Boone County Transportation Funding Increases

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Overview

Please visit the “2013 Watchdog Indiana Legislative Agenda” web page at http://www.finplaneducation.net/2013_legislative_agenda.htm for detailed information regarding how the 2013-15 state budget in Indiana House Bill 1001 makes better use of the existing state Gasoline Tax and state Sales Tax revenues from gasoline purchases to increase local transportation funding with NO NEW TRANSPORTATION TAX INCREASES. 

Our Indiana General Assembly state legislators deserve credit for doing the right thing – properly returning more of our existing state Gasoline Tax and state Sales Tax revenues from gasoline purchases to our local Boone County governments for transportation needs. All our local elected public servants also need to do what is Taxpayer Friendly by (1) spending the 2014 transportation funding increase from the state on immediate local road and street improvements and (2) NOT supporting a regressive Boone County Wheel Tax that is unneeded because of the state transportation funding increases.

 

Actual Transportation Funding Increases

Transportation Receipts & Disbursements

Boone County Local Government Units

2012 Through 2014

(Compiled March 10, 2015)

Sources from https://gateway.ifionline.org/report_builder/Default2.aspx?rptType=afr&rptVer=a 

A. Cash and Investments Report

B. Detailed Receipts Report

Boone County

Local Road & Street

Motor Vehicle Highway

Total

01/01/2015 Balance

80,601.07

1,725,151.80

1,805,752.87

2014 Disbursements

307,785.21

3,333,891.03

3,641,676.24

2014 LR&S Distribution

257,268.90

257,268.90

2014 MVH Distribution

3,193,824.68

3,193,824.68

2014 Transfer/Other

1,029,975.30

1,029,975.30

01/01/2014 Balance

131,117.38

835,242.85

966,360.23

2013 Disbursements

466,329.45

2,045,588.57

2,511,918.02

2013 LR&S Distribution

391,170.38

391,170.38

2013 MVH Distribution

2,484,412.07

2,484,412.07

2013 Other Receipts

25,374.26

25,374.26

01/01/2013 Balance

206,276.45

371,045.09

577,321.54

2012 Disbursements

450,352.17

3,337,183.52

3,787,535.69

2012 LR&S Distribution

444,757.42

444,757.42

2012 MVH Distribution

2,553,631.06

2,553,631.06

01/01/2012 Balance

211,871.20

1,154,597.55

1,366,468.75

Advance

Local Road & Street

Motor Vehicle Highway

Total

01/01/2015 Balance

not yet submitted

not yet submitted

uncertain

2014 Disbursements

not yet submitted

not yet submitted

uncertain

2014 LR&S Distribution

not yet submitted

uncertain

2014 MVH Distribution

not yet submitted

uncertain

01/01/2014 Balance

not yet submitted

not yet submitted

uncertain

2013 Disbursements

not yet submitted

not yet submitted

uncertain

2013 LR&S Distribution

not yet submitted

uncertain

2013 MVH Distribution

not yet submitted

uncertain

01/01/2013 Balance

38,039.58

57,633.38

95,672.96

12/31/2012 Balance

38,156.03

58,608.89

96,764.92

2012 Disbursements

821.67

9,368.50

10,190.17

2012 LR&S Distribution

2,277.47

2,277.47

2012 MVH Distribution

1,721.94

1,721.94

2012 Other Receipts

1,212.58

31,586.70

31,586.70

01/01/2012 Balance

35,487.65

34,668.75

70,156.40

Jamestown

Local Road & Street

Motor Vehicle Highway

Total

01/01/2015 Balance

19,333.25

39,150.35

58,483.60

2014 Disbursements

98.15

16,068.15

16,166.30

2014 LR&S Distribution

9,087.32

9,087.32

2014 MVH Distribution

34,787.75

34,787.75

01/01/2014 Balance

10,344.08

20,430.75

30,774.83

2013 Disbursements

221.28

15,321.61

15,542.89

2013 LR&S Distribution

8,798.06

8,798.06

2013 MVH Distribution

28,344.30

28,344.30

01/01/2013 Balance

1,767.30

7,408.06

9,175.36

2012 Disbursements

7,364.47

20,200.54

27,565.01

2012 LR&S Distribution

7,463.20

7,463.20

2012 MVH Distribution

24,960.56

24,960.56

01/01/2012 Balance

1,668.57

2,648.04

4,316.61

Lebanon

Local Road & Street

Motor Vehicle Highway

Total

01/01/2015 Balance

177,701.43

888,623.62

1,066,325.05

2014 Disbursements

104,493.59

851,991.36

956,484.95

2014 LR&S Distribution

154,259.98

154,259.98

2014 MVH Distribution

574,754.65

574,754.65

2014 Other Receipts

11,819.87

425,952.87

437,772.74

01/01/2014 Balance

116,115.17

739,907.46

856,022.63

2013 Disbursements

117,408.27

703,143.59

820,551.86

2013 LR&S Distribution

149,364.49

149,364.49

2013 MVH Distribution

468,115.35

468,115.35

2013 Other Receipts

