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Highlights of FY 2016/17 Budget: <br />• Tax roll Increase — 6.2% countywide, still well below peak <br />• Fire Rescue Station 15 - $1.3 million in additional operating costs' for new station (10 total <br />employees). <br />• Health Insurance - employer monthly contribution increase of $100; $30 monthly increase in <br />employee rates; decrease in budgeted Other Post Employment Benefits (OPEB) expenses of <br />$543,000 for all funds, including Constitutional Officers <br />• 5% Building Permit Fee Reduction — Fee reduction and increased manpower and technology <br />upgrades to streamline the permitting process. <br />• Investment in Energy Efficiency Upgrades — long-term savings in fixed costs such as electricity will <br />result from: adding LED lighting to the parking lots at the County Administration Complex; <br />replacing aged air conditioning units with updated high energy-efficient systems and replacement <br />control systems that will allow temperature adjustments in buildings from a central location. In <br />addition, we will continue to explore other energy efficiency upgrades such as natural gas as an <br />alternative fuel source. <br />• Roof Replacements — major roof replacements will be undertaken to extend the life of various <br />county facilities including the Health Building - $295,000, Jail Complex $600,000, and the <br />Courthouse - $750,000. <br />• Capital Equipment Maintenance - Replacement schedule resumed continuing catch - up of capital <br />and maintenance costs. <br />• Technology Improvements - to include the AMI meter pilot program in Utilities, the Neogov on-line <br />employee application and tracking system, Employee Self Service (ESS) for benefits open <br />enrollment, and continued development of the online permitting process. <br />• Position increases - $2,107,955 - 31 BCC positions (10 for Fire Rescue), 1.72 FT Constitutional, <br />32.72 total FT. <br />• Shooting Range — increase of $307,879 to fund new Skeet & Trap facilities <br />• Intergenerational Facility funding - $399,837 to fund full year of operations. <br />• Conservation Lands — Addition of 1 FT Conservation Land Technician, as well as $485,300 in <br />access improvements. <br />� <br />he single greatest individual expense in the budget is Personnel Services. In total, 32.72 additional full - <br />me (FT) positions are proposed for FY 16/17. BCC departments are increasing 31 full-time positions, <br />