Hancock County approves 2013-14 budget
THE HANCOCK COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS MET MONDAY IN ADJOURNED SESSION WITH A BRIEF AGENDA, FOCUSING MOSTLY ON THE 2013-2014 COUNTY BUDGET. THE SUPERVISORS RECEIVED NO OPPOSITION DURING THE BUDGET HEARING AND VOTED TO PASS THE BUDGET AS IT WAS PROPOSED. SUPERVISOR JERRY TLACH TELLS ABOUT ONE TAX RATE INCREASE.
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THE APPROVED TAX RATES PER 1,000 TAXABLE VALUATION ARE $7.00503 FOR RURAL PROPERTY AND $3.8272 FOR URBAN PROPERTY, COMPARED TO THOSE OF THE CURRENT FISCAL YEAR AT $6.51 FOR RURAL AND $3.95 FOR URBAN.
PROPERTY TAX ASKINGS FOR THE 2013-2014 BUDGET YEAR ARE $5,042,090 COMPARED TO $4,543,064 FOR THE CURRENT BUDGET.
TLACH EXPLAINS HOW THIS WILL AFFECT TAXES IN THE RURAL POPULATION VERSUS THE URBAN.
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EVEN THOUGH PROPERTY TAX ASKINGS ARE UP NEARLY
$500,000, EXPENDITURES AND REVENUES FOR 2013-2014 ARE DOWN FROM THE CURRENT BUDGET YEAR. THE COUNTY’S APPROVED OPERATING BUDGET OF $12,005,251 IS DOWN FROM THE CURRENT FISCAL BUDGET OF $12,609,089. THIS DECREASE IS DUE TO THE TRANSFER OF PUBLIC HEALTH OPERATIONS TO HANCOCK COUNTY HEALTH SYSTEM.
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ANTICIPATED EXPENDITURES FOR FISCAL YEAR 2013-2014 ARE AS FOLLOWS: $10,218,530 IN CAPITAL PROJECTS, $4,988,300 FOR ROADS AND TRANSPORTATION, $1,563,894 FOR PUBLIC SAFETY AND LEGAL SERVICES, $973,063 FOR ADMINISTRATION EXPENSES, $561.649 FOR MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES, $558,417 FOR COUNTY ENVIRONMENT AND EDUCATION SERVICES, $425,201 FOR GOVERNMENT SERVICES TO RESIDENTS, $348,681 FOR PHYSICAL HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES, AND $11,700 FOR NON-PROGRAM CURRENT SERVICE AREAS.
THE SALARIES OF ELECTED COUNTY OFFICIALS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2013-2014 WERE ALSO SET ON MONDAY. TLACH TELLS WHAT THOSE AMOUNTS WERE.
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THE HANCOCK COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS NEXT REGULAR MEETING WILL BE HELD MONDAY, MARCH 11TH AT 9AM.