CAMERON COUNTY, TEXAS COMMISSIONERS' COURT APPROVED BUDGET FISCAL YEAR 2010-2011 2 CAMERON COUNTY, TEXAS 1100 E. MONROE ST. BROWNSVILLE, TX 78520 October 1, 2010 Hon. Carlos H. Cascos, County Judge Hon. Sofia Benavidez, Commissioner Pct. I Hon. John Wood Commissioner Pct. 2 Hon. David A. Garza, Commissioner Pct. 3 Hon. Edna Tamayo, Commissioner Pct. 4 Dear Members of the Commissioners Court: The budgets contained within this document represent the results of the budget development process, the Commissioners' Court review and direction, and required County obligations. The budget represents a starting point from which the County can proceed to operate according to the laws and statutes governing their activities and reflects the growth and implementation of those programs deemed priorities by this government. The following approved budgets were voted upon by Commissioners on September 16, 2010: 2011 2011 2010 Proposed Approwd Approwd Increase Budget Budget Budget (Decrease) General Fund 69,591,522 72,005,531 69,114,792 2,890,739 Road & Brindge Fund 10,186,803 9,992,909 10,039,302 (46,393) Law libraI)' Fund 162,304 165,629 253,140 (87,511) Employee Benefits Fund 8,614,000 8,599,391 8,213,737 385,654 Unlimited Tax Revenue I&S Fund 420,181 420,181 643,494 (223,313) Limited Tax Revenue I&S Fund 7,923,108 7,923,108 8,816,767 (893,659) Veterans International Bridge at Los Tomates 6,559,424 7,101,724 6,709,424 392,300 Free Trade Bridge at Los Indios 2,128,981 2,326,181 2,428,981 (102,800) Gateway International ToIl Bridge 5,487,847 6,350,597 5,827,847 522,750 Colonia Light/Scofflaw Fund 41,545 42,644 42,644 Parks System Revenue Fund 4,907,792 5,336,788 5,888,718 (551,930) County Airport Fund 33,300 33,287 36,100 (2,813) 116,056,807 120,297,970 117,972,302 2,325,668 Other program and grant budgets will be added during 2011 Fiscal Year. They will be added through the budget amendment process with the benefits and responsibilities discussed at the time of approval. This document is intended to be dynamic in nature, and be changed to address the changing conditions facing the County. However, this document represents the legal appropriations for which all County departments must adhere. We present to you the "CAMERON COUNTY FISCAL YEAR 2011 APPROVED BUDGET." CAMERON COUNTY 2010-2011 4 CAMERON COUNTY 2010-2011 Table of Contents Letter to the Commissioners' Court 3 Table of Contents 5 Budget Planning Calendar 8 Elected Officials 9 County Organizational Chart 10 Cameron County General Information 11 2010 Property Valuations 14 2010-2011 Tax Rate & Tax Levy 16 "Your Tax Dollars at Work" 17 Fiscal Policy 18 Investment Policy 22 Approved Budget 28 Personnel: 31 General Administration 33 Building Maintenance 36 Judicial Courts 37 Justice of the Peace 39 District Attorney 40 County Constable's 41 Sheriff's Office and Detention 42 Juvenile Justice 44 Health and Welfare 46 Other Funds 47 Special Road and Bridge 48 International Toll Bridge System 49 County Park System 50 Fund 100 General Fund 51 General Fund Summary 52 Detail of General Fund Revenues 53 General Fund Department Expenditure Summary 55 GENERAL GOVERNMENT 59 100-4010 County Judge 60 100-4020 Personnel/Safety Risk Management 61 100-4021 Civil Service Commission 62 100-4030 County Clerk 63 100-4040 Records Management 65 100-4041 Old Records Retrieval 66 100-4050 Veteran's Service Office 67 100-4060 Emergency Management 68 100-4070 Mail Room 70 100-4080 Computer Center 71 100-4090 General Administration 72 100-4100 Civil Division 73 100-4110 Commissioner Pct. #1 74 100-4120 Commissioner Pct. #2 75 100-4130 Commissioner Pct. #3 76 100-4140 Commissioner Pct. #4 77 100-4160 Reproduction 78 100-4190 Program Management & Development 80 100-4200 Vehicle Maintenance 81 5 CAMERON COUNTY 2010-2011 Table of Contents 100-4910 Voter Registration/Elections 83 100-4950 County Auditor 85 100-4951 Purchasing 87 100-4960 Motor Vehicle Inspection 88 100-4970 County Treasurer 89 100-4990 Tax Assessor Collector 90 100-6510 Historical Committee 93 100-6650 Farm & Home Demonstration 94 BUILDING MAINTENANCE 95 100-5020 M&O Cameron Park Substation 96 100-5030 M&O Los Fresnos Building 97 100-5040 M&O Rio Hondo Annex 98 100-5050 M&O Port Isabel Annex 99 100-5070 M&O Brownsville Health Clinic 100 100-5080 M&O Father O'Brien Health Clinic 101 100-5100 M&O Dancy Bldg. 102 100- 5130 M&O Harlingen Building 103 100-5140 M&O Courthouse 104 100-5150 M&O San Benito Bldg. 106 100-5160 M&O Records Warehouse 107 100-5170 M&O Harlingen Health Building 108 100-5200 M&O Darrel B. Hester Building 109 100-5210 M&O 35 Orange Street 110 100-5220 M&O La Feria Building 111 100-5240 M&O Arroyo City Fire