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SEP 5 199 ltd Commissioner Scurlock felt that sometimes people get confused and think that these budget hearings are the forum for objecting to their individual assessments on their home or property; however, the tentative and final budget hearings offer the taxpayers an opportunity to discuss or object to the proposed budgets of the various funds in the county, such as the General Fund, Transportation Fund, General Purpose Municipal Service Taxing Unit, Library Bonds, the three Fire Districts, Street Lighting Districts, Solid Waste Disposal District, etc. Ed Valentine asked the proper procedure for appealing his property assessment, and Deputy Clerk Barbara Bonnah advised that petition forms may be obtained in the Property Appraiser's Office and filed in the Office of the Clerk to the Board by Friday, September 6, at 5:00 P.M. There is a $15 filing fee for each parcel. The first hearing of the Value Adjustment Board (VAB) will be held Monday, September 16, at 9:00 A.M. Mr. Valentine also asked when he might file an objection to his assessment for the Solid Waste Disposal District, and Chairman Bird advised that the SWDD assessment appeals are scheduled to be heard on Monday, September 9, at 9:00 A.M. in these chambers. The deadline for filing those appeals was Monday, August 26. GENERAL FUND Administrator Chandler announced that the total proposed General Fund budget for next fiscal year is $40,584,377, which reflects an expense increase of 2.4%. To fund those expenses and that portion from ad -valorem taxes, the proposed,General Fund millage rate for next fiscal year is 4.6423, which is 3.4% below the rolled -back millage of 4.8054. The basic changes within the General Fund budget relate again to the new facilities and parks coming on line, the implementation of the Emergency Equalization Plan, increase in health insurance, salary contingencies, and the 6