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Boor 90 F,1; 96 their millage which will raise the total tax. The Board can only control a certain percentage of the millage that is applied against appraised value which determines the final tax bill. Chairman Bird asked how much of that $2,382,196 overage is constitutional officers, and Administrator Chandler responded that an increase of $1,432,214 is attributed to the Clerk, Tax Collector, Property Appraiser, Sheriff and Supervisor of Elections. Chairman Bird noted that we are in the process of constructing a new courthouse facility. There will not be a debt service on it because sales tax funds have been accumulated. However, there will be a need for additional personnel from the Sheriff's department and the County to staff the courthouse and to operate that building. The courthouse is scheduled to open on June 1 of this coming fiscal year. Chairman Bird asked the Administrator to list the proposed new employees and where they are going. Administrator Chandler stated that the tax budget includes 13 additional positions. Buildings & Grounds has 2 new employees scheduled to begin just prior to the opening of the courthouse. They will be employed specifically to handle the sophisticated air conditioning and HVAC system so we do not have sick building problems. One position in the General Fund budget is in the Clerk's department and two additional employees are in the Property Appraiser's office. One additional planner position will be funded totally by an Economic Development Grant from the federal government, so no direct tax dollars are involved. Traffic Engineering will employ a new signal technician which falls within the Transportation Budget. We have expanded the number of traffic signals and after power outages, we need someone with the ability to restart the lights in a timely fashion. Six additional paramedic positions in the Emergency Services District are tied to the recently approved emergency services equalization plan. Fire - EMS Stations #4 and #7 lack rescue personnel and in some instances, fire fighters man the rescue vehicle on emergency calls. Those rescue vehicles should be manned by rescue personnel to avoid a conflict when there is a call for both fire and rescue. Within the remainder of the budget there are 15 additional positions in the Utilities Department and Solid Waste Disposal District with no increases in rates. So, within the total budget we have 28 new positions; 13 within the ad valorem tax budget and 15 in non -ad valorem tax budgets. There is a change in the library budget where 4 part-time positions will be increased to full-time. That does not result in additional positions but there is additional expense. 18 M M M