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MAR 2 71990 7 <br />Commissioner Scurlock believed Coopers & Lybrand have once <br />again done an outstanding job, and he felt this is an appropriate <br />time to reflect on what we do as County government and some of <br />the trends that are occurring. <br />Commissioner Scurlock referred to Page iv., noting that <br />reliance on ad valorem taxes has increased over the years to <br />where they now account for 60.8% of our total revenues. Even <br />though we have consistently tried to go to user fees and have <br />moved aggressively in that area, the reduction in state and <br />federal participation is very much evident in this statistic. He <br />particularly pointed out that Public Safety now accounts for <br />almost 400 of our General Fund, and this is a very significant <br />increase in terms of how we use our General Fund monies. Commis- <br />sioner Scurlock felt the County can be very proud of the savings <br />that have been generated by our good bond ratings. He continued <br />that on Page 105 can be seen the growth in the assets of the <br />Utilities Division. We are in the range of 16/20 million dollars <br />of new construction each year, that funding coming through impact <br />fees basically, and Commissioner Scurlock stated that he would <br />like to see some sort of table provided in the Statistical <br />Section demonstrating the contribution from the Utilities Divi- <br />sion into the General Fund by means of the franchise fees and any <br />other monies that come in. He believed the Utilities Division is <br />the largest single source of revenue other than ad valorem -taxes, <br />and on Page 109, he hoped that the Commission doesn't get too <br />concerned with the $97,000 loss shown in operating revenue over <br />operating expenses under Water and Sewer System. There is a <br />fully funded depreciation, and he advised that Administrator <br />Chandler was fully aware of this and, in fact, came to the Board <br />and requested the rate study, which CH2M Hill is doing. <br />Commissioner Scurlock next referred to Page 168 and noted <br />that this gives a good history of the years from 1979 to 1989. <br />Among other things, it shows that we now are fully funding Public <br />Safety to the tune of 10% more than in 1979, which budget has <br />22 <br />