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B. Licenses and Permits - The revenues that make up this category <br /> are as follows : <br /> 1 . Privledge Licenses - these are fees or taxes levied on various <br /> trades , occupations , professions , businesses , or franchises within <br /> the county. <br /> 2 . Inspection Permits and Fees - Fees are assessed for the issuance <br /> various permits as well as various inspections performed by the <br /> County ' s inspection staff . These permits and inspections include <br /> buildings , mechanical , plumbing , and electrical . The fees are <br /> regulated by the Board of Commissioners and help to recoup some <br /> of the costs associated with the performance of these various <br /> duties . <br /> In fiscal year 35/86 licenses and permits were responsible for <br /> . 6% of total . revenues . In the manager ' s recommended budget these <br /> revenues will be 7% of total . <br /> C. Intergovernmental Revenues - This category of revenues include items <br /> such as state grants , federal grants , entitlements , local grants , <br /> ABC distributions , and state shared revenues . Intergovernmental <br /> revenues are the third major source of revenue for the County . <br /> The, revenues in this category are usually "earmarked" for a <br /> particular purpose . The major revenue sources within this classi- <br /> fication are identified as follows . <br /> 1 . Social Services - DSS programs are financed by a combination <br /> °t Federal , State , and local resources . The amount of financing <br /> by each unit of government differs with each program. Due to <br /> federal cut backs the amount contributed by the county has <br /> increased over the last few years . For example, in fiscal year <br /> 1982/.83 the county matching funds in Social Services averaged <br /> 39% for all programs . In the current year these matching funds <br /> average 48% . The manager ' s recommended budget reflects a 52% <br /> average of county matching funds . Social Services revenues <br /> represent approximately 41% of all integovernmental revenues . <br /> 2 . Health Health programs , like DSS , are financed by a combination <br /> of Federal , State and Local Resources . The local share in regard <br /> to Health programs is a much larger percentage than in Social <br /> Services . For example , in fiscal year 1985/86 the local match <br /> was 61% of total expenditures . This 61% also reflects fees <br /> collected by the Health Department. In the current year <br /> the county share for Health programs is 70% of the total budget . <br /> The manager ' s recommended budget reflects a county share of 71% <br /> of total recommended budget . One can see that the percentage <br /> increases in the local share are reflected in this category <br /> also , again federal cut backs have necessitated increased local <br /> effort . <br /> -3- <br />