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Home My WebLink About2024/08/27 Workshop Session 09:30AM FILED FOR RECORD DATE B— 23- aoJy AT B:5 0 O'CLOCK Pr• M ah I KAREN MCQUEEN BRAZOS UTY CLERK j ry H \11 _ By BRAZOS COUNTY BRYAN, TEXAS NOTICE OF MEETING AND AGENDA WORKSHOP SESSION BRAZOS COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COURT BRAZOS COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WILL MEET INAWORKSHOP SESSION AS FOLLOWS: MEETING DATE: August 27,2024 MEETING TIME: 9:30AM MEETING PLACE: Commissioners Courtroom of the Brazos County Administration Building, 200 S.Texas Avenue, Suite 106, Bryan, TX 77803 1. Call to Order 2. Presentation and discussion of the FY 2024-2025 County Budget. 3. Adjourn The Commissioners Courtroom of the Brazos County Administration Building,200 S.Texas Avenue,Suite 106,Bryan,TX 77803 is wheelchair accessible.Handicap parking spaces are available.Any request for sign interpretive services must be made two working days before the meeting.To make arrangements,please call(979)361-4102. 5 :� E. of ;• r. _ *: '.C� ,1. to . TY VOF 4 . The foregoing minutes of the Commissioners Court Workshop Session held August 27,2024,have been examined and are approved in open Court this the 3rd day of September 2024, in Bryan, Brazos County, Texas. ›— ajL , _ ':d/ Duane Peters Steve Aldrich County Judge Commissioner, Precinct 1 . :.__,____..„.:____. .-_-_-,-- ----_ - „cL.,,,,,,c1 , ____y-i-x,--.-tdr-- Chuck Konderla Nancy Berry Commissioner, Precinct 2 Commissioner, Precinct 3 Wanda J. Wats Commissioner, cinct 4 Attest: Z.k.,P.A----crn eQQA/O.A."--- Karen McQueen County Clerk °`0,— tcri Idf a1f— ti'�a nt MINUTES AUGUST 27, 2024 BRAZOS COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COURT WORKSHOP SESSION 1. Call to Order A workshop session of the Commissioners' Court of Brazos County, Texas was held in the Brazos County Commissioners Courtroom in the Administration Building, 200 South Texas Avenue, in Bryan, Brazos County, Texas, beginning at 9:30 a.m. on Tuesday, August 27, 2024 with the following members of the Court present: Duane Peters, County Judge, Presiding; Steve Aldrich, Commissioner of Precinct 1; Chuck Konderla, Commissioner of Precinct 2; Nancy Berry, Commissioner of Precinct 3; Wanda J.Watson, Commissioner of Precinct 4; Karen McQueen, County Clerk. The attached sheets contain the names of the citizens and officials that were in attendance. 2. Presentation and discussion of the FY 2024-2025 County Budget. Judge Peters called the meeting to order and invited Budget Officer Nina Payne to begin the presentation of the Fiscal Year 2024-2025 Proposed Budget. Ms. Payne highlighted several changes that were made to the Proposed Budget based on recommendations by the Commissioners Court including, an additional 0.5 percent Cost of Living Adjustment, an increase to Collections, moving retiree health insurance to Non-Departmental and a transfer to the Grant Fund.After a brief discussion on the General Fund balance, Ms. Payne invited Auditor Katie Conner to present the Tax Rate options. Ms. Conner stated that in order to balance the budget, a rate of 0.4135 would be required. Judge Peters stated that his philosophy is to create a fiscally conservative budget, while taking into consideration future capital projects that may be necessary as a continually growing urban county. He suggested a rate of 0.4197 to both balance the budget and allow for General Fund growth to fund future projects. Commissioner Aldrich disagreed with raising the rate and suggested the no new revenue rate. The Court entered into further discussion. 