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King County Budget

Executive Constantine's 2012 Proposed Budget

A look at the 2012 general fund
by strategic plan services and categories

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I am pleased to present you with a budget that is balanced, a budget that is fair and just, and a budget with no further cuts to services in the General Fund.
-King County Executive, Dow Constantine

County Executive Dow Constantine's 2012 Proposed Budget totals $5.3 billion. The County is in the process of gradually moving to a biennial budget.

The 2012 Proposed Budget was developed in the context of the King County Strategic Plan (KCSP), which was adopted by the County Council in the summer of 2010. The KCSP is intended to guide all of the County's policy, management, and financial decisions. It consists of four "What We Deliver" goals (Justice and Safety, Health and Human Potential, Economic Growth and Built Environment, and Environmental Sustainability) and four "How We Deliver" goals (Service Excellence, Financial Stewardship, Public Engagement, and Quality Workforce).

The 2012 Proposed Budget is structured to reflect these goals. Most appropriations are organized within the four "What" goal areas, and appropriations for many central service agencies are organized in a combined "How" goal area. Explore the visualization above to see how the General Fund aligns with the KCSP.


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2012 Total budget breakout


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Proposed budget
total = $5.3 Billion net of transfers between funds

The County's only truly flexible source of money is the General Fund. The 2012 Proposed Budget for the General Fund totals $648.1 million. The General Fund supports the traditional function of county government in Washington State, including the Sheriff's Office, Superior and District Courts, the Prosecuting Attorney's Office, public defense, corrections, the Assessor's Office, Elections, and various administrative functions.

2012 General fund by service


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Proposed general fund
total = $648.1 Million

The 2012 Proposed Budget begins to shift to a "product" focus, where a product is a specific service an agency provides. The Executive's goal is to
have most or all County agencies using product-based budgets by 2014 as part of a revised business planning process. This visualization examines the General Fund by service category.


2012 Capital Improvements


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Proposed capital improvements
total = $832.7 Million

The 2012 King County proposed capital program includes $444 million of budget authority for capital projects. Though the Brightwater Treatment project budget continues to decrease as the project nears completion, the Wastewater Treatment capital program still represents 50% of the total County capital budget.

2012 Revenue sources for general fund


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Anticipated revenue sources
total = $645.2 Million

Regional economic conditions have substantial effects on King County's revenues, notably the sales tax. King County receives sales tax revenues in several funds, with the largest amounts for the General Fund and transit.This visualization shows all the revenue sources in the General Fund.

reform3Executive Constantine’s Proposed Budget

2012 Proposed Budget books

2012 Budget data downloads

Explore the 2012 Executive Proposed Budget raw data yourself on our open data website:

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