HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution 2024 (22)
Resolution No. 22 (2024)
RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING 2025 BUDGET PRIORITIES
COVER MEMO
TO: County Board of Supervisors
FROM: Ken Witt, County Administrator
DATE: June 4, 2024
AGENDA ITEM: Resolution Establishing 2025 Budget Priorities
______________________________________________________________________________
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
Resolution No. 22 (2024)
RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING 2025 BUDGET PRIORITIES
1 WHEREAS, St. Croix County is one of the fastest growing counties in the State of
2 Wisconsin, with an expanding population requiring additional services; and
3
4 WHEREAS, St. Croix County Department Heads provided background information on
5 projected 2025 expenses at the April 25, 2024 Committee of the Whole meeting and the County
6 Board of Supervisors questioned and discussed the budget requests to establish priorities; and
7
8 WHEREAS, revenue limitations by the State continue to require tough decision
9 prioritizing which expenses will be covered with limited revenues; and
10
11 WHEREAS, the St. Croix County Board annually establishes budget priority guidelines
12 for the County Administrator to consider when putting together a budget recommendation.
13
14 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the St. Croix County Board of
15 Supervisors hereby establishes the following budget priority guidelines for the County
16 Administrator to consider when putting together the 2025 budget based on final sources available
17 to match expenses:
18
19 A. Consider increasing sales tax projected revenues closer to the state estimates to cover
20 some of the projected expenses if deemed necessary and appropriate to cover the priority
21 expenses.
22 B. The County acknowledges there will be an increase in health insurance expenses,
23 projected between 5-10%. Work to keep the expense to the lower end of the projection.
24 C. Provide for employee compensation increase. Minimum would be a 1% COLA
25 adjustment with the goal of getting to 2% to afford a step increase.
26 D. Cover the inflationary expenses and equipment purchase requests so that county
27 employees can do their job effectively and efficiently.
28 E. Carefully consider the position requests and recommend those that are most important to
29 achieving organizational goals.
30
31 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the County Administrator will submit a balanced
32 budget, funding as many priorities outlined above and matching limited revenues to the
33 expenses.
Legal – Fiscal – Administrative Approvals:
Legal Note:
Fiscal Impact: Setting the priorities for the 2025 budget has no direct fiscal impact for 2024.
05/21/24Administrative Committee Adopted
05/21/24 Administration Committee RECOMMENDED
RESULT: RECOMMENDED \[UNANIMOUS\] Next: 6/4/2024 5:00 PM
MOVER: Bob Long, Supervisor
SECONDER: Bob Feidler, Supervisor
AYES: Long, Berning, Feidler, Counter, Sherley
Vote Confirmation.
St. Croix County Board of Supervisors Action:
Roll Call - Vote Requirement – Majority of Supervisors Present
RESULT: ADOPTED \[18 TO 1\]
MOVER: Paul Berning, Supervisor
SECONDER: Ryan Sherley, Supervisor
AYES: Lind, Anderson, Long, Leaf, Adams, Berning, Ottino, Feidler, Ostness, Counter,
Hansen, Sherley, Tellijohn, Carlson, Barcalow, Swanepoel, VanSomeren, Ramberg
NAYS: Kerry Reis
This Resolution was Adopted by the St. Croix County Board of Supervisors on June 4, 2024
Christine Hines, County Clerk