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Ekz_da-ks.)uo � �- Kt, ct 61-D Brazos County,Texas Summary of Proposed Budget For the Year Ended September 30,2025 Without"Capital"Projects Budgeted Budgeted Proposed Revenues-General Fund 22-23 23-24 24-25 Difference Taxes 127,148,000 134,330,000 130,646,186 (3,683,814.00) Charges for Services 11,771,570 11,221,037 13,624,275 2,403,238.00 Interest 2,440,000 5,780,000 10,275,000 4,495,000.00 Other Revenues 1,698,700 961,750 1,086,700 124,950.00 Reserves 51,760,370 44,859,588 11,571,941 (33,287,647.00) Intergovernmental 8,916,000 836,002 857,002 21,000.00 Other Financing Sources 210,000 210,000 210,000 - Total Revenues-General Fund $ 203,944,640 $ 198,198,377 $ 168,271,104 (29,927,273.00) Expenditures-General Fund General Government 63,866,898 50,788,681 62,091,284 11,302,603.00 Justice System 27,960,206 29,286,809 32,118,125 2,831,316.00 Law Enforcement 31,181,563 35,368,643 39,335,607 3,966,964.00 Juvenile Services 9,110,833 8,247,455 8,727,928 480,473.00 Public Health 7,790,694 9,261,888 9,646,541 384,653.00 Human Services 5,680,474 6,995,082 7,422,523 427,441.00 Public Transportation 36,430,437 36,615,545 29,776,119 (6,839,426.00) Other Financing Uses 21,923,535 21,634,274 1,628,482 (20,005,792.00) Total Expenditures-General Fund $ 203,944,640 $ 198,198,377 $ 190,746,609 (7,451,768.00) Revenues Less Expenditures(Deficit) $ - $ - $ (22,475,505) $ (22,475,505) Items in Proposed Budget as of August 27,2024 • Items added since Budget Workshop on August 20,2024: Revenue Budget:(Increase to Revenues) $ 5,522 Fees-Sheriff-CSISD SRO-Salary Range Restructure 5,522 Expenditure Budget:(Increase to Expenditures) $ 399,024 Additional 0.5%COLA for majority of County Employees-Salary/Wages&Benefits 378,484 Increased Collection-Clear Investigations 6,000 Decreased Retiree Health Insurance Commissioner's Court (4,000,000) Increased Retiree Health Insurance in Non-Departmental 4,000,000 Transfer to Grant Fund-additional 0.5%COLA(Juvenile and TIDC) 14,540 Expenditure Budget:(Increase to Expenditures) $ 19,069,835 4.5%COLA for majority of County Employees 2,816,108 Benefit Increase due to COLA 816,945 Accrued Salary&Benefits for 1 day 29,655 Position Reclassifications,Deletions,Salary adjustments 1,226,977 Increase to Community Support 702,327 Transfer to Grant Fund 1,133,942 Departmental Increase(Operations) 468,491 NEW-One-time Only Purchases and Non-Capital Projects 11,875,390 Page 1 of 6 F:\1-Budget Prep\2025 Budget\Working Budget 2025 8/27/2024 Brazos County,Texas Summary of Proposed Budget For the Year Ended September 30,2025 Without"Capital' Projects Total of New Positions Prioritized-#1(In the Proposed Budget) $ 3,012,168.00 New Positions(includes equipment and ongoing operations): Roving Bailiff 1 3,244 Clerk I-Collections 1 77,116 Risk Analyst-Risk Management 1 89,120 Assistant Supervisor-Tax Office . 1 89,234 Assistant Chief Information Officer-IT 1 187,715 Grant Writer-County Auditor -1 (17,124) Maintenance Technician III-Facilities Services 1 103,525 Victim Assistant Coordinator-District Attorney 1 96,774 Guardianship and Probate Court Investigator-CCL 1&CCL 2 1 96,233 Clerk III-Justice of the Peace,Pct#4 1 79,786 Recruiting Specialist-Sheriff's Office 1 86,320 Total of New Positions Prioritized-#1(In the Proposed Budget) Administrative Support Manager-Sheriff's Office 1 110,168 Detention Officer-Jail Administration-Funded Salary/Benefits 5 514,273 Detention Officer-Jail Administration-Unfunded Salary 5 102,915 Detention Deputy-Jail Administration-Funded Salary/Benefits 5 754,234 Detention Deputy-Jail Administration-Unfunded Salary 6 153,498 Lead Juvenile Supervision Officer-Juvenile Detention 1 86,420 Director of Forensic Services(9 months) 1 314,515 Administrative Manager-Forensic Services(9 months) 1 84,205 34 Total $ 22,475,505 Page 2 of 6 F:\1-Budget Prep\2025 Budget\Working Budget 2025 8/27/2024 • Brazos County,Texas Summary of Proposed Budget For the Year Ended September 30,2025 _ With"Capital" Projects Budgeted Budgeted Proposed Revenues-General Fund 22-23 23-24 24-25 