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4 <br /> <br />Budgeted Expenditures and Revenues (bar graph) <br /> <br />Budgeted Revenues (pie chart) <br /> <br />Budgeted Expenditures (pie chart) <br /> <br />Assumptions <br /> Tax Growth = 3.0% <br /> Sales Tax Growth = 2.4% <br /> General Fund Reserve = 16% <br /> <br />Phase In tax Rate Increase $0.0142 to $0.8519 (chart) <br /> <br />Commissioner Rich asked if the phase in tax increase is to cover the bond for schools <br />and affordable housing. <br />Bonnie Hammersley said the majority of it does cover that, but it also covers some of <br />the significant capital debt. She resumed the PowerPoint presentation: <br /> <br />$0.0142 Tax Rate Increase Impact (chart) <br /> <br />Request Compilation (chart) <br /> <br />County Departments <br />Employee Compensation Package (chart) <br /> <br />Commissioner Jacobs asked if the living wage for temporary employees is being phased <br />in to be the full living wage over the years. <br />Bonnie Hammersley said this proposed living wage ($14.25/hour) will go into effect July <br />1, 2018. <br />Commissioner Jacobs asked if this will parallel the rise which takes place in County <br />Government. <br />Bonnie Hammersley said yes. <br />Commissioner Price said substitute teachers are still making $10/hour, and asked if this <br />can be increased. <br />Bonnie Hammersley said the County gives money to the schools, and it is at the <br />schools’ discretion as to how the money is used. <br />Chair Dorosin said the BOCC can encourage the schools to raise the living wage. <br />Bonnie Hammersley resumed the PowerPoint presentation: <br /> <br />FUNCTIONAL LEADERSHIP TEAMS <br /> COMMUNITY SERVICES <br /> Increase Solid Waste Program Fee $4 to $132 per year <br /> GENERAL GOVERNMENT <br /> Food Council Coordinator - 1.0 FTE (contingent on cost share amongst all <br />jurisdictions) <br /> EMS Billing Collections - 1.0 FTE (additional revenue) <br /> Racial Equity Training (REI) - 1st year of 3 year plan (fund reallocation) <br /> HUMAN SERVICES <br /> Dental Hygienist - 1.0 FTE (new revenue and fund reallocation) <br /> Implement pilot for “Local Housing Voucher” program