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e s ATTORNEY COLLINS ADVISED THAT THE BOARD REVIEW THE MILLAGC PRIOR TO APPROVING THE BUDGET. CHAIRMAN WODTKE REQUESTED FINANCE DIRECTOR .JACKSON TO MAKE A BRIEF STATEMENT AS TO THE FUNDS THE COUNTY WORKS UNDER AND THE IN— CREASE IN MILLAGE, FINANCE OFFICER .JACKSON STATED THAT BOARDS OF COUNTY COMMIS— SIONERS THROUGHOUT FLORIDA HAVE THREE OPERATING FUNDS — THE GENERAL FUND PERTAINING TO THE GENERAL GOVERNMENT OF THE COUNTY: THE ROAD & BRIDGE FUND PERTAINING TO THE ROADS AND TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM: AND THE FINE & FORFEITURE FUND PERTAINING TO THE COURT SYSTEM. HE CONTINUED THAT THE RESERVES IN THE GENERAL FUND HAVE BEEN DEPLETED OVER THE PAST FISCAL YEAR TO THE EXTENT OF ONE MILLION DOLLARS, AND THE BOARD HAS FOUND IT NECESSARY TO RECOVER THOSE RESERVES TO THE EXTENT OF $734,000. THIS WILL RESULT IN A TAX INCREASE OF THAT AMOUNT, AND THE MILLAGE WILL BE INCREASED FROM 4,3092 FOR LAST YEAR TO THIS YEAR'S 4.9633, OR AN INCREASE OF .6541. MR. JACKSON EX— PLAINED THAT THE M CREASE TRANSLATES INTO A 65� INCREASE FOR EVERY THOUSAND DOLLARS VALUATION. THE CHAIRMAN ASKED IF ANYONE PRESENT WISHED TO BE HEARD. PHILLIP RODDENBERRY ASKED THAT THE 18% INCREASE BE EXPLAINED; NOTING THAT HE HAD THOUGHT THE ASSESSED INCREASE WAS GOING TO TAKE CARE OF ANY TAX INCREASE OVER LAST YEAR. CHAIRMAN WODTKE EXPLAINED THAT THE 187 INCREASE IS ONLY ON THIS BOARD'S BUDGET, AND HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH SUCH TAXING AGENCIES AS THE HOSPITAL,THE SCHOOLS OR MOSQUITO CONTROL DISTRICT. THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONER'S BUDGET IS UP ACTUALLY 15% INSTEAD OF 18% AS ADVERTISED, AND THIS WILL INCREASE THE MILLAGE FROM 4,3 TO 4.9. FINANCE OFFICER .JACKSON NOTED THAT OVER THE PAST THREE YEARS THE MILLAGE HAS NOT INCREASED AND, IN FACT, HAS GONE DOWN. 4 SEP 2 61977 31