Difference Taxes 127,148,000 134,330,000 130,646,186 (3,683,814.00) Charges for Services 11,771,570 11,221,037 13,624,275 2,403,238.00 Interest 2,440,000 5,780,000 10,275,000 4,495,000.00 Other Revenues 1,698,700 961,750 1,086,700 124,950.00 Reserves 51,760,370 44,859,588 11,571,941 (33,287,647.00) Intergovernmental 8,916,000 836,002 857,002 21,000.00 Other Financing Sources 210,000 210,000 210,000 - Total Revenues-General Fund $ 203,944,640 $ 198,198,377 $ 168,271,104 (29,927,273.00) Expenditures-General Fund General Government 63,866,898 50,788,681 62,091,284 11,302,603.00 Justice System 27,960,206 29,286,809 32,118,125 2,831,316.00 Law Enforcement 31,181,563 35,368,643 39,335,607 3,966,964.00 Juvenile Services 9,110,833 8,247,455 8,727,928 480,473.00 Public Health 7,790,694 9,261,888 9,646,541 384,653.00 Human Services 5,680,474 6,995,082 7,422,523 427,441.00 Public Transportation 36,430,437 36,615,545 29,776,119 (6,839,426.00) Other Financing Uses 21,923,535 21,634,274 77,292,768 55,658,494.00 Total Expenditures-General Fund $ 203,944,640 $ 198,198,377 $ 266,410,895 68,212,518.00 Revenues Less Expenditures(Deficit) $ - $ - $ (98,139,791) $ (98,139,791) Items in Proposed Budget as of August 27,2024 Items added since Budget Workshop on August 20,2024: Revenue Budget:(Increase to Revenues) $ 5,522 Fees-Sheriff-CSISD SRO-Salary Range Restructure 5,522 Expenditure Budget:(Increase to Expenditures) $ 399,024 Additional 0.5%COLA for majority of County Employees-Salary/Wages&Benefits 378,484 Increased Collection-Clear Investigations 6,000 Decreased Retiree Health Insurance Commissioner's Court (4,000,000) Increased Retiree Health Insurance in Non-Departmental 4,000,000 Transfer to Grant Fund-Additional 0.5%COLA 14,540 Expenditure Budget:(Increase to Expenditures) $ 94,734,121 4.5%COLA for majority of County Employees 2,816,108 Benefit Increase due to COLA 816,945 Accrued Salary&Benefits for 1 day 29,655 Position Reclassifications,Deletions,Salary adjustments 1,226,977 Increase to Community Support 702,327 Transfer to Grant Fund 1,133,942 Transfer to Capital Fund 10,320,286 Transfer to ARPA Grant Fund 15,304,000 Transfer to Fund 43232 50,040,000 Departmental Increase 468,491 NEW-One-time Only Purchases and Non-Capital Projects 11,875,390 Total of New Positions Prioritized-#1(In the Proposed Budget) $ 3,012,168.00 Page 3 of 6 F:\1-Budget Prep\2025 Budget\Working Budget 2025 8/27/2024 Brazos County,Texas Summary of Proposed Budget For the Year Ended September 30,2025 With"Capital" Projects New Positions(includes equipment and ongoing operations): Roving Bailiff 1 3,244 Clerk I-Collections 1 77,116 Risk Analyst-Risk Management 1 89,120 Assistant Supervisor-Tax Office 1 89,234 Assistant Chief Information Officer-IT 1 187,715 Grant Writer-County Auditor -1 (17,124) Maintenance Technician III-Facilities Services 1 103,525 Victim Assistant Coordinator-District Attorney 1 96,774 Guardianship and Probate Court Investigator-CCL 1&CCL 2 1 96,233 Clerk III-Justice of the Peace,Pct#4 1 79,786 Total of New Positions Prioritized-#1(In the Proposed Budget) Recruiting Specialist-Sheriff's Office 1 86,320 Administrative Support Manager-Sheriff's Office 1 110,168 Detention Officer-Jail Administration-Funded Salary/Benefits 5 514,273 Detention Officer-Jail Administration-Unfunded Salary 5 102,915 Detention Deputy-Jail Administration-Funded Salary/Benefits 5 754,234 Detention Deputy-Jail Administration-Unfunded Salary 6 153,498 Lead Juvenile Supervision Officer-Juvenile Detention 1 86,420 Director of Forensic Services(9 months) 1 314,515 Administrative Manager-Forensic Services(9 months) 1 84,205 34 Total $ 98,139,791 Page 4 of 6 FM.