It is the responsibility of the County Commissioners to prepare, adopt, and maintain the budget. The budget is the annual financial plan of revenues and expenditures for a given fiscal year (January 1 to December 31). The budget process involves requests from courts, row offices, and departments; revenue projections; and detailed analysis by the Commissioners and Chief Clerk.
After preliminary review by the Commissioners, and after meetings with County officials, the proposed budget is made available for public inspection. After inspection, the Commissioners make revisions as necessary, set the tax millage for the year, and adopt the budget.
2005 Annual Budget Expenditures
2005 Expenditures Pie Chart
2005 Annual Budget Revenue
2005 Revenues Pie Chart
Much of the County's expenditures go toward services mandated by state government. As shown on the expenditures pie chart, 28% of the county's expenditures are for welfare (including the Shirley Home, Home Nursing, Human Services, and Children's Services). Governmental expenses make up 27% of the county's expenditures (administrative and judicial expenses). 18% of the budjet is used for the Corrections Department (Adult & juvenile probation, children services, and the jail). One percent of the County's expenditures are used for health (Mental Health/Mental Retardation), 2% is used for Capital Construction, and 14% is used for miscellaneous expenses. 9% of expenditures is used for the Tax Anticipation Note, and the last percentage is made up of non-governmental expenses. The total expenditures for Huntingon County for the year 2005 were $13,516,460.