Press Room

Kent County 2004 Budget

Table of Contents

  1. Table of Contents and Readers' Guide

    Provides orientation to the reader in regards to document format and contents, describes Kent County government and demographics, and explains the process and policies that guide the development of the budget.

    1. Readers' Guide
    2. County Profile
    3. Budget Process
    4. Summary of Budget Policies
    5. Basis for Budgeting

  2. Budget Overview

    Provides a comprehensive overview of the 2004 County budget. The Budget Message from the Administrator/ Controller outlines the priorities, parameters, and issues involved in developing the 2004 budget. The subsequent sections summarize the County budget as a whole by functional area, category, and fund, and provide a detailed summary of the General Fund.

    1. Introduction
    2. Budget Message from the County Administrator/Controller
    3. Significant Budget Issues
    4. All Funds Summary
      2004 All Funds Summary by Fund Type and Component Unit
      All Funds History of Fund Balances
      All Funds Budget History by Functional Area
      All Funds Budget History by Category
      All Funds Personnel History by Functional Area

  3. Fund Summaries

    Provides a description and three-year history of each fund, summarized by fund type, including a detailed summary and history of the County's General Fund.

    1. Introduction
    2. Description of Funds
    3. General Fund Summary

    4. Special Revenue Funds Summary

    5. Capital Project Funds Summary

    6. Internal Service Fund Summary

    7. Component Unit Funds Summary
    8. Proprietary Funds Summary

    9. Debt Service Funds Summary


  4. Department and Activity Summaries

    Provides an overview of County departments and programs, organized by Functional Area. Each overview includes a description of the department or program, including discussion of any significant issues in 2003 and 2004, a budget and personnel history, and an explanation of budget variances. Mission statements, goals, and performance measures are also included for each County department. Each functional area is summarized "at a Glance" at the beginning of each section.

    1. Introduction
    2. Cultural & Recreational Functional Area at a Glance
      Kent/MSU Cooperative Extension
      John Ball Zoological Gardens
      Parks
      Non-Departmental:
      • Lodging Excise Tax
    3. Enterprise Functional Area at a Glance
      Department of Aeronautics
      Department of Public Works
    4. General Government Functional Area at a Glance
      Administrator's Office
      Office of the Executive Assistant to the Board of Commissioners
      Bureau of Equalization
      Community Development
      County Clerk
      Drain Commissioner
      Facilities Management
      Fiscal Services
      Housing Commission
      Human Resources
      Informational Technology
      Risk Management
      Treasurer's Office
      Non-Departmental:
      • Correction & Detention Millage
      • Debt Service
      • Intergovernmental

    5. Health & Welfare Functional Area at a Glance
      Health Department
      Soldiers & Sailors Relief
      Non-Departmental:
      • Child Care Fund
      • Family Independence Agency
      • Prevention Initiative
      • Senior Millage

    6. Judicial Functional Area at a Glance
      17th Circuit Court
      63rd District Court
      Community Corrections
      Probate Court
      Prosecutor's Office

    7. Public Safety Functional Area at a Glance
      Sheriff's Department
      Non-Departmental:
      • Fire Prevention

    8. Other Functional Area at a Glance
      Central Services
      Fleet Services
      Non-Departmental:
      • Alliance for Health
      • Area Agency on Aging
      • Area Community Services & Employment Training (ACSET)
      • Economic Development

    9. Transfers at a Glance

  5. Capital

    Provides an overview of the Capital functional area, which includes expenditures related to Building Authority Construction and the Capital Improvement Program (CIP). The section provides program descriptions, discussion of any significant budget issues, and a three-year history of uses and budgeted personnel, as well as a description of CIP projects.
    1. Introduction
    2. Capital Functional Area at a Glance

      3. Building Authority Construction
      Capital Improvement Program

  6. Revenue Assumptions

    Discusses the assumptions made for determining County revenue projections for 2004.
    1. Introduction
    2. Revenue History and Assumptions by Category
    3. Revenue Assumptions by Fund
    4. Revenue History by Fund

  7. Appendix

    Provides additional documentation of interest.
    1. Budget Resolution
    2. County Debt & Retirement
    3. Glossary