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5. AD VALOREM FUNDS <br />A. AD VALOREMMILLAGEANDAD VALOREM BUDGET <br />GENERAL FUND <br />Administrator Baird announced that under the General Fund, the proposed budget for <br />2010/2011 is $72,753,961, 13.6% below the current year, and the proposed millage is 3.0892, <br />11.4% below rollback. He revealed that the elimination of seven full-time positions account for <br />about $421,000, which would not have been possible without the cooperation of the <br />Constitutional Officers. He indicated that the Sheriff's budget is a $1.9 million decrease from <br />last year, the Property Appraiser's budget was reduced by $259,000, the Supervisor of Elections <br />by $31,000, and the Clerk of Court by $30,000, for a total of $2,220,000. <br />Sheriff Deryl Loar provided his annual budget (on file) and acknowledged that it was <br />reduced as requested by the Board of County Commissioners on July 14, 2010. He reported that <br />his budget reflects a $2.3 million reduction, and that he would be moving forward with the <br />Board's direction of $40,067,000. He revealed that he was able to achieve the reduction without <br />personnel layoffs. <br />The Chairman opened the floor to public comments. <br />Gordon Michael, 2655 69th Street, pointed out the sacrifices that the Sheriff's <br />Department had made in order to meet the required budget cuts, and he asked the Board to <br />reconsider. <br />There were no other speakers and the Chairman closed the public comments session. <br />3 <br />September 8, 2010 <br />Preliminary Budget Hearing <br />