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SEP 3 1986 BOOK OU P": E. �� OMB Director Baird informed those present that the General Fund has a 20.9% increase over rollback; the proposed millage is 4.1252 and the proposed budget is $20,487,587. He explained that of this amount only $13,563,059 will be generated from ad valorem" taxes, and the major reasons for the increase in the General Fund are: 1) The loss of some of our 24 sales tax revenue when we pledged it to pay debt service on the 9.8 million bond refinancing bond issue; we lost approximately $1,065,000. 2) An increase in funding to library operations of approximately $130,000. 4) An increase of $90,000 in building operations increased $90,000; the majority of this increase being due to the new jail facilities, which we will be responsible for maintaining. 5) An increase for General Services of approximately $128,00 due to increase in the cost of insurance. 6) an Pncrease to Clerk to the Board's budget of $236,184. 7) An $100,000 increase in the Property Appraiser's budget, and - --OMB Director Baird advised that we will have to readdress that during during this meeting because of a letter from the DOR increasing the Property Appraiser's budget. 8) An increase in the Sheriff's budget of approximately $1 ,301 ,000. 9) The new jail operational cost increased the budget $433,000, and the new minimum security facility will increase the budget $329,000. All the above account for the $3,800,000 increase. Chairman Scurlock pointed out that if you take into consideration the care for the new jail, the Sheriff's budget, and the minimum security facility - it becomes apparent that almost 3 million of the increase is for law enforcement and related activities such as the criminal justice system, the State's Attorney, Public Defender, Spouse Abuse, etc. Therefore, the Chairman believed you could term the proposed budget**a pro 6