3. Preliminary budget approval - Laserfiche WebLink

Board of County Commissioners Page 2 August 20, 2007 Coordinator / Classification Officer in the Jail, two Social Workers and an Eligibility Supervisor in Social Services. The School Resource Officer is contingent upon the matching funds being obtained from outside sources to cover half of the costs of this position. Property Taxes: As mentioned earlier, the county mill levy for the General Fund and Special Revenue Funds is budgeted to remain at the 61 mills levied for the 2006 taxes. In previous years the county has lowered the mill levy in a planned response to the rising property values and growing reserves. With reserves now down to 7% to 10% of projected expenditures, we can no longer afford to continue lowering the mill levy until we can balance revenues and expenditures. The next step in the budget process is to approve the preliminary budget, publish a summary of the budget in our official newspaper, The Forum, and hold a public hearing where interested parties can comment or suggest changes to the 2008 budget. Sincerely, ;#(~./' ~~~~. MIchael ~~1r: Crt:' County Auditor SUi!i!ested Motion: Move to approve the 2008 preliminary county budget in the amount of $54,968,159 and set the preliminary mill levy at 61.00 mills for county funds and 20.45 for agency funds; and set 3:30 p.m. on September 17, 2007, in the Commission Room, Cass County Courthouse, as the time and place for the public hearing on the 2008 preliminary budget.