McHenry County has a proposed budget for Fiscal Year 2012 (December 1, 2011 through November 30, 2012) and it is on the County website. The County Board anticipates the proposed $254,177,214 budget will be adopted at the November 15 Board meeting.
A copy of the proposed budget may be found in the County Clerk’s office or on the County Website at www.co.mchenry.il.us.
Reaching agreement on this budget was not easy. Most of the County Board meeting Tuesday evening was taken up by discussions on this budget, including pleas from some outside groups, such as 4-H, not to cut their budget.
A copy of the proposed McHenry County FY12 Budget is available in the County Clerk’s Office or on the County website at www.co.mchenry.il.us under “Quick Links”.
Briefly, the proposed budget is $254,177,214. Compared with the FY11 budget which was approved at $242,507,244. This increase is attributed primarily to the County’s plans to retire early the remaining debt issued to construct the County’s nursing home, Valley Hi.
The County Board had some tough decisions to make in a weak revenue environment. Control of expenses was a key factor and was accomplished as follows:
There are no dramatic cuts to services, but there are some cuts in almost all areas of County Government.
The FY12 Budget responded to the State awarding two new judges beginning in December. This requires providing the necessary new staff that will accompany these new judges.
Approximately 50 positions are “frozen” or eliminated in the FY12 budget or 50 fewer positions that were funded three years ago in FY09.
The proposed FY12 Budget maintains compensation parity between union and non-union employees.
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