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