3,059.39

539,916.90

542,976.29

01/01/2013 Balance

81,099.56

435,018.77

516,118.33

2012 Disbursements

110,305.20

556,622.51

666,927.71

2012 LR&S Distribution

128,446.73

128,446.73

2012 MVH Distribution

408,719.79

408,719.79

2012 Other Receipts

14,827.20

355,454.76

370,281.96

01/01/2012 Balance

48,130.83

227,466.73

275,597.56

Thorntown

Local Road & Street

Motor Vehicle Highway

Total

01/01/2015 Balance

61,889.36

47,926.84

109,816.20

2014 Disbursements

23,000.00

64,167.04

87,167.04

2014 LR&S Distribution

15,125.29

15,125.29

2014 MVH Distribution

55,337.73

55,337.73

2014 Other Receipts

3,203.27

3,203.27

01/01/2014 Balance

69,764.07

53,552.88

123,316.95

2013 Disbursements

0.00

51,006.07

51,006.07

2013 LR&S Distribution

13,443.55

13,443.55

2013 MVH Distribution

42,633.63

42,633.63

01/01/2013 Balance

56,320.52

61,925.32

118,245.84

12/31/2012 Balance

55,117.92

61,300.04

116,417.96

2012 Disbursements

0.00

129,671.37

129,671.37

2012 LR&S Distribution

12,947.75

12,947.75

2012 MVH Distribution

41,217.01

41,217.01

01/01/2012 Balance

42,170.17

149,754.40

191,924.57

Ulen

Local Road & Street

Motor Vehicle Highway

Total

01/01/2015 Balance

19,865.03

22,293.20

42,158.23

2014 Disbursements

0.00

7,750.00

7,750.00

2014 LR&S Distribution

1,294.94

1,294.94

2014 MVH Distribution

4,285.82

4,285.82

2014 Other Receipts

4,122.04

4,122.04

01/01/2014 Balance

18,570.09

21,635.34

40,205.43

2013 Disbursements

0.00

8,138.88

8,138.88

2013 LR&S Distribution

1,254.34

1,254.34

2013 MVH Distribution

3,498.10

3,498.10

2013 Other Receipts

3,960.99

3,960.99

01/01/2013 Balance

17,315.75

22,315.13

39,630.88

2012 Disbursements

0.00

2,800.92

2,800.92

2012 LR&S Distribution

1,171.44

1,171.44

2012 MVH Distribution

3,224.43

3,224.43

2012 Other Receipts

1,685.51

1,685.51

01/01/2012 Balance

16,144.31

20,206.11

36,350.42

Whitestown

Local Road & Street

Motor Vehicle Highway

Total

01/01/2015 Balance

158,114.98

1,242,689.53

1,400,804.51

2014 Disbursements

0.00

1,467,789.27

1,467,789.27

2014 LR&S Distribution

41,631.11

41,631.11

2014 MVH Distribution

102,172.73

102,172.73

2014 Other Receipts

1,217,010.94

1,217,010.94

01/01/2014 Balance

116,483.87

1,391,295.13

1,507,779.00

2013 Disbursements

0.00

1,077,007.50

1,077,007.50

2013 LR&S Distribution

36,200.25

36,200.25

2013 MVH Distribution

86,873.51

86,873.51

2013 Other Receipts

1,267,590.04

1,267,590.04

01/01/2013 Balance

80,283.62

1,113,839.08

1,194,122.70

2012 Disbursements

0.00

415,607.02

415,607.02

2012 LR&S Distribution

19,262.89

19,262.89

2012 MVH Distribution

56,976.16

56,976.16

2012 Other Receipts

7,624.53

1,091,031.60

1,098,656.13

01/01/2012 Balance

53,396.20

381,438.34

434,834.54

Zionsville

Local Road & Street

Motor Vehicle Highway

Total

01/01/2015 Balance

221,252.03

1,706,554.89

1,927,806.92

2014 Disbursements

46,737.44

2,529,015.39

2,575,752.83

2014 LR&S Distribution

130,179.02

130,179.02

2014 MVH Distribution

528,510.10

528,510.10

2014 Other Receipts

2,099,226.55

2,099,226.55

01/01/2014 Balance

137,810.45

1,607,833.63

1,745,644.08

2013 Disbursements

49,996.69

2,105,071.22

2,155,067.91

2013 LR&S Distribution

134,015.49

134,015.49

2013 MVH Distribution

420,104.29

420,104.29

2013 Other Receipts

1,620,977.33

1,620,977.33

01/01/2013 Balance

53,791.65

1,671,823.23

1,725,614.88

2012 Disbursements

60,000.00

2,507,064.06

2,567,064.06

2012 LR&S Distribution

106,042.31

106,042.31

2012 MVH Distribution

328,345.35

328,345.35

2012 Other Receipts

2,783,064.29

2,783,064.29

01/01/2012 Balance

7,749.34

1,067,477.65

1,075,226.99

 

Use Analysis: Boone County Transportation Funding Increases

The local Boone County transportation funding increases from the 2013-15 state budget changes can be determined by comparing the total 2014 Local Road & Street (LRS) and Motor Vehicle Highway (MVH) distributions with the total 2012 LRS and MVH distributions. Also, an analysis of the total 2014 LRS and MVH spending disbursements and the total 2012 LRS and MVH spending disbursements can help determine if the 2014 transportation funding increases were used for immediate local road and street improvements. Analyses of the 2014 transportation funding increase and how it was used for each local unit of Boone County government are listed below. 

