Budget and Management Services

Budget and Management Services assists the County Manager in budgeting and operational planning. Duties include providing financial information and guidance to the Board of Commissioners and County Manager. The office also provides evaluation research and analysis for any department that requests assistance. The Budget and Management Services department advises other departments on the financial conditions of their respective departments and assists with special budgetary requests regularly. This department also reviews all Board agenda items that have resource implications.

The department compiles the annual budget for all Wake County Government services. Activities include: 1) preparing a forecast of available revenues and of anticipated expenditures, 2) obtaining ideas from departments concerning allocation levels, 3) analyzing costs and revenue sources, 4) maintaining and operating Budget Management software, and 5) producing recommended and approved operating budget and capital improvements program documents.