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Oighlights of the FY2019/20 Budget: <br />• <br />• Tax roll Increase — 7.0% countywide; 6.97% unincorporated area. <br />• Sheriff funding — Recommended $3.3M increase as agreed by Sheriff (reduction from initial request <br />of $3.8 million increase) Continued funding of School Resource Officers at 50%150% split with <br />School District <br />• Children's Services Funding — increase of $397,146 or 23.8%. This completes three-year phase-in <br />to the full 0.125 mill funding limit. <br />• Health Insurance — Increased claim costs result in $1.9 million impact on County budgets. Increase <br />in employee contributions as recommended <br />• Increased emphasis on deferred maintenance, capital and renewal & replacements across all <br />areas. Total countywide expense - $11,287,253 ($1,107,253 in taxing funds). <br />• Increased investment in conservation lands improvements and maintenance — 2 additional <br />Conservation Lands Techs. for a cost of $92,928. <br />• Additional Med Unit at Station 5 in Winter Beach — 7 additional positions $526,729 <br />• Utilities Department increased staffing to maintain and operate a growing utility with increased <br />regulation and higher renewal & replacement needs. <br />• Focus on technology and cybersecurity enhancements through the addition of an IT Director <br />position. This position will also unify GIS and Telecommunications operations under one roof. <br />• Full-time Position increases - BCC reflects a net increase of 37 positions at a cost of $2,594,142; <br />3 FT Constitutional Officers, 40 total FT positions. <br />The largest individual expense in the budget is Personnel Services. In total, 40 net additional full-time <br />(FT) positions are proposed for FY 2019/20; BCC departments are increasing 37 net full-time positions, <br />while Constitutional Officers reflect a net increase of 3 full-time positions. This results in an additional <br />cost of $2,594,142 in BCC departments. <br />5 <br />