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ADDITIONS/DELETIONS TO THE AGENDA Due to CONSENSUS from the July 13, 2010 Board of County Commission Meeting, to move the Constitutional Officers item to follow the State Agencies item, Chairman O'Bryan requested the change be made to today's Agenda. ON MOTION by Commissioner Wheeler, SECONDED by Vice Chairman Solari, the Board unanimously approved the Agenda as amended. GENERAL OVERVIEW SESSION — JOSEPH A. BAIRD, COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR Administrator Baird, through a PowerPoint Presentation (on file), defined the proposed 2010/2011 Budget. He announced that the proposed Budget is $258,855,120, a decrease of $100,022,016 (27.87%) from 2009/2010. He highlighted the major Budget impacts, indicating that the proposed taxes would levy a $10.2 million, or 11.6% decrease from last year; including a tax roll decline in the General Fund of 10.4%, a 12.8% reduction in the Municipal Services Taxing Unit (M.S.T.U.); and a 12.4% decline in the Emergency Service District (E.S.D). He advised that there would be no Merit/Step raises for non-union or IAFF employees, for a savings of $1,032,143 (Teamsters raises totaled $437,405); interest earnings are down $1,977,097 (39.2%); overtime is decreased by $240,138 (11.0%); retirement rates will increase by $364,291; health insurance administrative fees will decrease by $179,000; the original $15 million portion of the land acquisition bond issue was paid off; taxing funds are down $22.5 million (13.6%); $2.8 million will be used from Fund Reserve Usage to balance the Budgets; and 45 full-time and five part-time positions were eliminated, for a savings of $2,776,572. Administrator Baird presented the comparison of proposed Ad Valorem versus current revenue as follows: 1.) General Fund - $43,705,714 (-$5,467,010) a -11.1% decrease 2.) M.S.T.U. - $8,393,992 (-$1,344,431) a -13.8% decrease 2 July 14, 2010