TRADITIONAL FINANCES

Entity Name: County of El Paso
Type of Entity: County
Most recently completed fiscal year*: 10/01/2017 - 09/30/2018

OVERVIEW

El Paso County is committed to providing transparency on financial information to the public through the publication of the County’s Financial Report along with interim monthly financial reports, quarterly investment, revenue and expenditure reports and long-term debt reports on the County webpage. By doing so, it affords the public the opportunity to view and question how their taxpayer dollars are being spent. By displaying the County spending and providing access to those numbers we ensure greater accountability to the public.

The County of El Paso has been received the “Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting” every year since 1989, from the Government Finance Officers Association. This recognition ensures the preparation of the County’s Compressive Annual Report (CAFR) is prepared in accordance of the Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and the Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB).

STAFFING

Total full-time equivalent positions for all personnel: 2,914

EXPENDITURES

Total expenditures: $277,020,078
Total expenditures per capita: $329.62

REVENUES

Total revenue from all funds: $340,209,134
Total revenue from all funds per capita: $404.80
Total property tax revenue: $180,168,973
Total property tax revenue per capita: $214.38
Total sales tax revenue: $48,353,155
Total sales tax revenue per capita: $57.54

 

 

 

Overlapping rates are those that apply to property owners within the County of El Paso. Not all overlapping rates apply to all County property owners; for example, although the County property tax rates apply to all county property owners, the City of El Paso rates apply only to those whose property is located within the City's geographic boundaries. The El Paso Independent School District was selected for presentation purposes which varies by geographic location within the County.

NOTES

1. Per capita figures are based on an estimated population of 840,410 from the U.S. Census Bureau, July 2017.
2. Revenue and expenditure amounts are from the County of El Paso Comprehensive Annual Financial Report for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2018.

DOCUMENTS

Current Year Budget
Prior Year Budgets
Annual Financial Reports

DOWNLOADABLE DATA

Raw Format Budget

Raw Format Accounts Payable Check Registers

Raw Format Payroll Check Registers

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