Cleveland County Finance & Purchasing Department

Annual Budget

Each year, the budget cycle begins in January, when department directors receive instructions and forms for preparing their budget requests for the subsequent financial year. When submitted in March, these budget requests are reviewed by the County Manager and the County Finance Director. Then, the Board of County Commissioners will receive the budget requests and the County Manager's recommendations. The Board may increase or decrease the budget request of any department, but the law requires that it make adequate provisions for public schools, social services, elections, the Register of Deeds, and the Sheriff.

Recommended Budget

No later than June 1, the County Manager, in the role of the County's Budget Officer, submits a recommended budget to the County Commissioners. Typically, the recommended budget is revealed by mid to late May. A copy of the Recommended Budget is retained at the County Manager's office, County Finance Director's office, and several public libraries for public review and inspection prior to the budget adoption.

Adopted Budget Ordinance

No earlier than ten days after the recommended budget is presented to the Board and no later than July 1, the Board shall adopt a Budget Ordinance to which the County government shall adhere. The County Commissioners will usually hold a public hearing and adopt the budget at the first meeting in June. The County Commissioners will follow this timeframe to allow for public input into the budget process. Throughout the year, the Board shall review any subsequent request for increases or decreases in revenues and expenditures. If approved by the County Commissioners, these changes are incorporated into the County budget.

The following selections provide you with information on the adopted budget ordinance for current and recent years. The budget message comes from the County Manager and highlights important budgetary information. The budget ordinance recaps estimated receipts for the major sources of revenue and sets spending limits for each County department and all funds. (Government accounting if often called fund accounting since the County's operations are separated into several accounting funds.) The budget workpapers focus on the sources and uses of funding in the Primary Fund (where property taxes provide about 60% of revenues), which is the County's primary accounting fund. The budget workpapers include pie charts that display the percentage breakdown of revenue sources and functional expenditures.

2009-2010 Budget
• 2009-2010 Budget Message (PDF -- 408 kilobytes)
  
• 2009-2010 Budget Ordinance (PDF -- 39 kilobytes)
  
• 2009-2010 Budget Ordinance (XLS -- 86 kilobytes)
  
• 2009-2010 Budget Workpapers (XLS -- 191 kilobytes) or see PDF files below
  
  1. 2009-2010 Budget Workpapers: Totals per Fund by Fund Classification (PDF -- 14 kilobytes)
     
  2. 2009-2010 Budget Workpapers: Transfers Between Operating Funds (PDF -- 12 kilobytes)
     
  3. 2009-2010 Budget Workpapers: Primary Fund Charts and Summary Data (PDF -- 14 kilobytes)
     
  4. 2009-2010 Budget Workpapers: Primary Fund Expenditures (PDF -- 15 kilobytes)
     
  5. 2009-2010 Budget Workpapers: Primary Fund Revenues (PDF -- 14 kilobytes)
     

2008-2009 Budget
• 2008-2009 Budget Message (PDF -- 408 kilobytes)
  
• 2008-2009 Budget Ordinance (PDF -- 40 kilobytes)
  
• 2008-2009 Budget Ordinance (XLS -- 86 kilobytes)
  
• 2008-2009 Budget Workpapers (XLS -- 353 kilobytes) or see PDF files below
  
  1. 2008-2009 Budget Workpapers: Totals per Fund by Fund Classification (PDF -- 12 kilobytes)
     
  2. 2008-2009 Budget Workpapers: Transfers Between Operating Funds (PDF -- 11 kilobytes)
     
  3. 2008-2009 Budget Workpapers: Primary Fund Charts and Summary Data (PDF -- 14 kilobytes)
     
  4. 2008-2009 Budget Workpapers: Primary Fund Expenditures (PDF -- 12 kilobytes)
     
  5. 2008-2009 Budget Workpapers: Primary Fund Revenues (PDF -- 13 kilobytes)
     

2007-2008 Budget
• 2007-2008 Budget Message (PDF -- 91 kilobytes)
  
• 2007-2008 Budget Ordinance (Web Browser -- 90 kilobytes)
  
• 2007-2008 Budget Ordinance (XLS -- 83 kilobytes)
  
• 2007-2008 Budget Workpapers, includes pie charts for revenues and pie charts for expenditures (XLS -- 356 kilobytes)
  

2006-2007 Budget
• 2006-2007 Budget Message (Web Browser -- 13 kilobytes)
  
• 2006-2007 Budget Ordinance (Web Browser -- 90 kilobytes)
  
• 2006-2007 Budget Ordinance (XLS -- 83 kilobytes)
  
• 2006-2007 Budget Workpapers, includes pie charts for revenues and pie charts for expenditures (XLS -- 137 kilobytes)
  

2005-2006 Budget
• 2005-2006 Budget Message (Web Browser -- 13 kilobytes)
  
• 2005-2006 Budget Ordinance (Web Browser -- 83 kilobytes)
  
• 2005-2006 Budget Ordinance (XLS -- 79 kilobytes)
  
• 2005-2006 Budget Workpapers, includes pie charts for revenues and pie charts for expenditures (XLS -- 174 kilobytes)
  

2004-2005 Budget
• 2004-2005 Budget Message (Web Browser -- 15 kilobytes)
  
• 2004-2005 Budget Ordinance (Web Browser -- 84 kilobytes)
  
• 2004-2005 Budget Ordinance (XLS -- 75 kilobytes)
  
• 2004-2005 Budget Workpapers, includes pie charts for revenues and pie charts for expenditures (XLS -- 142 kilobytes)
  

Other Prior Year Budget Ordinances
• 2003-2004 Budget Ordinance (Web Browser -- 83 kilobytes)
  
• 2002-2003 Budget Ordinance (Web Browser -- 85 kilobytes)
  
• 2001-2002 Budget Ordinance (Web Browser -- 88 kilobytes)
  
• 2000-2001 Budget Ordinance (Web Browser -- 85 kilobytes)
  
• 1999-2000 Budget Ordinance (Web Browser -- 84 kilobytes)
  
• 1998-1999 Budget Ordinance (Web Browser -- 85 kilobytes)
  

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