The Minnehaha Creek Watershed District (MCWD) budget outlines the annual financial plan for our programs, grants, regulatory/inspection duties, communications/education, and other work. The MCWD structures its budget with a responsible, long-term management perspective to reach shared MCWD and community goals for water quality and management while ensuring long-term capacity to provide quality service to residents.

The MCWD operates on a calendar financial year. Funded through local property taxes, the MCWD strives to be accountable to the public, state and local governments, and residents. Transparency is a critical part of being accountable. As a result, here you will find information on MCWD’s budget structure, as well as actual budget plans.

The Budget Process

The MCWD follows an open, public process to review and adopt its annual budget and welcomes public input. MCWD program managers prepare annual work plans and budget drafts each spring and submit them to the MCWD Administrator in June.

After review by the Administrator, a draft budget is submitted to the Finance Committee and the Board of Managers for review in an August workshop session. In September, the MCWD adopts a preliminary budget and levy. In November, the preliminary budget is reviewed in detail by the Board of Managers and the final budget and tax levy are adopted in December.

Following budget adoption, investments are made in accordance with Minnesota Statutes and a more restrictive investment policy adopted by the Board of Managers. Investments and funds are then managed and handled in accounting. The MCWD accounting function is currently comprised of two separate funds: the general fund and the management planning fund. All accounting transactions are maintained by the MCWD Accountant Consultant HLB, Tautges, and Redpath.

MCWD 2011Budget Summary

• A Digital copy of the 2011 PROJECT & PROGRAM BUDGET/LEVY SUMMARY is enclosed below as a PDF
• A digital 2011 OPERATIONS BUDGET/LEVY SUMMARY is enclosed below as a PDF