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FINANCE OFFICER BARTON NOTED THAT THE ROCKRIDGE STREET <br />LIGHTING DISTRICT IS FOR THE SAME PURPOSE. THE INCREASE IN ROCKRIDGE <br />IS 51.2%, THE TAX DOLLARS NEEDED $2,953. AND THE PROPOSED MILLAGE <br />,65711, <br />MR. BARTON ANNOUNCED THAT WITH THIS RESUME, ALL THE VARIOUS <br />BUDGETS UNDER THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS HAVE BEEN COVERED, <br />COMMISSIONER WODTKE FELT IT MIGHT BE HELPFUL TO THOSE WHO <br />MIGHT HAVE BROUGHT THEIR TRIM NOTICE TO EXPLAIN THAT THE ITEMS MR, <br />BARTON HAS TALKED ABOUT ARE INCLUDED UNDER THE LABEL "COUNTY GOVERN- <br />MENT." HE ASKED IF THE FIRE DISTRICTS WOULD BE INCLUDED IN "OTHER." <br />FINANCE OFFICER BARTON INFORMED THOSE PRESENT THAT BECAUSE <br />OF THE WAY THE LAW READS, IF WE SHOULD DECIDE TO ASSESS A RATE HIGHER <br />THAN ORIGINALLY SET OUT IN THE NOTICE, THEN THE NOTICES WOULD HAVE <br />TO BE SENT OUT AGAIN TO ALL LAND OWNERS AFFECTED. AT THE TIME WE <br />SENT THE INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED ON THE NOTICE TO THE PROPERTY <br />APPRAISERS OFFICE, IT WAS BEFORE THE ELECTION CREATING THE SOUTH <br />COUNTY FIRE DISTRICT! THEREFORE, WE SENT TO THE PROPERTY APPRAISER <br />THE INFORMATION FOR FIRE SERVICES IF THE REFERENDUM PASSED AND FOR <br />FIRE SERVICES IF THE REFERENDUM DID NOT PASS SO THAT WE COULD COME <br />DOWN FROM THE FIGURES STATED ON THOSE NOTICES. WE COULD COME DOWN <br />ON THE FIGURES, BUT COULD NOT GO UP WITHOUT SENDING THE NOTICES OUT <br />AGAIN, AND THE COST JUST FOR POSTAGE TO SEND THESE NOTICES TO COUNTY <br />RESIDENTS WAS $7,500. WHEN THE REFERENDUM PASSED CREATING THE SOUTH <br />COUNTY FIRE DISTRICT, THE BACKUP FIRE LEVY OF .72 MILLS WAS DROPPED <br />FROM OUR BUDGET. THIS MILLAGE,WHICH WOULD HAVE GENERATED AROUND <br />$400,000, WILL NOT BE ASSESSED. THE CITY ALSO HAD A LEVY IN THEIR <br />BUDGET FOR THE AMOUNT THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN NECESSARY TO OPERATE THEIR <br />FIRE DEPARTMENT, AND THEY NOW HAVE ROLLED BACK THAT MILLAGE. <br />COMMISSIONER WODTKE ASKED IF THAT .72 IS LISTED ON THE TRIM <br />NOTICE UNDER COUNTY GOVERNMENT OR IF THAT IS LISTED IN "OTHER." <br />PROPERTY APPRAISER LAW INFORMED THE BOARD THAT THIS WOULD <br />BE LISTED IN "OTHER." HE EXPLAINED THAT "OTHER" TAKES IN ALL OF THE <br />SMALL DISTRICTS THAT ARE NOT ITEMIZED AT THE TOP OF THE NOTICE, AND <br />IT WOULD DEPEND ON WHERE YOU ARE LOCATED. OUR COUNTY IS SPLIT IN <br />OCT 21980 <br />9 eooK 44 Pace 713 <br />