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icAss ] GOVERNMENT/ August 18, 2004 Board of County Commissioners Cass County Courthouse 211 9th St. S. Fargo ND 58103 Auditor Michael Montplaisir, CPA 701-241-5601 Treasurer Charlotte Sandvik 701-241-5611 Director of Equalization Frank Klein 701-241-5616 Re: 2004 Preliminary Budget Dear Commissioners: On the following pages is the summary of the 2004 Preliminary Budget and Levy Request and a copy of the hearing notice that will be published in The Forum. The 2004 Preliminary Budget totals $49,654,146 and is funded by a combination of property tax, state and federal transfer payments, fees, and reserves. The 2003 Adjusted Budget is $43,367,703. The mill levy would remain virtually unchanged for 2004, going from 65.05 to 65.00 for General and Special Revenue Funds and from 21.10 to 21.35 for Agency Funds. Some of the high dollar items that have contributed to the $6.3 million dollar increase in the budget are: Salary and Benefits Increases New Positions Homeland Security Planning funds for Courthouse addn Planning funds for Jail addn 2004 Elections Vector/Weed Building $1,476,000 664,320 1,600,000 750,000 300,000 568,500 900,000 Some of these items will be funded by sources other than property tax; the Homeland Security funds will be funded by State and Federal grants, planning funds for the Courthouse and Jail additions will come from reserves in building funds, the equipment included in the 2004 Election costs will be funded by a Federal grant, and the Vector/Weed building will be offset by the dollars borrowed to build the building. We will need to set some dates in September for the public heating on the 2004 Preliminary Budget, further review of budgets by the County Commission and Department Heads, and for final approval of the budget. Box 2806 211 Ninth Street South Sincerely, County Auditor Fargo, North Dakota 58103 FAX 701.241.5728