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4. BUDGET OVERVIEW BY COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR JOSEPH A. <br />BAIRD <br />County Administrator Joseph Baird used a PowerPoint Presentation (on file) to support <br />his overall budget synopsis for Fiscal Year 2013-2014. He reported that there is a 1.4% gain in <br />the tax roll this year, the first increase in six years. Administrator Baird announced that the total <br />proposed operating budget is $255,107,975, a decrease of $36,684,220 from the current year. He <br />noted that if staff uses what is referred to as "Commissioner Solari's comparison", the budget is <br />$2,972,458 more. <br />Commissioner Solari stated that he had asked Administrator Baird to present his figure to <br />better clarify the budget changes from year to year. He explained that using last year's proposed <br />allocation of $252,135,490, he had factored in government accounting, the uncertainty of grant <br />monies, and the transfer of unfinished projects from one year to another, to arrive at his <br />comparison figure, an increase of $2,972,458 to the upcoming fiscal year budget. <br />Administrator Baird resumed the budget overview. He conveyed that there is an <br />additional $250,000 in the General and Municipal Services Taxing Unit (M.S.T.U.) funds due to <br />the payoff of the Spring Training Bonds and elimination of the debt service. He revealed the <br />following budget increases: the Board of County Commissioners, $188,080; Constitutional <br />Officers, $2,225,850; Florida Retirement System (FRS), $1.8 million, and $1.2 million in Cost of <br />Living Adjustments (COLA) for County employees. Administrator Baird also mentioned that <br />staff proposes to phase out the reliance on the General and Emergency Services Fund reserves to <br />balance the budget. <br />5. AD VALOREM FUNDS <br />A. AD VALOREMMILLAGEANDAD VALOREM BUDGET <br />GENERAL FUND <br />September 11, 2013 2 <br />Preliminary Budget Hearing <br />8 144 PG 305 <br />