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General Fund <br />Administrator Chandler advised that he is required to give the <br />following figures and statistics under the Truth In Millage act <br />(TRIM). <br />At this point, the proposed General Fund budget for next <br />fiscal year is $39,307,474, which contains a_ net increase of <br />$1,154,735 and a 3% increase in the expense level. In excess of <br />$1 -million was reduced from the General Fund budget since the first <br />public hearing. The proposed millage to fund the General Fund <br />budget is 4.2462, an increase of 5.03 percent above the rolled -back <br />rate of 4.0428. Contained within that budget are increases related <br />to one new position within Buildings & Grounds for maintenance of <br />the sophisticated systems in the new courthouse; increases related <br />to compliance with Americans with Disabilities Act; as well as <br />Medicaid Clerk, Libraries, Health Department, court reporting and <br />the Medical Examiner. There are increases related to funding of <br />the requirements of outside agencies as well as a general salary <br />contingency. <br />Transportation Fund <br />Administrator Chandler advised that no millage rate is applied <br />to this fund; 71 percent of the revenue for the Transportation Fund <br />comes from the General Fund and the MSTU budgets where tax levies <br />are made. Included in this budget are Road & Bridge, Public Works, <br />Engineering, and Traffic Engineering. The proposed Transportation <br />Fund budget is $8,043,476 and contains an overall decrease of <br />$437,688, or a decrease of approximately 5 percent, which <br />translates into decreases for both the General Fund and the MSTU <br />budgets. <br />Municipal service Taxing Unit <br />Administrator Chandler stated that the proposed total budget <br />of $13,621,824 contains a net increase of $395,225 or a 2.9 percent <br />increase. The proposed millage rate to fund the proposed MSTU <br />budget is 1.5247 which is a 9.1% increase over the rolled -back rate <br />of 1.3975. Included within that budget, in terms of the operating <br />expenses of the BCC departments, is an overall reduction of <br />$112,275. The net increase which accounts for the overall bottom <br />line increase in this budget is the 60 percent funding required for <br />the law enforcement budget which amounts to $475,088. <br />General Obligation Library Bonds <br />Administrator Chandler explained that this fund is not subject <br />to rollback. In essence, this is the amount required to fund the <br />11 <br />1� <br />BOOK �Q PAGE 55.E <br />