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SEP 0 5 1990 wux Chairman Eggert announced that the first item to be reviewed is the aggregate millage and asked Administrator Chandler to proceed. 4 Administrator Chandler informed those present that this is the first of two public hearings to consider adoption of the proposed Budget for FY 90/91 which begins October 1st. We will go through each of the funds, and as we do, he will give a brief overview of that fund. As relates to those funds involving property taxes, there are certain points he needs to make in terms of the millage rate to be in accordance with the TRIM Notice, and they will be addressed as we get into each of the funds. Administrator Chandler stated that overall the proposed budget is 126.4 million and contained within that budget is an expense increase amounting to 7.30. In a budget of that size and diversity, there are any number of changes and increases or decreases within the individual budgets; so, .it will be impossible to delineate all those increases, etc. Generally within the total budget, the major increases are related primarily to new facilities coming on line this fiscal year, i.e., expansion of the Jail, the new Health Department, and two new Libraries, as well as South County Park. Also there are increases in operating expenses and personnel associated with those facilities. In addition there are the increases in law enforcement, funding and salary contingencies, and increases in health insurance. There are no changes in the user fees at this time other than related to golf. As to property taxes, the aggregate millage rate proposed is 7.3010, and that represents a 1% increase over the rollback rate. That aggregate millage rate is a combination of the proposed tax rates within each of the individual tax funds, and we will address these as we address each individual fund. Commissioner Scurlock noted that as he understands it, in terms of new money available to the county from the previous 4