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4 . BUDGET OVERVIEW BY COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR JOSEPH A. BAIRD <br /> County Administrator Joseph Baird used a PowerPoint Presentation (copy on file), to <br /> outline the highlights of the Fiscal Year 2011 -2012 proposed budget. He reported that the <br /> proposed budget of $258 , 404 , 842 is a reduction of $ 60 , 359 , 981 or 18 . 94% from the current <br /> fiscal year, and that the County is taxing $ 5 million or 6 . 4% less than the prior year and one-third <br /> less than three years ago . He stated that the County has saved around $4 . 2 million as a result of <br /> Senate Bill 2100 (SB 2100) , which requires employees to contribute 3 % to their Florida State <br /> Retirement (FRS) pension plans ; and that the elimination of five full-time positions under Board <br /> of County Commission operations resulted in additional savings . Administrator Baird advised <br /> that all the Taxing Districts are below rollback and there are no rate increases , except for 5 % in <br /> the Solid Waste Disposal District (SWDD) fees, following fifteen consecutive years of <br /> decreases . <br /> Commissioner Davis wanted to know how the Board ' s decision to privatize the County' s <br /> landfill operations had impacted the SWDD budget . <br /> Administrator Baird revealed that the County had saved $400 , 000 by privatizing landfill <br /> operations . He also mentioned that for the first time, the County is utilizing about $ 1 , 660 , 000 of <br /> the General Fund to balance the budget, and that for the second consecutive year, the Emergency <br /> Services District will be allocated around $2 million from the General Fund , <br /> 2 <br /> B11K 14 1 PG 444 <br />