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S E P 10 1986 BOOK 65 f';1GE f l� 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 J� 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 increase to Clerk to the Board's budget of $236,184. 7) An $100,000 increase in the Property Appraiser's budget.. 8) An i=ncrease in the Sheriff's budget of approximately $1 ,301 ,000. - -3) 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 believed we can almost attribute a full mill of the increase to law enforcement needs. OMB Director Baird continued his review, next addressing the Transportation Fund. He explained there is no millage.assess- ment for this fund; the money is transferred in from the MSTU and the General Fund. The proposed budget is $5,842,446. The major reason for the increase from the 1985-86 FY when it was $5,099,030 was that we moved Public Works and Engineering from the MSTU to the Transportation Fund where it was felt they were more appropriately classified. Director Baird stated that the General Purpose Municipal Service Taxing Unit (MSTU) has a proposed millage of 2.02824 8 '• s sr