Boone County Highway Department

The total 2014 LRS and MVH state distribution of $3,451,093.58 was $452,705.10 (or 15 percent) more than the total 2012 state distribution of $2,998,388.48.

The total 2014 LRS and MVH spending disbursement by the Boone County Highway Department was $145,859.45 less than the total 2012 spending disbursement. Also, the total December 31, 2014, LRS and MVH cash balance was $1,228,431.33 more than the total December 31, 2012, cash balance. Part of the cash balance increase occurred on July 8, 2014, when the Boone County Council transferred $1,000,000 to the MVH fund from the State Road 334 Investment fund.

BOONE COUNTY HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT CONCLUSION: All of the 2014 transportation funding increase from the state was NOT used by the Boone County Highway Department for immediate local road and street improvements. Also, the Boone County Highway Department was not required to use the $1,000,000 transferred to the MVH fund from the State Road 334 Investment fund for county road maintenance and improvements. It is not known if the current significant total LRS and MVH cash balance will be used to complete more of the identified Road Program in the unincorporated areas of the county, or if the cash balance will be allocated to so-called “economic development opportunities” within incorporated county areas.

Advance

ADVANCE CONCLUSION: The extent and use of the state transportation funding increase cannot be determined from the incomplete and apparently inaccurate recordkeeping.

Jamestown

The total 2014 LRS and MVH state distribution of $43,875.07 was $11,451.31 (or 35 percent) more than the total 2012 state distribution of $32,423.76.

The total 2014 LRS and MVH spending disbursement by Jamestown was $11,398.71 less than the total 2012 spending disbursement. Also, the total December 31, 2014, LRS and MVH cash balance was $49,308.24 more than the total December 31, 2012, cash balance.

JAMESTOWN CONCLUSION: The 2014 transportation funding increase from the state was NOT used by Jamestown for immediate local road and street improvements.

Lebanon

The total 2014 LRS and MVH state distribution of $729,014.63 was $191,848.11 (or 36 percent) more than the total 2012 state distribution of $537,166.52.

The total 2014 LRS and MVH spending disbursement by Lebanon was $289,557.24 more than the total 2012 spending disbursement.

LEBANON CONCLUSION: It appears the 2014 transportation funding increase from the state was used by Lebanon for immediate local road and street improvements.

Thorntown

The total 2014 LRS and MVH state distribution of $70,463.02 was $16,298.26 (or 30 percent) more than the total 2012 state distribution of $54,164.76.

The total 2014 LRS and MVH spending disbursement by Thorntown was $42,504.33 less than the total 2012 spending disbursement. Also, the total December 31, 2014, LRS and MVH cash balance was $6,601.76 less than the total December 31, 2012, cash balance.

THORNTOWN CONCLUSION: All of the 2014 transportation funding increase from the state was NOT used by Thorntown for immediate local road and street improvements. It should be noted that the transportation funding recordkeeping by Thorntown appears to be inaccurate – the total January 1, 2013, LRS and MVH cash balance was $1,827.88 more than the total December 31, 2012, cash balance.

Ulen

The total 2014 LRS and MVH state distribution of $5,580.76 was $1,184.89 (or 27 percent) more than the total 2012 state distribution of $4,395.87.

The total 2014 LRS and MVH spending disbursement by Ulen was $4,949.08 more than the total 2012 spending disbursement.

ULEN CONCLUSION: It appears the 2014 transportation funding increase from the state was used by Ulen for immediate local road and street improvements.

Whitestown

The total 2014 LRS and MVH state distribution of $143,803.84 was $67,564.79 (or 89 percent) more than the total 2012 state distribution of $76,239.05.

The total 2014 LRS and MVH spending disbursement by Whitestown was $1,052,182.25 more than the total 2012 spending disbursement.

WHITESTOWN CONCLUSION: It appears the 2014 transportation funding increase from the state was used by Whitestown for immediate local road and street improvements.

Zionsville

The total 2014 LRS and MVH state distribution of $658,689.12 was $224,301.46 (or 52 percent) more than the total 2012 state distribution of $434,387.66.

The total 2014 LRS and MVH spending disbursement by Zionsville was $8,688.77 more than the total 2012 spending disbursement. Also, the total December 31, 2014, LRS and MVH cash balance was $202,192.04 more the total December 31, 2012, cash balance.

ZIONSVILLE CONCLUSION: All of the 2014 transportation funding increase from the state was NOT used by Zionsville for immediate local road and street improvements.

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