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June 15, 2004 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 Commissioner 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 2004-2005 as set forth below. <br /> <br />REVISIONS TO THE PRELIMIN/LRY FY 2005 BUDGET: <br /> <br />GENERAL GOVERNMENT: <br />~ 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 Communications 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 Services <br /> Adult and Family Services 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 remain in the <br /> home. Off setting revenue of $27,094, 75% reiu~ursement 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 Commissioner Carpenter) <br /> <br />REDUCTIONS: <br /> <br />Department <br />Commissioners <br />County Manager <br />County Manager <br />Public Information <br />Public Information <br />Public Information <br />Human Resources <br />Human Resources <br />Human Resources <br />Tax Collector <br />Tax Administration <br />Tax Administration <br />Board of Elections <br />Register of Deeds <br />Inf Services-Systems <br />Geographic Inf. Serv. <br />Facility Services <br />Facility Services <br />Construction Standards <br />Commerce <br />Environmental Protection <br />Soil & Water <br />Cooperative Extension <br /> <br />Expense Line Item <br /> Travel <br /> Travel <br /> Dues and Subscriptions <br /> Event Expense <br /> Advertising <br /> Marketing Activities <br /> Legal Fees <br /> Travel <br /> Training & Education <br /> Travel <br /> Dues and Subscriptions <br /> Travel <br /> Advertising <br /> Travel <br /> Training & Education <br /> Training & Education <br /> Uniforms <br /> Janitorial Supplies <br /> Travel <br /> Dues and Subscriptions <br /> Travel <br /> Dues and Subscriptions <br /> Travel <br /> <br /> Amount <br /> 8,000.00 <br /> 500.00 <br /> 500.00 <br /> 1,000.00 <br /> 500.00 <br />10,000.00 <br /> 2,000.00 <br /> 500.00 <br /> 1,000.00 <br /> 500.00 <br /> 500.00 <br /> 1,000.00 <br /> 500.00 <br /> 500.00 <br /> 1,000.00 <br /> 500.00 <br /> 1,000.00 <br /> 500.00 <br /> 3,000.00 <br /> 500.00 <br /> 500.00 <br /> 1,000.00 <br /> 500.00 <br /> <br /> <br />