-Budget Prep\2025 Budget\Working Budget 2025 8/27/2024 • Brazos County,Texas Ten Year Trend Proposed Function 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 FY 25 General Government 164 162 169 177 183 191 200 204 210 214 4 Justice System 176 179 183 185 191 188 185 196 207 211 4 Law Enforcement 275 282 294.75 300.75 306.75 306.75 307.75 311.75 316.75 340.75 24 Juvenile Services 94 101 104 104 105 105 105 105 106 107 1 Public Health - - - - - - - - 1 2 1 Human Services 68 69 70.25 70.25 73.25 73.25 78.25 77.25 78.25 78.25 Public Transportation 75 79 82 87 87 86 88 88 88 89 1 Total 852 872 903 924 946 950 964 982 1007 1042 Adopted FY 2024-Position Count 1007 General Fund Court Support Criminal(Roving Bailiff) 1 Grant Fund Special Project Coordinator-MPO 1 Total at Year End-FY 2024 1009 Proposed FY 2025 General Fund Clerk I-Collections 1 Risk Analyst-Risk Management 1 Assistant Supervisor-Tax Office 1 Assistant Information Officer-IT 1 Grant Writer-County Auditor -1 Maintenance Tech III-Facilities Services 1 Victim Assistant Coordinator-District Attorney 1 Probate/Guardianship Investigator-CCL#1 1 Clerk III-Justice of the Peace Pct#4 1 Recruiting Specialist-Sheriffs Office 1 Administrative Support Manager-Sheriffs Office 1 Detention Officer-Jail Administration 10 5-funded with salary/benefits and 5-un-funded Detention Deputy-Jail Administration 11 5-funded with salary/benefits and 6-un-funded Lead Supervisor Officer-Juvenile Detention 1 Director of Forensic Services 1 Page 5 of 6 Administration Manager-Forensic Services 1 Total Position Increase-General Fund 33 Proprietary Fund(Health&Life) Nurse-Health and Wellness Clinic 1 Total Proprietary Fund 1 District Attorney Crime Fund Clerk-Temporary-DA Crime Fund -1 Total District Attorney Crime Fund -1 Position Increase-Proposed FY 2025 34 Proposed FY 2025-Total Positions 1042 Page 6 of 6 Brazos County,Texas Analysis of Possible Tax Rates _ _Fiscal Year 24-25 NNR=No New Revenue Rate VAR=Voter Approval Rate 1 . General Fund Debt Service Tax Year Appraised Value ' , M&O Tax Rate , l&S Tax Rate !Total Tax Rate! ; Revenue at 98% 1-at 98%Collection Rate !Adopted for 2023 ,$ 26,991,963,472 0.368986, 0.040714 I 0.40971 $ 105,986,866 , $ 10,769,718 - _ i. L I ' _ _ _ ' _ Total General Fund [ I _ Revenue at 98% I I Increase in Revenue Over %Increase in Tax Year Appraised Value ' I M&O Tax Rate !l&S Tax Rate !Total Tax Rate!' � Collection Rate ! ! Tax Year 2023 ' ' M&O rate T $ 2,394,238 . L NNR adjusted for sales tax li 2024 $ 28,328,425,403 ,$ 0.357296 $0.037866 , $0.010000 {$ 108,381,105 $ 28,328,425,403 0.360000 0.037866 0.397866 $ 309,131,762 $ 3,144,896 0.76% FY24 Adopted Rate $ 28 328 425,403 0.371834 0.037866 0.409700 '$ 112,417,100 $ 6,430,234 4.07% - - , , $ 28,328,425,403 0.373000 I 0.037866 0.410866 ,$ 112,740,803 I $ 6,753,937 I 4.40%' - VAR with @tai@tax ad'ustment r. Q 28,328,425,403 0.374887 0.037866 Q 113,264,669 0 %Wsr� CIPM $ 28,328,425,403 0.375000' ' 0.037866 0.412866 $ 113,296,040 , ! $ 7,309,174 1 i 4.95%I __ - - IRevenuetofund $ 28,328,425,403 0.375634 0.037866 0.413500 $ 113,472,050 $ 7,485,184 . 5.13%I proposed budget . $ 28,328,425,403 0.376134, 0.037866' 1 0.414000! $ 113,610,860 i • . $ 7,623,994 I , 5.27%_ $ 28,328,425,403 0.377500 , 0.037866 0.415366, $ 113,990,087 $ 8,003,221 5.65% _ $ 28,328,425,403 0.381834 I 0.037866 0.419700! $ 115,193,285 ", I $ 9,206,419 ' ' 6.87% x__--2--___icr-e-__... ._ _ ._r__.______._ 517 _--. ---- _- -_--__ -___2 - ---- --- _. _ $_-- 10,643,651' 8.32%0? VARadJustedforsalestaxwith20211ncrement $ 28;328,425,403^ 0:387011 0.037866 i 0.424877 1$^ 116,630,517 _ _________-_ _ $ 28,328,425,403 0.390000'1- 0.037866 •__0.427866: $ 117,460,319 i$ 11,473,453 9.15%I --- ------- -- $ 28,328,425,403 . T 0.394151 I 0.037866 0.432017' $ 118,612,713 j$ 12,625,847 : 10.31%; . VAR adjusted for sates tax and 20-21 _ $.28,328,425,403_ 0.406275 0.037.866 0.4.44.141_ $ _121,978,561 _ $_ 15,991,695 _ 13.71%; &2022 unused increment rates 2021 incremental rate is 0.012124 ! _ 2022 incremental rate is ' , 0.019264