|
GENERAL OVERVIEW SESSION - JOSEPH A. BAIRD, COUNTY
<br />ADMINISTRATOR
<br />County Administrator Joseph Baird, using a PowerPoint presentation (on file), outlined
<br />the proposed 2013-2014 Fiscal Year Budget. He announced that the proposed total for 2013-
<br />2014 is $253,840,382, a decrease of $37,951,813, or 13.01%, from March 31s of this year; and
<br />an increase of $1,704 892, or 0.68% from the beginning of the budget year. He said the taxroll
<br />increased 1.4% Countywide for the first time in five years, but is still 30.7% below peak. He
<br />reviewed the major budget impacts, and noted that this was one of the hardest budgets that he
<br />and staff have had to put together, due to people's over -optimism that the economy is turning
<br />around.
<br />GENERAL FUND
<br />Administrator Baird said the proposed Ad Valorem revenues for the General Fund for
<br />2013-2014 is $40,807,742, an increase of $1,492,368, or 3.8%; Municipal Service Taxing Unit
<br />(M.S.T.U.) is proposed at $7,568,031, an increase of $85,519, or 1.1%, Emergency Services
<br />District (ESD) is proposed at $20,753,931, an increase of $2,990,267, or 16.8%; and the Land
<br />Acquisition Bonds - 2004 Referendum debt service is $4,879,017, an increase of $44,417, or
<br />0.9%; for a total of $74,008,721, an increase of $4,612,571, or 6.6%.
<br />Administrator Baird reported the following millage rate comparisons:
<br />• General Fund for 2012-2013 is 3.0892, and the proposal for 2013-2014 is 3.1685, an
<br />increase of 2.6%
<br />• M.S.T.U. for 2012-2013 is 1.0733, and the proposal for 2013-2014 remains the same
<br />• ESD for 2012-2013 is 1.7148, and the proposal for 2013-2014 is 1.9799, an increase
<br />of 15.5%
<br />• Land Bonds 2004(a) for 2012-2013 is 0.3799, and the proposal for 2013-2014 is
<br />0.3788, a decrease of 0.3%
<br />• Aggregate Millage for 2012-2013 is 5.0729, and the proposal for 2013-2014 is
<br />5.3676, an increase of 5.8%
<br />July 17, 2013 2
<br />BC 11 4 PG 12 5
<br />
|