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Property Taxes 65.8% <br />Sales Taxes 13.1 <br />Intergovernmental 14.4 <br />Charges for Services 5.9% <br />PROPERTY TAXES <br />• ASSESSED VALUE $12.3 BILLION 2007 <br />• INCREASE OF 4.2% OVER 2006 <br />• 99.03% OF GROSS LEVY COLLECTED <br />• REMAINS ONE OF THE STATE'S BEST <br />(Statewide Average Rate 96.63%) <br />GENERAL FUND EXPENDITURES <br />AND TRANSFERS <br />• EXPENDITURES AND TRANSFERS <br />TOTALED $161.2 MILLION <br />• INCREASE OF 8.0% OVER 2006 <br />• LEADING EXPENDITURES INCLUDE <br />EDUCATION 48.6% <br />HUMAN SERVICES 22.0% <br />PUBLIC SAFETY 9.4% <br />$78.3 MILLION GENERAL FUND DOLLARS FOR EDUCATION <br />48.6% of EXPENDITURES <br />• Current Expense $53.8 million <br />