Budget & Finance

For information about revenue distributions to taxing units in Porter County, see "Settlement Reports."

How to View Porter County’s Budgets

The Porter County Auditor’s Office has prepared the following documents, which contain two years of adopted budget totals in an easy-to-read format. Simply click on the links below to view the budgets.

2023 (pending state review)

Porter County General Fund budgets, 2023                                                                                                                                           Porter County Non-General Fund budgets, 2023

2023 Adopted Salary Ordinance

2022

Porter County General Fund budgets, 2022                                                                                                                                                   Porter County Non-General Fund budgets, 2022

2022 Adopted Salary Ordinance

2021

Porter County General Fund budgets, 2021                                                                                                                                                 Porter County Non-General Fund budgets, 2021

2020

Porter County General Fund budgets, 2020                                                                                                                                          Porter County Non-General Fund budgets, 2020

2019 

Porter County General Fund budgets, 2019 (PDF)
Porter County Non-General Fund budgets, 2019 (PDF)

2018

Porter County General Fund budgets, 2018 (PDF)
Porter County Non-General Fund budgets, 2018 (PDF)

2017

Porter County General Fund budgets, 2017 (PDF)
Porter County Non-General Fund budgets, 2017 (PDF)

2016 

Porter County General Fund budgets, 2016 (PDF)
Porter County Non-General Fund budgets, 2016 (PDF)

2015

Porter County General Fund budgets, 2015 (PDF)
Porter County Non General Fund budgets, 2015 (PDF)

Longevity Policy

Beginning in 2019, the Porter County Council included an appropriation in the adopted budget for longevity pay for eligible county employees. Prior to that, longevity was paid out only after additional appropriations were approved by the council during the course of the year. In June of 2019, the Porter County Council adopted a revised longevity policy that clarifies when longevity will be paid out and who is eligible. To view the policy, click here: Longevity Policy.

How to View Any Local Government Budget

Local government units -- from the county to schools to townships -- are required to post their adopted budgets on the state’s informational portal, Gateway. From this site, you can access any budget for any taxing unit -- anywhere in Indiana.

Go to the Indiana Gateway website. From there, you can choose from a variety of local government financial information. One way to access a specific budget is to click on "Report Builder." Then choose the budget data you wish to access.

Other State Links

To view the budget orders for Porter County’s taxing units issued by the Indiana Department of Local Government Finance, visit the following: Porter County budget data

To view the Indiana Department of Local Government Finance maps that show the status of each county’s assessment, tax billing, and budget approvals, visit the following:  DLGF Status Maps