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SJRWMD FY 2017-18 Final Budget <br /> D. Budget Guidelines <br /> The District developed its budget under the guidelines established by the EOG and <br /> DEP, which include: <br /> • Reviewing, on an ongoing basis, personnel, programs, and activities to ensure <br /> that each district is meeting its core mission areas without raising costs for the <br /> taxpayers they serve; <br /> • Ensuring that District employee benefits are consistent with those provided to <br /> state employees; <br /> • Continuing District implementation plans for the beneficial use of excess fund <br /> balances; and <br /> • Avoiding new debt. <br /> The District's specific guidelines developed by the Governing Board and management <br /> staff include budget preparation assumptions approved by the Governing Board and <br /> include: <br /> • Assuming adoption by the Governing Board of a rolled-back millage rate; <br /> • Utilizing our excess fund balance to maintain the cost-share program; <br /> • Addressing rising costs of health insurance, and <br /> • Producing a budget that is focused on the District's mission and responsibilities. <br /> Statutory authority in section 373.536(5)(c), Florida Statutes, states that the Legislative <br /> Budget Commission (LBC) may reject District budget proposals based on the statutory <br /> thresholds described below. <br /> 1. A single purchase of land in excess of$10 million, except for land exchanges. <br /> 2. Any cumulative purchase of land during a single fiscal year in excess of$50 <br /> million. <br /> 3. Any issuance of debt on or after July 1, 2012. <br /> 4. Any individual variances in a district's tentative budget in excess of 25 percent <br /> from a District's preliminary budget. <br /> 5. Any program expenditures as described in section 373.536(5)(e) 4.e. (Outreach) <br /> and f. (Management and Administration) in excess of 15 percent of a District's <br /> total budget. <br /> Both the District's FY 2017-18 Tentative Budget and Final Budget did not exceed these <br /> statutory thresholds, and the District did not receive any written disapprovals of any <br /> provision in the Tentative Budget by the EOG or LBC prior to the Final Budget adoption <br /> hearing. <br /> Page 6 <br />