVENUE OUTLOOK .............................................................................................................................. 23 EXPENDITURES ..................................................................................................................................... 24 COMPENSATION AND BENEFIT COSTS ...................................................................................................... 25 STAFFING............................................................................................................................................. 25 NEW REQUESTS .................................................................................................................................... 26 Transportation ............................................................................................................................... 26 Sustainability ................................................................................................................................. 26 Public Safety .................................................................................................................................. 26 County-Wide ................................................................................................................................. 26 DEBT ................................................................................................................................................... 27 BUDGET RESERVES ................................................................................................................................ 27 BASIS OF BUDGETARY ACCOUNTING ........................................................................................................ 28 OVERVIEW OF COUNTY FUNDS ............................................................................................................... 28 CONCLUSION AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ................................................................................................ 31 SECTION 3 – BUDGET SUMMARY ......................................................................................................... 33 3 BOULDER COUNTY 2020 BUDGET CONSOLIDATED BUDGET SUMMARY ......................................................................................................... 33 BOULDER COUNTY FUND OVERVIEW ....................................................................................................... 34 GENERAL USE FUNDS ............................................................................................................................ 36 General Fund ................................................................................................................................. 36 SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS ....................................................................................................................... 38 Road and Bridge Fund ................................................................................................................... 38 Social Services Fund ...................................................................................................................... 40 Dedicated Resources Fund ............................................................................................................ 42 Health and Human Services Fund .................................................................................................. 44 Offender Management Fund ......................................................................................................... 46 Sustainability Tax Fund .................................................................................................................. 47 CAPITAL AND DEBT SERVICE FUNDS ......................................................................................................... 48 Parks and Open Space Fund .......................................................................................................... 48 Capital Expenditure Fund ............................................................................................................. 50 Disaster Recovery Fund ................................................................................................................. 52 Debt Service Fund ......................................................................................................................... 53 PROPRIETARY FUNDS ............................................................................................................................. 54 Eldorado Springs Local Improvement District Fund ...................................................................... 55 Recycling Center Fund .................................................................................................................. 56 Risk Management Fund ................................................................................................................. 58 Fleet Services Fund ....................................................................................................................... 59 FUND BALANCES ................................................................................................................................... 60 EXPENDITURES BY GOVERNMENT FUNCTION ............................................................................................. 62 LONG RANGE PLANNING