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5. AD VALOREM FUNDS <br />A. AD VALOREM MILLAGE AND AD VALOREM BUDGET <br />GENERAL FUND <br />Administrator Baird announced the proposed budget for the General Fund <br />is $83,520,452.00 at 3.4% below last year, and the proposed millage is 3.0526, 5% below <br />rollback, and .1607 below the current rate of 3.2133. He noted that the proposed budget <br />includes the elimination of ten (10) full-time positions, a reduction of $657,000.00; a <br />decrease in overtime, an estimated $68,000.00 reduction; and a decrease of $1.3 million <br />or 6.2% in the Board of County Commissioner (BCC) departments. Mr. Baird said there <br />was an increase of $175,000.00 for the new addition to the jail, and an operating increase <br />of $235,000.00, due to the construction of the Emergency Operations Center (EOC), the <br />Supervisor of Elections office, and the two new County Administration buildings. <br />Chairman Wheeler opened the floor to public comments. <br />Frank Coffey, 1200 Admirals Walk, through a slide presentation (copy on file), <br />made observations about the Sheriffs budget. Mr. Coffey provided a detailed look at <br />employee salaries and benefits, and stated that, included in the budget, are line items for <br />attrition. An accumulation of $1,276,150.00 from the salaries of personnel who may <br />leave or who have not yet been hired, has been transferred from Personnel to Capital <br />Equipment. Mr. Coffey's concern was that taking the money from salaries/attrition out <br />of this year's budget lowers the Sheriffs budget, and poses the challenge of continuing to <br />find funding for capital equipment. <br />Laura Alexander, Director of Treasure Coast Food Bank, described the history, <br />purpose, and funding of her organization, which last year supplied 321,802 pounds of <br />September 5, 2007 3 <br />Preliminary Budget <br />