1. The Taxpayer Plan A Balanced Budget

2. The Current Plan: Where we are Now The proposed Budget from the Budget Committee has a $761,984 deficit It will take a.31 cent tax increase to close the gap The state certified tax rate is $2.85 To balance the budget a $3.12 tax rate would be needed The Budget committee says there is no where else to cut You will receive no increase in services with the tax increase Last years Budget increased nearly $1 million dollars over the year before

3. Unsustainable We have a deficit We have two choices More Revenues or Less Spending More Revenues = Higher Taxes 28,000,000 in debt obligations We can not afford anymore debt Revenue

4. The Taxpayer Plan: A Balanced Budget No Tax increase Common Sense cuts 2009 - 2010 spending levels Employee Bonuses No layoffs

5. The Taxpayer Plan Does not micromanage Allows elected official to be a good steward of tax dollars Is the best thing to combat a shortfall in Revenue Does not increase taxes! 2010-2011Proposed 11-12Taxpayer Plan COUNTY COMMISSION100,01188,240 63194 COUNTY EXECUTIVE159,587157,889 145548 COUNTY ATTORNEY10,500 10500 ELECTION COMMISSION134,188143,034 137000 REGISTER OF DEEDS112,463118,542 108152 COUNTY BUILDINGS534,000371,225 344561 ACCOUNTING & BUDGETING208,223225,106 205143 PROPERTY ASSESSOR'S OFFICE176,889187,711 172601 REAPPRAISAL PROGRAM23,0173,600 3600 COUNTY TRUSTEE'S OFFICE155,833164,071 151424 COUNTY CLERK'S OFFICE161,909171,405 157612 CIRCUIT COURT218,389233,126 212870 CRIMINAL COURT8,3189,600 6000 GENERAL SESSIONS COURT38,14546,062 42039 GENERAL SESSIONS JUDGE132,080134,835 134835 DRUG COURT (Grant Funded - 46220 & 47990)50,54256,362 56362 CHANCERY COURT (CLERK & MASTER)154,692151,751 139864 JUVENILE COURT24,71626,105 23658 COURTROOM SECURITY63,56761,584 55327 SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT1,068,5891,110,960 934159 JAIL1,306,1511,143,271 1105913 JUVENILE SERVICES1,6251,000 1000 FIRE PREVENTION & CONTROL118,991120,396 109211 CIVIL DEFENSE19,50024,620 18676 RESCUE SQUAD3,000 3000 OTHER EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT (E911)343,415359,690 359284 COUNTY CORONER27,78425,085 25085 OTHER PUBLIC SAFETY6,1297,800 2000 LOCAL HEALTH CENTER45,78848,391 43772 AMBULANCE/ EMERGENCY MEDICAL1,387,9701,324,094 1213697 CRIPPLED CHILDREN SERVICES5,3605,937 4937 OTHER LOCAL HEALTH SERVICES (DGA)79,58791,500 88705 SENIOR CITIZENS ASSISTANCE4,200 1500 LIBRARIES63,39163,165 57422 PARKS & FAIR BOARDS1,2702,500 1500 AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION SERVICE61,25063,303 56989 SOIL CONSERVATION5,000 500 TOURISM5,0003,000 500 INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT58,8820 0 OTHER ECONOMIC & COMM DEVELOPMENT20,000 5000 VETERAN'S SERVICES272500 MISCELLANEOUS111,485117,700 115467 PRINCIPAL & INTEREST ON DEBT22,95022,951 22951 TRANSFERS TO OTHER FUNDS15,3400 0 DISCOUNTS ON DEBT ISSUED1,1081,110 1110 Total Expenditures:7,251,1066,929,921 6343168 Revenue:6,417,7856,409,227 6409227 SUBTOTAL-833,321-520,694 66059 NEW TAX INCOME: 193,145 193145 SUBTOTAL-327,549 259204 Med Insurance Individual Reduction to 80% 15992 Freeze County Medical Ins Contribution 31439 3% Salary Increase for employees0-85,883 0 TOTAL:-413,432 306635 Other Items: Additional Salary Increase for employees0-7,476 0 Appropriations short in General County: Appropriations needed for Solid Waste: 1,756 1756 Appropriations needed for Highway Dept: -4,129 -4129 Appropriations needed for G.P. Schools (2 cents): -56,800 -56800 Appropriations needed for Debt Service: -281,903 -210903 Transfer from Fund Balance 19509 Employee Bonus $500/$1000 Fund Balance -71068 Payment in lieu of taxes: I.D. Board 15000 TOTAL OVER UNDER:-833,321-761,984 0 INCREASE ABOVE 2.85 CERT.TAX RATE: 31 0 FUND BALANCE900,727138,743 810150

6. The Taxpayer Plan: Detailed Cuts No mileage for commissioners Reduced pay for commissioners From 100/35 to 75/25 Most budgets put to 09-10 spending levels Others cut 7% No new county vehicles Reworked Liability insurance for County Buildings Reduced contributions in discretionary spending

7. The Taxpayer Plan: It Works