The Children’s Agenda has conducted an initial review and analysis of the 2015 Proposed Monroe County Budget. We have not yet received requested information from the County which we need to complete our full analysis. This document is a summary of our analysis to date as of December 3, 2014. We offer an overview, commendations, recommendations and concerns below.

The proposed 2015 budget is balanced and keeps intact the property tax rate of $8.99 per $1000 in assessed value, a rate that has been in place since 2008. The Operating Budget totals just over $1 billion and the Grant Budget totals $177.7 million. This represents an increase of $5.6 M, or 0.5%, over 2014.