Adopted Operating Budget and Community Improvement Plan For the Fiscal Year July 1, 2011 through June 30, 2012 2012 Fiscal Year Adopted Budget i Wake County, North Carolina Adopted Budget for Fiscal Year 2012 Board of County Commissioners Paul Coble Phil Matthews Chairman Vice Chair Joe Bryan Betty Lou Ward Tony Gurley James West County Administration County Attorney: Scott W. Warren County Manager: David C. Cooke Deputy County Manager: Joseph K. Durham Clerk to the Board: Susan Banks Deputy County Manager: Johnna L. Rogers ii 2012 Fiscal Year Adopted Budget Table of Contents Table of Contents . iii Board Of Elections . .115 Budget And Management Services. .118 GFOA DISTINGUISHED BUDGET Facilities Design & Construction . .119 PRESENTATION AWARD . 1 Finance Department. .125 GFOA Distinguished Budget Presentation Award . 1 Human Resources . .131 Information Services. .136 BUDGET MESSAGE. 3 Register Of Deeds . .143 Ordinances . .17 Revenue Department. .146 PROCESS AND POLICIES. .45 COMMUNITY SERVICES . 149 Reader’s Guide to the Budget . .45 Community Services Management And Budget Process . .46 Budget Office . .150 Budget Calendar for Fiscal Year 2012 . .49 Parks, Recreation and Open Space. .152 Fund Structure. .50 Planning, Development and Inspections . .156 Fund Structure Charts. .52 Veterans Services . .162 Wake County Government FY 2012 Organizational Geographic Information . .164 Chart. .53 Libraries. .168 Basis of Budgeting and Basis of Accounting. .54 Financial Policies. .55 ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES . 171 Financial Models. .60 Environmental Services Administration. .173 Long-Range Planning . .61 Environmental Health & Safety . .174 Water Quality. .177 BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS . .65 Cooperative Extension. .181 Total Revenues By Fund . .65 Animal Care, Control and Adoption Center . .182 Total Revenues By Source . .66 Expenditures By Use . .67 GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION. 185 Expenditures By Type . .68 Administration / Support . .187 Summary of Revenues, Expenditures and Changes In Physical Plant. .191 Fund Balance . .69 Central Services . .192 Overview of Changes in Fund Balance . .77 Fleet Operations. .195 Revenue Highlights . .78 Security and Safety . .197 Expenditure Highlights . .84 Criminal Justice/General Government . .200 New Expenditure Requests Not Funded . .91 Field Services. .201 Personnel Summary . .93 Utilities/Life Safety/Environmental . .205 Personnel Changes Summary . .95 County Building Agreements . .207 Schedule of Interfund Transfers . .99 HUMAN SERVICES. 209 GENERAL FUND . .101 Social Services Economic Self Sufficiency . .211 General Fund Revenue Summary. 101 Child Welfare . .218 General Fund Expenditure Summary . 104 Children Youth and Family . .222 Public Health . .228 GENERAL GOVERNMENT . .107 Health Clinics. .234 General Government Budget Summary. 107 Behavioral Health. .238 Board Of Commissioners . 108 Administration and Operations . .242 County Manager. 111 Local Management Entity. .247 County Attorney . 114 Table of Contents iii Table of Contents Human Services Reserves . 251 How to Read the Community Improvement Plan. 341 Operating Budget Impact . 343 MEDICAL EXAMINER . 253 Horizon Issues. 344 Community Improvement Plan Projects . 345 EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES. 255 SEVEN-YEAR SUMMARY OF SOURCES AND FIRE-EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT . 259 USES . 351 Administration. 260 Seven-Year Summary of Sources and Uses . 351 Fire Services . 261 Emergency Management. 266 DETAILED SEVEN-YEAR SUMMARY OF SOURCES AND USES . 353 EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS . 273 Detailed Seven-Year Summary of Sources and Uses . 353 CITY-COUNTY BUREAU OF IDENTIFICATION CIP - COUNTY CAPITAL. 361 275 CIP - EDUCATION . 435 SHERIFF. 277 Law Enforcement . 278 CIP - FIRE RESCUE . 443 Detention. 282 CIP - MAJOR FACILITIES . 451 NON-DEPARTMENTAL . 285 CIP - SOLID WASTE . .459 EDUCATION . 297 Wake County Public School System . 297 FINANCIAL PLANNING MODEL . 469 Wake Technical College . 299 SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION . 477 DEBT SERVICE . 303 Wake County Facts. 477 Demographic Statistics. 479 SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS . 311 Capital Area Workforce Development . 311 GLOSSARY OF BUDGET TERMS . 481 Fire Tax District. 313 Glossary of Budget Terms . 481 Grants and Donations . 318 Housing and Community Revitalization. 321 INDEX . 487 Major Facilities . 323 Index . 487 Revaluation Reserve. 326 INTERNAL SERVICE FUND. 327 Corporate Fleet Fund. ..