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Mailroom - $408,226 7.23% reduction <br />Citrus BMP Grant - 0 100% reduction <br />Chairman Bowden sought clarity regarding the increase in the County Attorney's fund. <br />County Attorney Collins explained that $10,500 of the $16,316 increase is for post employment <br />benefits that are carried on the account for the first time; and that $3,000 is for the Florida <br />Retirement System contributions, which are fixed by Statute. He told how 94% of his budget is <br />used for salaries, and by Ordinance "attorney employees" are required to be under contract. He <br />revealed that after speaking with his employees that there would be negotiations of reduction in <br />future contracts. <br />After a brief discussion among the Board and Administrator Baird, Chairman Bowden <br />announced that the Board would re -address the County Attorney's funds, and the elimination of <br />the Animal Control position at the end of the meeting. <br />MUNICIPAL SERVICE TAXING UNIT (M.S.TU) <br />Administrator Baird reported the MSTU proposed millage this year as 1.0804, 9% below <br />the rollback rate. He presented the proposed budget as $28,796,712, a decrease of $1,372,206, <br />and said that the departments decreased by $972,180, down 14.0%. He summarized the overall <br />departmental expenses as follows: <br />North County Aquatic Center - <br />$898,369 <br />1.88% increase <br />Gifford Aquatic Center - <br />$310,083 <br />21.74% reduction <br />Recreation - <br />$1,322,179 <br />21.70% reduction <br />Ocean Rescue - <br />$962,247 <br />5.51% reduction <br />Community Development - <br />$216,691 <br />2.91% increase <br />County Planning - <br />$1,305,649 <br />22.92% reduction <br />Code Enforcement - <br />$578,589 <br />9.44% reduction <br />July 16, 2008 4 <br />