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DRAFT June 14, 2004 Page 497 Flowes Store 0.04 0.033 0.04 Northeast 0.07 0.057 0.07 Mt. Pleasant 0.045 0.039 0.045 Gold Hill 0.05 0 042 0.05 Richfield 0.07 0.049 0.07 Commissioner Carpenter questioned the requested reduction by the Midland Fire District and the impact the Corning plant closing will have on the district. Mike Downs, Deputy County Manager, will contact the Midland Fire Chief to verify the requested tax rate. FY 2005 Cab&rrus County Budget Commissioner Carpenter commented on information prepared by Mr. Day listing potential cuts to reduce the tax rate by three cents. The potential cuts included such items as: the reduction in funding for the schools, elimination of 103 County positions; the reduction in services offered by the senior center, libraries, and parks and recreation; mothballing of the Arena and ~vents Center; and the closing of the veterans service office, erosion control and soil and water. Chairman Freeman stated there was misInformation last week that the Board had said to cut County jobs. He stressed that the Board did not ask for any ]ob cuts or any reduction in services. Chairman Freeman stated he had asked staff to give one or two options to show possible cuts that could be made to lower the tax rate by three cents and staff had listed potential cuts that could be done, including the reduction of employees. Further, he stated the Board had discussed funding responsibilities by the County and the State and the need for the State to fulfill its responsibilities Chairman Freeman reiterated that no Board member had said anything about cutting lobs and cited the 3,800 Job losses at Pillowtex, the 431 foreclosures thus far in 2004 and the County unemployment rate of 7.1 percent. Commissioner Carpenter distributed the following list of proposed cuts to reduce the tax rate to 55 cents, specifically delaying the purchase of voting machines until FY 2006. She said the machines have to be in place by December 2005 and stated letters should be sent to federal and state officials seeking additional funding to purchase the new equipment. Further, Commissioner Carpenter stated the new officer for the communications center was provided for in the one-cent tax reduction proposal FY 2005 Recommended Reductions in order to reduce tax rate $0.01 REDUCTIONS: Department Expense Line Item Amount Commissioners Travel 8,000.00 County Manager Travel 500 00 County Manager Dues and Subscriptions 500 00 Public Information Event Expense 1,000 00 Public Information Advertising 500 00 Public Information Marketing Activities 10,000.00 Human Resources Legal Fees 2,000.00 Human Resources Travel 500.00 Human Resources Training & Education 1,000.00 Tax collector Travel 500.00 Tax Administration Dues and Subscriptions 500.00 Tax Administration Travel 1,000 00 Board of Elections Advertising 500 00 Register of Deeds Travel 500.00 Inf Services-Systems Training & Education 1,000.00 Geographic Inf. Serv. Training & Education 500.00 Facility Services Uniforms 1,000 00 Facility Services Janitorial Supplies 500.00 Construction Standards Travel 3,000 00 Commerce Dues and Subscriptions 500.00 Environmental Protection Travel 500.00 Soil & Water Dues and Subscriptions 1,000.00 Cooperative Extension Travel 500.00 Total Expendltures= 35,500.00 Capital Reserve Fund** Increase Sales Tax-County Department Reductions 1,250,000.00 58,020.00 35,500.00