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General Fund The proposed General Fund budget is $118,399,287, a decrease of $2,286,505 or 1.9%. Specific • departmental, Constitutional, and agency budget summaries are contained in the exhibits following this message (pages 20-22). Major factors impacting the General Fund budget are presented below: • • Ad valorem tax roll increase —13.5%, $9,355,057 in additional revenue, assuming 95% collections at same millage rate. • Millage rate - 3.5475, no change from last fiscal year. • Constitutional Officers increases - $6,191,555 or 8.9% • State Mandates/Constitutional Officers — constitute 74.4% of the total General Fund budget • Children's Services Funding — increase of $121,532 or 5.2%; full 0.125 mill funding • Inflation Impact on Fuel & Electric — increase of $421,712 or 19.3% (including Constitutionals) • Deferred Maintenance and Capital - $308,125 total includes various repairs at the Courthouse and Oslo Riverfront Conservation Area educational signage • 36.75 Additional FT Positions — 7 FT BCC positions for $485,645, and 29.75 FT Constitutionals The following graph illustrates the breakdown of expenditures by agency in the General Fund. General Fund Expenses by Category FY 2022/23 Constitutionals, 63-9% ___ BCC, 19.9% Reserves & Transfers, 8.6% Economic 3evelopment & C RA's, 0.4% _ Children's Svcs, 2.1% I'.Non Profits,1.5% State Agencies, 3.6% The Clerk of the Circuit Court has requested a $153,416 or 12.4% increase from the current year's budget. The budget request includes a 6% pay increase for employees. The request also includes an additional 0.75 FT positions. As previously mentioned, the Sheriff and County staff have agreed to a revised budget of $67,250,000 which is an increase of $7.25 million or 12.1% over the current year's budget. The request includes an additional 29 FT employees. As part of the request, $1,760,090 in Optional Sales Tax is being used to fund •replacement vehicles and eligible capital in the Sheriffs FY 2022/23 budget request to further minimize the impact on the ad valorem tax supported funds. The proposed FY 2022/23 budget includes the fifth year of funding for 50% of the School Resource Officers expense. The State has still not provided adequate funding for this mandate on School Districts.