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POOK 92 RnE 401 MV ion 199 Tax collector Tax Collector Karl Zimmermann advised that his budget is not due in Tallahassee until August 1, and they have just begun preparation. There will be no new employees, but there will be some capital .increase because of a substantial change in the computer system. The State has established a 4 percent guideline for employee increases, but he felt his office could get by with a little less than 4 percent for their merit increases. Outside of the capital area, he didn't expect any change of any degree in this year's budget. They have expanded the hours and the office is open from 8:00-5:00 p.m., which they achieved without any dollar impact by staggering their starting and stopping times. OMB Director Joe Baird explained that while the budgets of the Tax Collector and the Property Appraiser can go down, the County's budget could increase due to the fact that the County has to pay the cost of the collection of taxes for the School Board and the municipalities. This has hit us pretty hard in the last couple of years. This is felt to be an unfair practice, and we have asked the Legislative Delegation to consider changing it so that each entity pays for their own collection of taxes. If everybody paid for their own, the General Fund budget would go down $1.2 million. Mr. Zimmermann felt it is important that -people realize that the unused fees that are returned to the General Fund do reduce people's taxes. Sheriff -Law Enforcement Sheriff Gary Wheeler noted that the Sheriff's budget is divided into three areas -- Law Enforcement, Court Services, and Corrections. SHERIFF DEPARTMENT DEPARTMENT 600 'S 911 SURCHARGE PORTION $44.328 $44,328 $0 0.000/0 TOTAL .17 530 972 $18,441,928 $910,956 5.20% THE SHERIFF WILL RECEIVE AN ADDITIONAL $63,880 IN 1993/94 NOT SHOWN ABOVE FROM THE ANTI-DRUG GRANT FUND. 1993/94 FIGURES ARE PER THE SHERIFFS DEPARTMENT. THE TOTAL IS $4,210 LESS THAN RECORDED BY BUDGET DUE TO A DIFFERENCE IN COURT SERVICES. R PROPOSED INCREASE % 1993/94 1994/95 (DECREASE) CHANGE SHERIFF - LAW ENFORCEMENT $10,832,920 $11,154,907 $321,987 2.97% SHERIFF - COURT SERVICES $303,034 $620,442 $317,408 104.74% TOTAL LAWENFORCEMENT $11,135,954 $11,775,349 $639,395 5.74% SHERIFF - DETENTION $5,933,862 $6,192,177 $258,315 4.35% TOTAL DETENTION $5,933,862 $6,192,177 $258,315 4.35% 'S 911 SURCHARGE PORTION $44.328 $44,328 $0 0.000/0 TOTAL .17 530 972 $18,441,928 $910,956 5.20% THE SHERIFF WILL RECEIVE AN ADDITIONAL $63,880 IN 1993/94 NOT SHOWN ABOVE FROM THE ANTI-DRUG GRANT FUND. 1993/94 FIGURES ARE PER THE SHERIFFS DEPARTMENT. THE TOTAL IS $4,210 LESS THAN RECORDED BY BUDGET DUE TO A DIFFERENCE IN COURT SERVICES. R