Q. What are the major sources of revenue for the budget? A. Property taxes provide 46 percent of the County's General Fund revenue and individual income taxes provide another 37 percent. Like other Maryland counties, Baltimore County can not levy corporate income tax or a general sales tax, and does not have access to lottery revenues. Back to top Q. What are the tax rates of the County's major taxes? A. The rate for real property is $1.10 and the rate for personal property is $2.7875 per $100 of assessed value. Baltimore County's Income Tax rate is 2.83 percent of a taxpayer's Maryland Adjusted Gross Income. Back to top
Q. What is the size of Baltimore County's Budget? A. The General Fund (tax supported) budget for FY 2004 is $1,238,231,663. When special funding for restricted grants and non County aid such as state / federal grants to the public schools is added to the General fund amount, the Total Operating Budget reaches $1,839,885,843. | Adopted FY 2004 Total Operation Budget | | Source of Funding | | Agencies | General Fund | Special Funds | NonCounty | Agency Total | | Schools | 578,328,653 | | 383,746,981 | 962,075,634 | | Police Protection | 129,007,883 | 4,899,454 | | 133,907,337 | | Community Colleges | 35,622,506 | | 98,069,193 | 133,691,699 | | Public Works | 85,144,897 | 180,200 | | 85,325,097 | | Insurance | 82,436,666 | | | 82,436,666 | | Fire Protection | 65,993,265 | 190,057 | | 66,183,322 | Debt Service | 60,190,961 | | | 60,190,961 | | Economic & Comm. Dev. | 1,328,693 | 54,344,615 | | 55,673,308 | | Health | 14,162,420 | 30,948,895 | | 45,111,315 | | General Government | 40,500,791 | | | 40,500,791 | Retirement & Soc. Sec. | 37,918,577 | | | 37,918,577 | | Libraries | 23,076,070 | | 7,625,621 | 30,701,691 | | Corrections | 19,271,777 | 91,847 | | 19,363,624 | | State Mandated Agencies | 17,103,211 | 2,035,982 | | 19,139,193 | | Aging | 4,735,678 | 9,405,032 | | 14,140,710 | | Other Programs | 10,238,741 | 3,690,076 | | 13,928,817 | | Recreation & Parks | 11,303,491 | 674,524 | | 11,978,015 | | Social Services | 4,520,645 | 5,454,383 | 297,320 | 10,272,348 | | 911 Center | 8,695,432 | | | 8,695,432 | | Environmental Protect | 5,606,306 | | | 5,606,306 | | .Contribution to Capital | 3,045,000 | | | 3,045,000 | | Fund Total | $1,238,231,663 | $111,915,065 | $489,739,115 | $1,839,885,843 |
Back to top Q. How many full & part-time positions are employed in Baltimore County government? A. In FY2004, there are 8,098 full and part-time positions employed in the County's central government and another 16,277 positions with the County's schools, community college, and libraries - thus a total of 24,375. Public Safety comprises over half (4,108) of those central government positions. Position allocations for FY 2004 are presented in the following chart:
| Position Allocation - All Funds | | | | %
Change | %
Change | | FY87 | FY91 | FY03 | FY04 | FY03-04 | FY87-04 | | General Government | 856 | 975 | 794 | 796 | | | | Health and Human Services | 1,144 | 1,322 | 1,298 | 1,317 | | | | Recreation and Community Services | 570 | 660 | 394 | 394 | | | | Publice Works | 1,473 | 1,621 | 1,101 | 1,115 | | | | Subtotal | 4,043 | 4,578 | 3,587 | 3,622 | 1% | -10% | | Public Safety | 3,386 | 3,738 | 4,074 | 4,108 | 1% | 21% | | State Mandated Agencies | 330 | 363 | 376 | 368 | -2% | 12% | | Schools, Colleges, Libraries | 12,157 | 12,697 | 15,883 | 16,277 | 2% | 34% | | Total | 19,916 | 21,376 | 23,920 | 24,375 | 2% | 22% |
Back to top Q. What is the size of the County's Capital Budget and Capital Program? A. The Capital Program is a six-year plan for the provision of the County's long-term facility and infrastructure needs. The Capital Budget, the first year of that plan, is the only year actually appropriated. The plan receives a full update on a biennial cycle that coincides with the passage of the bond referendum every two years. A new cycle begins with FY2004. The County's FY 2004 Capital Budget is $402,044,000, but the combined funding for the two-year FY04 & FY05 cycle is $417,294,000. The entire Capital Program, covering fiscal years 2004 to 2009, totals $1,167,726,000. | Adopted FY 2004 Capital Budget | | Source of Funding | | Projects | G. O. Bonds | Oper. Budget
Contributions | Metropolitan
District Fund | State, Fed, &
Other | Developer's
Share | Project Total | | Sewer & Water | | | 152,305,000 | | | 152,305,000 | | Schools | 76,941,000 | | | | | 76,941,000 | | Public Works | 71,434,000 | 650,000 | | 11,135,000 | 4,124,000 | 87,343,000 | | Operational Buildings | 29,574,000 | 3,505,000 | | 250,000 | | 33,329,000 | | Parks | 5,650,000 | 100,000 | | 6,370,000 | | 12,120,000 | | Community Improvements | 2,000,000 | | | | | 2,000,000 | | Waterway Improvement | 3,445,000 | 500,000 | | 3,877,000 | 50,000 | 7,872,000 | | Community Colleges | 14,562,000 | | | 7,522,000 | | 22,084,000 | | Land Preservation | 4,500,000 | 400,000 | | 3,150,000 | | 8,050,000 | | Fund Total | $208,106,000 | $5,155,000 | $152,305,000 | $32,304,000 | $4,174,000 | $402,044,000 |
* Operating Budget Contributions includes $2,110,000 reallocated from a prior fiscal year. Back to top Q. How can I get more information about the Baltimore County Budget? A. The full Budget Message for fiscal year 2004 (which ends June 30, 2002) is available online. You also may call 410-887-3313 or fax 410-887-3097 for further information. Back to top
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