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4. BUDGET OVERVIEW BY COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR JOSEPH A. BAIRD <br />County Administrator Joseph Baird presented an overview of the proposed 2009/2010 <br />Budget totaling $302,670,415, a decrease of about $83,443,999, -21.6% from last year. He <br />reported Ad Valorem taxes down by $9,866,333, -10.1%. The budget cuts included eliminating <br />38 full-time positions, a savings of $2,300,665; a decrease in deductable health plan changes of <br />$513,000; and a total decrease in revenues from the 1/2 cent sales tax revenue of $400,000, -10%. <br />He conveyed that this year's aggregate millage would be 5.1436, 10.5% below the current rate of <br />5.7466. <br />Administrator Baird stated that this year's budget rates stayed the same or decreased, <br />with the exception of the golf course non-residents paying $1.00 more per round. <br />5. AD VALOREM FUNDS <br />A. AD VALOREMMILLAGEANDAD VALOREMBUDGET <br />GENERAL FUND <br />Administrator Baird announced that the proposed budget is $77,314,789, and the <br />proposed millage is 3.0892, 9.38% below rollback. He reported that the elimination of nine <br />positions is a savings of $365,000; Ad Valorem taxes are down $4,632,000; the health plan <br />change savings amounts to $280,000; travel is down $28,000; and the estimated energy savings <br />is $176,000. He pointed out that there were no merit or cost of living raises for employees in this <br />budget. <br />2 <br />September 9, 2009 <br />Preliminary Budget Hearing <br />