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HomeMy WebLinkAboutBOCC Budget OverviewBoard of County Commissioners Dennis Luke (Chair), Commissioner - Position 1 Mike Daly, Commissioner - Position 2 Tammy Melton (Vice Chair), Commissioner - Position 3 Mission Statement To provide public oversight of the governmental process by setting policy and structure for Deschutes County Department Description The Board of Commissioners for Deschutes County serves as the public's elected advocates and is the policymaking body of Deschutes County government. It is comprised of three, at -large elected officials each serving a four-year term. The term for commissioner positions one and three runs from 2007 to 2011, while position two is from 2005 to 2009. Budget Snapshot Total Budget: 5647,210 Total Staff: 5.00 FTE Budget (Decrease): (16.7%) The Board's duties include executive, judicial (quasi-judicial) and legislative authority over policy matters of countywide concern. Adopting the annual budget is one responsibility of the Board. To implement policy and manage day- to-day operations of the County, the Board is responsible for appointing the County Administrator. The County Counsel is also appointed by the Board. Additionally, the Board is the governing body for the Sunriver Service District, 911 Service District and Extension/4- H Service District. This Board is also takes a lead role in working with and lobbying other governmental bodies including the Oregon State Legislature, the Oregon U.S. Congressional delegation. This interjurisdictional work also includes the four cities in Deschutes County, Bend, Redmond, Sisters and La Pine, in addressing matters of mutual concern. The Commissioners are the political and communications link between the citizens of Deschutes County and the County government. Individual members of the Board also represent the County through appointments or affiliations with community boards and agencies. Here is a list of those appointments and affiliations: Dennis Luke • Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) • Upper Deschutes Watershed Council • Association of Oregon Counties (AOC) — Legislative Committee • Central Oregon Area Commission on Transportation (COACT) • Deschutes County Audit Committee • Central Oregon Intergovernmental Council, alternate (COIC) • Central Oregon Community Investment Board, alternate (COCIB) Tammy Melton • NeighborImpact • Deschutes River Conservancy Board • Central Oregon Health Collaborative • Local Public Safety Coordinating Council (LPSCC) o Chair - Drug Court Subcommittee o Alternatives to Incarceration Subcommittee • Central Oregon Area Commission on Transportation (COACT), alternate • Accountable Behavioral Health Alliance (ABHA) Mike Daly • Central Oregon Visitors Association (COVA) • Central Oregon Intergovernmental Council (COIC) • Central Oregon Community Investment Board (COCIB) • Oregon Consortium/Oregon Workforce Alliance • Deschutes/Ochoco Resource Advisory Committee (U.S. Forest Service) • Hospital Authority Board • Association of Oregon Counties (AOC) — Various Committees • National Association of Counties (NACo) — Various Committees Board of County Commissioners Goals and Objectives GOAL 1: Maintain open lines of communication with the general public to ensure awareness of and public involvement in the decision making process Objectives • Review current communication practices to ensure their effectiveness and to provide guidance for a strategic communications plan • Determine the cost and feasibility of televising/broadcasting Board meetings • Set aside walk-in and appointment meeting times for citizens who want to confer with individual commissioners • Establish a schedule of meetings outside of Bend GOAL 2: Make decisions on behalf of the citizens of Deschutes County using the best information possible • Ensure that interested/affected parties have opportunity to be heard before policy decisions are made • Work with state lobbyists and federal congressional delegation to ensure suitable representation of County interests in the Legislature and Congress GOAL 3: Maximize public services while minimizing expenditure of public dollars Objectives • Develop five-year financial projections • Determine capital improvement and infrastructure priorities • Adopt a balanced budget and review financial reports to confirm the fiscal accountability of County government. Board of County Commissioners Successes and Challenges Successes during the past year • Distributed grants of more than $160,000 in video lottery funds to 43 local non- profits • Conducted Deschutes County's first comprehensive community surveys • Developed countywide goals and objectives for FY 2009 • Adopted an ordinance codifying the Audit Committee • Consummated an agreement with the City of Bend and the Bethlehem Inn that allowed the Bethlehem Inn to move into new, permanent quarters in Bend • Board approved 67 orders, 22 ordinances and 70 resolutions in FY 2008 • Board held 11 joint meetings with the city councils of Bend, Redmond and Sisters in FY 2008 • Board held seven public meetings, public hearings and town halls in FY2008 on issues such as South County groundwater, amateur radio towers and Sunriver Mall • Approved special needs expansions of Bend Urban Growth Boundary to accommodate Bend -La Pine School District Significant issues in the year ahead Major policy issues facing the Board in FY 2009 include Bend Urban Growth Boundary expansion, land sale for the proposed jail expansion project, implementation of the Local Rule (if adopted) including the recommendations of the Financial Assistance Advisory Committee and a potential land trade with the Division of State Lands to acquire property south of the Fair and Expo Center. Fiscal issues and condition Beginning in FY 2009, the Board of County Commissioners will be funded as an internal service department instead of as part of the county General Fund. This change allowed for the Board of Commissioners' expenses to be allocated to all the functions they serve. All departments within the county will share the cost of the Board's expenses. As such, 100% of the funding for this department will come from indirect service charges.