Station 112 100-5760 M&O Adult Probation 113 100-6660 M&O Tick Eradication 114 LAW ENFORCEMENT 115 100-4150 Bail Bond Administration 116 100-4250 County Clerk Judicial 117 100-4260 County Court at Law I 118 100-4270 County Court at Law II 119 100-4280 County Court at Law III 120 100-4350 District Trial Courts 121 100-4351 Indigent Defense 123 100-4352 Criminal Hearing Officers 124 100-4353 Courthouse Security 125 100-4500 District Clerk 126 100-4520 JP Administration 129 100-4530 Justice of the Peace 1 130 100-4540 Justice of the Peace 2-1 131 100-4550 Justice of the Peace 2-2 132 100-4560 Justice of the Peace 3-1 133 100-4570 Justice of the Peace 3-2 134 100-4580 Justice of the Peace 4 135 100-4590 Justice of the Peace 7-2 136 100-4600 Justice of the Peace 5-1 137 100-4610 Justice of the Peace 5-2 139 100-4620 Justice of the Peace 6 140 100-4630 Justice of the Peace 7-1 141 100-4750 District Attorney 142 100-5120 Jail 144 100-5121 M&O Jail 146 100-5180 Jail Infirmary 147 6 CAMERON COUNTY 2010-2011 Table of Contents 100-5510 Constable Pct. 1 148 100-5520 Constable Pct. 2 150 100-5530 Constable Pct. 3 151 100-5540 Constable Pct. 4 153 100-5541 Mental Health Transport 155 100-5550 Constable Pct. 5 156 100-5560 Constable Pct. 6 158 100-5570 Constable Pct. 7 160 100-5600 Sheriffs Office 161 100-5601 M&O Sheriff s Office 163 100-5620 Sheriffs Auto Theft Detail 164 100-5700 Juvenile Boot Camp 165 100-5701 Bootcamp Reimbursement 167 100-5710 Juvenile Probation 168 100-5713 Juvenile Detention 170 HEALTH 171 100-6300 Health Department 172 100-6301 Community Services 174 100-6310 Environmental Health 175 Learning Centers 177 WELFARE 186 100-6400 Indigent Eligibility 187 100-6410 Child Welfare 188 100-6411 Child Protective Legal 189 100-6420 Indigent Health Care Claims 190 TRANSFERS 191 100-6700 Detail of General Fund Transfers Out 192 Fund 15 Special Road & Bridge Fund 193 Fund Summary 194 150-4210 GIS Mapping 197 150-4750 District Attorney 198 150-6170 Commissioner Pct. 1 Staff 199 150-6180 Commissioner Pct. 2 Staff 200 150-6190 Commissioner Pct. 3 Staff 201 150-6200 Commissioner Pct. 4 Staff 203 150-6210 Consolidated Road & Bridge Maintenance & Operations 203 150-6211 Colonia Projects 205 150-6220 Road & Bridge Engineering 206 150-6230 Planning & Inspections 208 Fund 17 Law Library 209 Fund 30 Employee Benefits Fund 213 Fund 61 I&S Unlimited Tax Revenue Bond Debt Service 218 Fund 63 I&S Limited Tax Revenue Bond Debt Service 226 International Toll Bridge System 239 Fund 82 Colonia Light/Scofflaw Fund 257 Fund 83 Cameron County Park System 261 Fund 88 County Airport Fund 283 Fixing the Rates of Taxation for the Year 2002-2003 289 FY 2002-03 General Purpose Financial Statements 305 and Notes to the Financial Statements 7 CAMERON COUNTY 2010-2011 Budget Calendar July 27,2010 Celtified Tax Roll Delivered to County August 5, 2010 Meeting ofConmnssioners COUlt to discuss taxrate(effetive & rollback rates) Certified Appraisal Roll, collection rate, debt taxes, etc., due to the Commissioners Court Discussion regarding Elected Officials maximum compensation for publication August 6, 2010 72-hournotice for meeting to discuss tax rate (open meeting notice) 08/07/10 & 08/08/10 Publish Notice of Elected Officials salaries(set 10+ days after notice) Calculation and publication of effective tax rate, rollback rate, etc .., as required August 12,2010 Meeting to discuss tax rate and record vote and schedule public hearing August 13,2010 FilE Proposed BUDGE[ W/ CCLERK August 15,2010 "Notice of Public Hearing on Tax Increase" (lst quarter-page notice) published at least seven days before public hearing. August 19,2010 Public Hearing & Setting salaries of Elected Officials (5 days to file grievance from notice) August 20, 2010 72-hour notice for public hearing on tax increase (open meeting notice) August 26, 2010 Public Hearing on tax rate August 27, 2010 72-hournotice for 2nd public hearing on tax increase (open meeting notice) 72-hour notice for public hearing on budgdet (open meeting notice) August 29,2010 Notice of Public hearing on Budget(at least 15 days after filing) September 2, 2010 Second Public Hearing on tax rate(announce meeting to adopt) 3-14 days from this date Public Hearing on Budget Final changes to budget Commissioners Court considers Grievance Committee recommendations September 5, 2010 Notice on Vote on TaxRate (published before meeting to adopt tax rate) 2nd qtrpage notice September 10,2010 72-hour notice for vote on tax rate (open meeting notice) 72-hour notice for adoption ofbudgdet September 16,2010 Final Adoption of Budget Order adopting tax rate 8 CAMERON COUNTY 2010-2011 ELECTED OFFICIALS Carlos H.