1. Hendry County Board of County Commissioners
Budget Meeting
August 1, 2017
Hendry County Board of County Commissioners

2. 2017/2018 Budget Workshop Emma J. Byrd Darrell Harris
District I District II
Vice-Chairperson
Mitchell Wills Mike Swindle Karson Turner
District III District IV District V
Chairperson
Charles Chapman Jennifer Davis Mark Lapp
County Administrator Office of Management County Attorney
& Budget Director

3. Hendry County Board of County Commissioners Millage Analysis Update
% Assessment
% Tax
incr./(decr.)
Tax $
Total Countywide
Fiscal Year
Value of Mill
from prior year
Millage
Taxes Levied
Budget
2004/2005
1,502,376
0.38%
9.0000
13,521,384
2005/2006
2,006,797
33.57%
8.7500
17,559,475
29.86%
77,702,409
2006/2007
2,814,130
40.23%
6.5000
18,291,845
732,370
4.17%
90,354,214
2007/2008
2,761,907
-1.86%
17,952,396
(339,450)
90,867,067
2008/2009
2,329,335
-15.66%
15,140,678
(2,811,718)
87,948,626
2009/2010
2,089,210
-10.31%
13,579,865
(1,560,813)
76,077,313
2010/2011
1,790,130
-14.32%
11,635,845
(1,944,020)
68,045,064
2011/2012
1,669,996
-6.71%
7.2894
12,173,269
537,424
4.62%
67,860,010
2012/2013
1,671,815
0.11%
7.7209
12,907,916
734,648
6.03%
61,994,951
2013/2014
1,742,992
4.26%
13,457,467
549,550
61,334,392
2014/2015
1,777,184
1.96%
8.4909
15,089,892
1,632,425
12.13%
61,334,390
2015/2016
1,812,071
15,386,114
296,222
69,870,174
2016/2017
1,840,736
1.58%
15,629,505
243,392
72,379,889
2017/2018
1,910,717
3.80%
16,223,707
594,202 -
Total
(1,335,768)

4. Taxes Levied from 2005

5. Key Budget Components–
Ad Valorem –
Ad Valorem Revenue up 3.8% from prior year
Current millage rate is 2.76% higher than roll back rate
(Difference in rates due to new construction calculation and adjustments to prior year figures)
New Construction is $19,241,991 for tax year
Population : 38,370 for 2017/2018 Budgeting Purposes
+0.7% from prior year
State Revenue – $118,000 increase over last year in general fund.
$286,000 increase in One Cent Sales Tax Revenue
Medicaid increased from prior year however we are now done with the back payments as of July 2017 therefore realizing a net savings of approx $60K in general fund for 2018.
Insurance Costs
Health Insurance Increase of 3%
Liability Increase of 5%
Retirement rates for regular employees increased .4%

6. Priorities Addressed
P1. Balance the Budget and enhance/maintain levels of service at the same millage rate
P2. Cost of Living Adjustments (COLA) for all employees
P3. Begin process of identifying methods to upgrade/replace the jail and courthouse
P4. Continue to update the ambulance fleet and regular vehicle fleet
P5. Rebuild general fund un-restricted reserves
P6. Repair and maintain County facilities (buildings, parking lots and grounds) at the appropriate level of care (no longer minimal level of care). *Requires reducing General Fund reliance on Capital Improvement Sales Surtax to balance overall budget

7. CAPITAL PROJECTS FUND Hendry County Sheriff’s Department $40,000
Courthouse $480,000
Historic Courthouse $500,000
Health Department / LaBelle $70,000
Library $10,000
Clewiston Sub-Office $100,000
Harlem Civic Center $10,000
Dallas B. Townsend Ag Building $250,000
Less Grants/Other Funding Sources ($810,000)
Total Capital Projects Fund $650,000

8. 2018 TRIM Rate Ad Valorem Current rate: 8.4909 Proposed rate: 8.4909
*May decrease, but can not increase from TRIM rate to FINAL rate
One Mill
Millage Rate
Taxes Levied
Difference
1,910,717
8.4909
16,223,707
Roll Back
8.2631
15,788,446
(435,261)
-0.25
8.2409
15,746,028
(477,679)
-0.50
7.9909
15,268,348
(955,359)
-0.75
7.7409
14,790,669
(1,433,038)
-1.00
7.4909
14,312,990
(1,910,717)

9. Residential Taxable Values
Just Value
50,000
75,000
100,000
125,000
150,000
175,000
200,000
250,000
1st $25K Exemption
(25,000)
2nd $25K Exemption
n/a
Taxable Value
25,000
Current Millage Rate
8.4909
Millage Rate
212.27
424.55
636.82
849.09
1,061.36
1,273.64
1,698.18
Roll Back Rate
8.2631
roll back rate
206.58
413.16
619.73
826.31
1,032.89
1,239.47
1,652.62
Difference
5.70
11.39
17.09
22.78
28.47
34.17
45.56

10. Commercial Taxable Values
Just Value
50,000
100,000
200,000
300,000
400,000
500,000
750,000
1,000,000
1st $25K Exemption
n/a
2nd $25K Exemption
Taxable Value
Current Millage Rate
8.4909
Millage Rate
424.55
849.09
1,698.18
2,547.27
3,396.36
4,245.45
6,368.18
8,490.90
Roll Back Rate
8.2631
roll back rate
413.16
826.31
1,652.62
2,478.93
3,305.24
4,131.55
6,197.33
8,263.10
Difference
11.39
22.78
45.56
68.34
91.12
113.90
170.85
227.80

11. Timelines –
Estimated Tax Value: June 1
Final Taxable Value: July 1
MSBU/TRIM Not To Exceed July 14
Tentative Budget to BOCC: July 15
TRIM: August 4
Tentative Budget Hearing September 12, 2017
Final Budget Hearing September 26, 2017