Office of the Treasurer COUNTY MANAGERS PROPOSED FY 2020 BUDGET - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Office of the Treasurer COUNTY MANAGER’S PROPOSED FY 2020 BUDGET County Board Work Session Wednesday, March 27, 2018 at 3:00 p.m.

Treasurer’s Office met the challenge of FY 2019 • Our Mission: To receive, collect, safeguard, and disburse County funds. • Lowered the tax delinquency rate by 43% since 2014, to the current all-time low of 0.187%. • Implemented new initiatives to prevent tax delinquency: • Friendly visits to Arlington businesses • Tax Relief visits to the elderly 1 Office of the Treasurer

Treasurer’s Office met the challenge of FY 2019 (con’t) • Banking RFP resulting in FY 2019 cost savings to the County of $400,000. • Implemented an ordinance change so that we can bill vehicle accounts when they close. • Embarking on tax system upgrade beginning April 1, which is expected to take a year to implement. • Currently implementing an ordinance change to eliminate the County decal. 2 Office of the Treasurer

Budget Change: Decal Elimination % FY 2019 FY 2020 Change Change Adopted Proposed Printing and $388,450 $307,835 -$80,615 -20.8% Postage Expense • As a result of decal elimination, the Treasurer’s Office will save on the cost of printing (decals, replacement decals and temporary decals) for all vehicles types. 3 Office of the Treasurer

Initiatives for FY 2020 (and beyond) • Looking toward an ordinance change to lifetime dog licenses, to be implemented in the new fiscal year. • Completing the tax system upgrade. 4 Office of the Treasurer

Office of the Treasurer COUNTY MANAGER’S PROPOSED FY 2020 BUDGET County Board Work Session Wednesday, March 27, 2018 at 3:00 p.m.