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6 <br /> Commissioners agreed to fund one half the position, as originally requested by the <br /> Health Department. This resulted in a net decrease in the Health Department budget <br /> of$16,902. <br /> A-4 Establish Reserve Account for Certain Projects <br /> The Board agreed to consider certain areas of the budget in August, 1997. In the <br /> meantime, these items that the Board wants to discuss in more detail have been <br /> moved into a reserve account. A listing of these items is shown on Attachment IA. <br /> A-5 Outside Agencies <br /> The Commissioners increased the funding for Kidscope by $31,500, from a <br /> recommended amount of$58,400 to $89,900. The Board also increased the <br /> appropriation for the Women's Center by $1,040, from$7,960 to $9,000. <br /> Revenue <br /> A-8 Tax Rate <br /> The Commissioners reduced the General Fund tax rate from the recommended level <br /> of 87.75 by .45 cents, to 87.30 cents per $100 of assessed valuation. This reduced <br /> the revenue from property taxes by $278,479. <br /> A-9 Fund Balance <br /> The increase in fund balance appropriated helps accomplishes the changes listed <br /> above. The recommended fund balance appropriation increases by $44,000, from <br /> $956,000 to $1,000,000. <br /> A-10 Child Protective Services Revenue <br /> Although the percentage of reimbursement to Counties is yet to be determined by <br /> the State for Child Protective Services, it is likely that the minimum revenue will be <br /> 25%of the salary and benefits for these social workers. Therefore,the revenue in <br /> Intergovernmental is increased by $20,300 to a new total of$10,238,437. <br /> A-11 Additional Interest Earnings on Bonds <br /> The Manager's recommended budget included$800,000 from interest on bonds and <br /> private placement holdings that have been borrowed,but not yet expended. Due to <br /> a slower than anticipated draw down of these funds for capital construction <br /> projects, an additional $116,000 will be available for appropriation, brining the <br /> bond interest total to $916,000. <br /> A-11 Miscellaneous Revenue <br /> Miscellaneous appropriations is increased by $6,610 to balance the revenue side of <br /> the budget. <br />