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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 budget synopsis for Fiscal Year 2012-2013 . He announced that the total proposed budget <br /> was $252 , 135 ,490, a reduction of $ 54 , 879,451 , or 17 . 9% from the prior year. He reported that <br /> Ad Valorem taxes are down $ 3 .4 million, or a 4 . 7% decrease . He said this budget included the <br /> elimination of nine full-time positions, with a savings of $ 620,456 . He conveyed that the Land <br /> Acquisition Bonds had been paid off early, which saves the Ad Valorem taxpayers $ 949, 364 ; <br /> and relayed that the mid-year beach privatization will save $ 163 ,613 next year. He reported that <br /> there would be no merit/step raises, no tax increases , fee increases, or Ad Valorem assessment <br /> increases in this budget; and that decreases and eliminations in automobile allowances saved <br /> $ 35 , 820, or 38% . He reported that $ 181 , 558 was saved in retirement contributions, and that <br /> health insurance reductions amounted to $ 300 , 960 . <br /> Administrator Baird anticipated that the Fund Reserve Usage' would be about $ 1 . 8 <br /> million from the General Fund, and $2 . 5 million from the Emergency Services District. He <br /> stated that the total taxing funds are down $ 6 . 7 million, or 4 . 7% and pointed out that all the <br /> Enterprise Funds have reductions in this budget . <br /> 5 . AD VALOREM FUNDS <br /> AD VALOREMMILLAGEANDAD VALOREMBUDGET <br /> GENERAL FUND <br /> Chairman Wheeler reported that the proposed millage is 3 . 0892 , 4 . 3 % below the rollback <br /> rate of 3 . 2282 ; the proposed budget for the General Fund is $ 68 ,387,030 . <br /> { 142 PG 898 <br /> September 12, 2012 2 <br /> Preliminary Budget Hearing <br />