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June 1S, 2004 <br /> <br />Page 516 <br /> <br /> County tax rate at 53 cents per $100.00 valuation of property with no cuts in <br /> County services or employees; approved the Cabarrus County Budget for FY <br /> 2004-2005, including the revisions that have occurred since the preliminary <br /> budget was presented, the changes proposed by Con, missioner Carpenter to <br /> reduce the tax rate by one cent and an appropriation of approximately $2 6 <br /> million from Fund Balance; and adopted the Cabarrus County Budget Ordinance <br /> Fiscal Year 2004-200S as set forth below. <br /> <br /> REVISIONS ~D ~q{E PRELIMINARY FY 2005 BUDGET: <br /> <br /> GENERAL GOVERNMENT: Sheriff's Department <br /> The U. S. Department of Justice awarded a grant totaling $117,144 to <br /> provide three resource officers for the schools. A Deputy Sheriff <br /> position for Comunications totaling $40,751 was reinstated. <br /> ~ Mental Health~ <br /> Reduced FY 2005 contribution $46,648 or 6.87% from the FY 2004 <br /> contribution. Rent expense contribution of $33,862 was transferred to <br /> Building and Equipment Rentals. <br /> ) Social Sex-vices <br /> Adult and Family Sez-vices request for a full time Social Worker position <br /> was denied; therefore, funding of a Corestaff temporary staff worker <br /> (Supplemental Personnel Services) of $36,125 was provided to work with <br /> the aged and disabled individuals enabling participants to remaln in the <br /> home. Off setting revenue of $27,094, 75% reimbursement from the state, <br /> was not deleted from the Preliminary FY 2005 budget. County cost to <br /> maintain this position is approximately $9,031. <br /> ~ Other Programs <br /> Commissioners Contingency decreased $ 21,840. <br /> ~ Debt Service <br /> General Obligation Bonds School principal increased $440,000 and General <br /> Obligation Bonds School interest decreased $449,646. A net decrease of <br /> $9,646. <br />) Fire Districts: <br /> Midland Fire District current rate of .0550, a decrease of .0050, new <br /> rate .05 <br /> Salary Adjustments: <br /> General Fund payroll adjustment for the payrolls of April 8, 2004, April <br /> 23, 2004, May 7, 2004, May 21, 2004 and June 4, 2004 constituting an <br /> increase of $ 1,258. <br /> <br /> The above referenced changes represent a total net increase of $ 21,840 <br /> from the Preliminary FY 2004. Commissioners contingency was decreased <br /> by this amount. <br /> <br />FY 2005 Recommended Reductions in order to reduce tax rate $0.01 (Submitted <br />by Commlssioner Carpenter) <br /> <br />REDUCTIONS: <br /> <br />Department Expense Line Item Amount <br />Commissioners Travel 8,000.00 <br />County Manager Travel 500.00 <br />County Manager Dues and Subscriptions 500.00 <br />Public Information Event Expense 1,000.00 <br />Public Information Advertising 500.00 <br />Public Information Marketing Activities 10,000.00 <br />Human Resources Legal Fees 2,000.00 <br />Numan Resources Travel 500.00 <br />Human Resources Training & Education 1,000.00 <br />Tax Collector Travel 500 00 <br />Tax Administration Dues and Subscriptions 500.00 <br />Tax Administration Travel 1,000.00 <br />Board of Elections Advertising 500.00 <br />Register of Deeds Travel 500.00 <br />Inf Services-Systems Training & Education 1,000.00 <br />Geographic Inf. Serv. Training & Educatfon 500.00 <br />Facility Services Uniforms 1,000.00 <br />Facility Services Janitorial Supplies 500.00 <br />Construction Standards Travel 3,000.00 <br />Commerce Dues and Subscriptions 500.00 <br />Environmental Protection Travel 500.00 <br />Soil & Water Dues and Subscriptions 1,000.00 <br />Cooperative Extension Travel 500.00 <br /> <br /> <br />