Open Data Network

Expenditure Budget

It is the County's fiscal policy to provice a balanced budget each year. Expenditures are County costs ranging from payroll to paperclips. Like a balanced checkbook, the total expenditures match the total revenue collected in a fiscal year.

Animal and Rabies Control - Percent of municipalities participating in ARC training opportunities

The collection of performance data by the Research, Operations, and Innovations team.

Revenue Budget

Cook County receives revenue from multiple sources like property taxes, fines, fees and even the auctioning of surplus equipment. The total amount of money collected each year is what is used to cover the costs of County services.

Animal and Rabies Control - Number of alerts to the public about diseases communicable to humans or companion animals

The collection of performance data by the Research, Operations, and Innovations team.

Animal & Rabies Control - Percent change in number of cats vaccinated

The collection of performance data by the Research, Operations, and Innovations team.

Animal and Rabies Control - Percent of rabies certifications received electronically

The collection of performance data by the Research, Operations, and Innovations team.

Department of Animal and Rabies Control

Comptroller - Average number of days to issue monthly Expense and Revenue Report

The collection of performance data by the Research, Operations, and Innovations team.

Contract Compliance - Percent of committed dollars committed to M/WBE firms

The collection of performance data by the Research, Operations, and Innovations team.

Capital Budget

The capital budget is used to address the critical infrastructure needs of the County from road improvements to technology and the construction of new facilities. Exhaustive criteria is used to identify which capital projects the County will invest in each year and such projects are predominately funded through sources outside of the operating budget like debt issued by the County.