2013 Larimer County Community Report

LETTER FROM THE COMMISSIONERS

Welcome to our first Community Report! One of our most important responsibili- ties as Commissioners is ensuring the most efficient use of tax revenue. To ac- complish this, we instituted performance measures for the services the County provides. These measures let you know the value you receive for your tax dollars and help us invest funds where they get the best value and results. While this report is a summary of those important measures and services it also outlines new programs we are implementing to

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of county services are available to ALL residents of services are for unincorporated areas only (Community Development)

achieve higher efficiencies. We think ev- ery taxpayer deserves this information. We hope it is useful to you. Learn more and connect with us at larimer.org/bocc. (from left) Lew Gaiter III District I , Steve Johnson District II , Tom Donnelly, District III

89.8%of surveyed residents feel Lar- imer County services are performed adequately or better than required.

ELECTED OFFICIALS

Steve Miller Assessor

Angela Myers Clerk & Recorder

Patrick C. Allen, M.D. Coroner

Cliff Riedel District Attorney

Justin Smith Sheriff

Chad Washburn Surveyor

Myrna Rodenberger Treasurer

LETTER FROM THE COUNTY MANAGER

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What an honor to present the first annual Community Report of Larimer County services, performance and

LARIMER COUNTY BUDGET WHERE THE MONEY COMES FROM Property Taxes: $93M Charges for Services: $69M

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Larimer County receives only 25 C of every dollar collected through property taxes.

goals! This overview showcases the diver- sity of services we provide to the more than 300,000 citizens of our community. Larimer County government is dedicated to improv- ing the quality of life we all experience and does that through our work in five broad ser- vice categories. This report touches on each of those and notes the challenges posed by two major disasters in the last two years. We hope this snapshot inspires your interest in County government and helps to open ongo- ing dialogue with you. Please let me know what you think: lhoffmann@larimer.org.

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Intergovernmental Revenue: $52M Other Financing Sources: $46M Sales and Use Taxes: $34M Use of Fund Balance: $13M Interest Earnings and All Other: $6M

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Licenses and Permits: $5M Total of All Sources: $318M

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HOW THE MONEY IS SPENT Non-Operational Procedural Accounts: $89M Community Resources, Infrastructure and Planning : $55M Public Safety Services : $64M Human & Economic Services: $59M

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Strategic Leadership & Administration: $37M Public Records & Information Services: $14M Grand Total Budget: $318M Net Operational Budget: $229M

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Linda Hoffmann County Manager

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Larimer County, Colorado (970) 498-7004 (direct)

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