2008/09 Recommended Budget

I. Introduction

• Table of Contents
• Transmittal Memorandum
• • Memorandum from the County Administrator to the Board of Commissioners summarizing:
  • • Proposed 2008/09 Budgets
    • County Guiding Prinicipals
    • Long-term Implications

II. 2008  Budget Resolution

• Resolution addressing:
• • Proposed 2008 Budget
  • Position Modifications
  • Related financial and general policies

III. Budget Preparation, Policy, and Issues

• Explains in detail the many factors taken into consideration in the preparation of the 2008/09 budget

IV. Financial Trends Monitoring

• Presents an overview of Washtenaw County's government, demographic and economic status

V. Budget Summary

• Provides comprehensive picture of:
• • Washtenaw County's 2008 and 2009 recommended budgets
  • Summaries of the changes within the General Fund and other County funds

VI. Revenue Discussion

• Provides a comprehensive overview of the major Washtenaw County revenues

VII. Communities of Interest

• Provides the following information by Communities of Interest:
• • Mandated and Discretionary Services
  • Community Partnerships
  • Strategic Plans
  • Goals
  • Financials

VIII. Departmental Summaries

• Provides data (programs, processes, operating budgets, positions, etc.) for each of the County's operating departments by Communities of Interest.

IX. Capital Improvement / Debt Services

• Providess an outline of:
• • Capital Improvement Process Selection
  • Capital Plans for 2008 and 2009
  • Summary of Debt Services through the use of Capital Reserves