Overview

• The wote County watchdog FY 2019 Budget Dashboard provides a detailed financial snapshot of the county's budget allocation,actual expenditures and variance (over or under budget ) across multiple departments and funds.

Purpose of the Dashboard

• Which departments stayed within budget
• Which ones overspent
• How funds were distributed across different county projects

Findings and Insights

• Amount Over Budget: ($325.12 million)
• Number of Expenditures: 469,000
• Largest Fund: General Fund (~$4 billion)
• Department with Overspending: Wake County Public School System

Department Analysis

• Each department is listed with a small symbol showing its budget status:

✅ Green = within budget
🚫 Red = over budget

• The dashboard tells us that:
• Wote County manages its big funds quite well.
• Smaller or specialized departments might not be tracking budgets as closely.
• Education spending needs better planning and review.
• With over 469,000 expenditure entries, even small overruns can add up fast.

Recommendations

• Audit over-budget departments - finding out why spending exceeded plans.
• Link budgets to results - expecially for education and public services
• Simplify expense tracking - make it easier for departments to update records.

Conclusion:

• The Wote County FY 2019 Budget Dashboard shows both strength and challenge. While most departments stayed disciplined, the total overspending of $325 million reveals room for tighter control.