1. 2012 millage

2. Adjusted Budget Expenses $ 9,279,456 Revenues $ 8,924,687
Shortfall $ ,769
Back Taxes Removed ($800,000)
TAN Notes not included ($2.5M)

3. Strategies Revenues: Expenses: Collect Back & Delinquent Taxes
Millage Increase
Expenses:
Public Holidays / Layoffs /Hiring & Promotion Freeze
Discretionary Expenses

4. Back Taxes Tax Commissioner - Real Property from 2005 forward
Staff – Mobile Home Delinquent Taxes
Tax Deeds before 2005
Real Property before 2005

5. Public Holidays/Layoffs
Every other Friday beginning July 20:
12 days x $24,360 = $ 292,320
Change Personnel Policies – Reduce 10 paid holidays to 4 and declare 6 public holidays =
$ 146,162/yr.
One week layoff = $ 121,800
Workman’s Comp?
Increase Rates?

6. Discretionary Expenses
1. Community Water Assn. - $ 30,000/yr
2. Federal Building - $ 12,000/yr
3. Drug Task Force - $ 19,928
4. Chamber of Commerce - $ 22,500
5. Recreation - $ 250,000
6. Library - $ 131,800
7. Airport - $ 26,317 (Plus Grass Cutting)
8. AG Res./Ext. - $ 78,006
9. Forestry Dept. - $ 14,377

7. Discretionary Expenses
2012 Possible Savings - $ 122,155
2013 Possible Savings - $ 392,422
Should be studied by a Joint City-County Task Force

8. Millage and Revenues 13.66 mills (Current)
13.75 mills (Rollback) $ ,328
14.75 mills $ ,052
15.66 mills $ ,870
16.66 mills $ 1,005,984

9. Millage
15.66 mills = $ 5,383,210 x 0.85 =
$ 4,575,722 collected by 12/31/12
$ ,481 uncollected
$ 4,575,722 Projected Collections
$ 4,195,714 Budgeted
$ ,008
(-)$ ,769 Shortfall
$ ,239

10. Conclusions Combination of Strategies is Needed:
Back Taxes on Real & Personal Property
Delinquent Mobile Home Taxes
Public Holidays /Layoffs / Hiring Freeze
Discretionary Expenses
Millage Increase

11. Recommendations 1. Tentatively approve 15.66 mills
2. Encourage tax collections
3. Designate every other Friday as a Public Holiday; Freeze Salaries & Promotions
4. Joint Task Force to examine and recommend reductions in discretionary expenses