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PROPERTY TAXES <br /> •ASSESSED VALUE $12.6 BILLION 2008 <br /> •INCREASE OF 2.0% OVER 2007 <br /> 099.52% OF TOTAL COLLECTIONS TO ADJUSTED LEVY <br /> •REMAINS ONE OF THE STATE'S BEST <br /> GENERAL FUND EXPENDITURES <br /> AND TRANSFERS <br /> •EXPENDITURES AND TRANSFERS TOTALED $171.0 MILLION <br /> •INCREASE OF 6.2% OVER 2007 <br /> •LEADING EXPENDITURES INCLUDE <br /> EDUCATION $60.4 million 35.3% <br /> HUMAN SERVICES 35.1 million 20.5% <br /> PUBLIC SAFETY 16.4 million 9.6% <br /> $83.2 MILLION GENERAL FUND DOLLARS FOR EDUCATION <br /> 48.7% of EXPENDITURES <br /> •Current Expense $ 57.0 million <br /> Capital $ 6.4 million <br /> •Debt Service $18.8 million <br /> Other $ 1.0 million <br /> FUND BALANCE POSITION <br /> •$23.8 Million Undesignated as of 6/30/2008 <br /> •Undesignated Fund Balance Up $2.4 Million. <br /> •Undesignated Fund Balance 13.9% of 2008 Expenditures and Transfers <br /> •Exceeds LGC 8% Recommended Minimum <br /> •Positive Movement Toward Staff Recommended 15% Level <br />