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r MR. BARTON THEN WENT ON TO THE LAST ITEM - THE GENERAL PURPOSE MUNICIPAL SERVICE TAXING UNIT. HE EXPLAINED THAT WHAT IS PRESENTED IN THE BOOKS MUST BE DIVIDED INTO TWO SECTIONS BECAUSE THE BOUNDARIES ARE DIFFERENT. ONE HAS TO DO WITH THE SOUTH COUNTY FIRE PROTECTION MUNICIPAL SERVICE TAXING UNIT, WHICH IS FOR THE UNINCORPORATED AREA OF THE SOUTH COUNTY ONLY. THIS IS THE ONE THAT WILL BE DROPPED IF THE REFERENDUM PASSES, AND IT CALLS FOR A MILLAGE OF 0.72968. THE SECOND PART IS THE GENERAL PURPOSE UNINCORPORATED MUNICIPAL SERVICE TAXING UNIT WITH A MILLAGE OF 2.936840, MR, BARTON NOTED THAT LAST YEAR WE ASSESSED THIS FOR FIRE SERVICES. COMMISSIONER WODTKE ASKED IF THE 2.936840 IS INCLUSIVE OF THE .72968, AND MR. BARTON EXPLAINED THAT IT IS A SEPARATE ITEM BECAUSE IT IS A DIFFERENT LAND AREA. THE CHAIRMAN ASKED WHAT THIS WOULD AMOUNT TO FOR THE TAX- PAYER, AND MR. BARTON NOTED THAT IT ALL DEPENDS ON WHERE YOU LIVE. THERE ARE THREE BASIC COSTS - THE GENERAL FUND, TRANSPORTATION AND GENERAL MUNICIPAL SERVICES; IT WILL BE 8.61525 PLUS, ACCORDING TO THE AREA YOU ARE IN. THIS WILL BE APPROXIMATELY THE SAME IN THE CITY. THE MAIN CHANGE IS IN THE UNINCORPORATED AREA. . COMMISSIONER LYONS AGREED THAT IT IS HARD TO MAKE ANY COMPARISON BECAUSE OF THE WAY THIS IS SPLIT UP. CHAIRMAN SIEBERT FELT IT MUST BE RECOGNIZED THAT WE ARE DOING A LOT OF THINGS IN THE COUNTY NOW THAT WERE DONE LONG AGO IN THE CITY, AND WE ARE PROVIDING MUNICIPAL SERVICES IN THE COUNTY THAT HAVE NEVER BEEN PROVIDED BEFORE. IN FURTHER DISCUSSION, IT WAS NOTED THAT COMPARED TO LAST YEAR S MILLAGE OF 4.439, THE 8.6515 IS ALMOST DOUBLE. COMMISSIONER LYONS COMMENTED THAT THIS WAS BROUGHT ABOUT BY LEGISLATION, AND THE DUAL TAXATION SITUATION. HE NOTED THAT WE ARE TRYING TO MAKE THE AREAS THAT GET THE SERVICES PAY FOR THEM. CHAIRMAN SIEBERT FELT IT MUST BE POINTED OUT THAT THE CITY RESIDENT WOULD BE PAYING A GREAT DEAL MORE IF WE HADN'T DONE THIS. AUG 2 719G0 59 BOOK 44 PAIGE 40.6