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4 <br /> <br /> 1 <br />Budgeted Expenditures and Revenues (bar graph) 2 <br /> 3 <br />Budgeted Revenues (pie chart) 4 <br /> 5 <br />Budgeted Expenditures (pie chart) 6 <br /> 7 <br />Assumptions 8 <br /> Tax Growth = 3.0% 9 <br /> Sales Tax Growth = 2.4% 10 <br /> General Fund Reserve = 16% 11 <br /> 12 <br />Phase In tax Rate Increase $0.0142 to $0.8519 (chart) 13 <br /> 14 <br />Commissioner Rich asked if the phase in tax increase is to cover the bond for schools 15 <br />and affordable housing. 16 <br />Bonnie Hammersley said the majority of it does cover that, but it also covers some of 17 <br />the significant capital debt. She resumed the PowerPoint presentation: 18 <br /> 19 <br />$0.0142 Tax Rate Increase Impact (chart) 20 <br /> 21 <br />Request Compilation (chart) 22 <br /> 23 <br />County Departments 24 <br />Employee Compensation Package (chart) 25 <br /> 26 <br />Commissioner Jacobs asked if the living wage for temporary employees is being phased 27 <br />in to be the full living wage over the years. 28 <br />Bonnie Hammersley said this proposed living wage ($14.25/hour) will go into effect July 29 <br />1, 2018. 30 <br />Commissioner Jacobs asked if this will parallel the rise which takes place in County 31 <br />Government. 32 <br />Bonnie Hammersley said yes. 33 <br />Commissioner Price said substitute teachers are still making $10/hour, and asked if this 34 <br />can be increased. 35 <br />Bonnie Hammersley said the County gives money to the schools, and it is at the 36 <br />schools’ discretion as to how the money is used. 37 <br />Chair Dorosin said the BOCC can encourage the schools to raise the living wage. 38 <br />Bonnie Hammersley resumed the PowerPoint presentation: 39 <br /> 40 <br />FUNCTIONAL LEADERSHIP TEAMS 41 <br /> COMMUNITY SERVICES 42 <br /> Increase Solid Waste Program Fee $4 to $132 per year 43 <br /> GENERAL GOVERNMENT 44 <br /> Food Council Coordinator - 1.0 FTE (contingent on cost share amongst all 45 <br />jurisdictions) 46 <br /> EMS Billing Collections - 1.0 FTE (additional revenue) 47 <br /> Racial Equity Training (REI) - 1st year of 3 year plan (fund reallocation) 48 <br /> HUMAN SERVICES 49 <br /> Dental Hygienist - 1.0 FTE (new revenue and fund reallocation) 50