Shooting Range increase for a new Skeet and Trap Facility; (8) the funding for a full year
<br /> of operations for the new Intergenerational Facility; (9) the addition of a full time
<br /> Conservation Land Technician as well as $485,300 in access improvements; and (10) the
<br /> Gifford Community expenses for stormwater improvements and sidewalks, both funded
<br /> from the optional sales tax.
<br /> Also highlighted in Administrator Brown's PowerPoint presentation was a summary of the
<br /> General Fund Budget, millage history, and expenses by department. He said the 2016-2017
<br /> Proposed Budget for the General Fund was $81,182,145, a decrease of $223,058 or 0.3%.
<br /> He pointed out that State Mandates and Constitutional Officers made up about 73.7% of
<br /> the General Fund expenses. He also reviewed the millage rates and comparisons to the
<br /> rollback from last fiscal year and answered questions from the Board regarding the
<br /> rollbacks, the effect on property values, and the construction of the new fire station.
<br /> GENERAL FUND
<br /> 9:09 a.m.
<br /> Proposed Ad Valorem Revenue:
<br /> • General Fund—$81,182,145, a decrease of$223,058, or (0.3%)
<br /> • Municipal Service Taxing Unit (M.S.T.U.) — $30,395,064, an increase of $3,695,404, or
<br /> 13.8%
<br /> • Transportation Fund - $14,944,450, an increase of$498,147, or 3.4%
<br /> • Emergency Services District - $34,375,227, an increase of$2,232,530, or 6.9%
<br /> • Land Acquisition Bond—2004 Referendum—$4,545,134, an increase of$7,498, or 0.2%
<br /> General Fund Budget Overview:
<br /> • Constitutional Officers increase - $2,188,848
<br /> • Ad Valorem tax roll increase of 6.2%, $2.8 million additional revenue
<br /> • State Mandates/Constitutional Officers - make up about 73.7% of total budget
<br /> • Proposed Millage rate is 3.3602,which is the same millage levied last fiscal year
<br /> • Health Insurance employer contributions up $924,000
<br /> • Children's Services funding increased $200,000 or 23.5%
<br /> Administrator recommendations for BCC Departments:
<br /> • BCC Operations - $1,009,240, a decrease of$9,570, or (0.9%)
<br /> • County Attorney - $763,577, an increase of$7,207, or 1.0%
<br /> • GIS Transfer- $41,594, an increase of$3,431, or 9.0%
<br /> • Communication/Emergency Services - $485,717, a decrease of$25,200, or(4.9%)
<br /> • Main Library- $2,206,203, a decrease of$6,911, or (0.3%)
<br /> • North County Library - $1,028,758, a decrease of$26,456, or(2.5%)
<br /> • Brackett Library - $279,142, an increase of$11,063, or 4.1%
<br /> • Soil Conservation - $42,055, a decrease of$2,632, or (5.9%)
<br /> • Law Library - $77,062, an increase of$1,823, or 2.4%
<br /> • Administrator- $444,611, a decrease of$47,380, or (9.6%)
<br /> • General Services - $130,253, an increase of$2,438, or 1.9%
<br /> • Human Resources - $424,016, an increase of$11,717 or 2.8%
<br /> • Planning and Development- $ -0- , a decrease of$6,000, or (100%)
<br /> • Veteran's Services - $260,756, an increase of$7,698, or 3.0%
<br /> 2016-2017 Budget Workshop
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