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Board of Commissioners
District 1Elaine Boyer District 2Jeff Rader District 3Larry JohnsonDistrict 4Sharon Barnes SuttonDistrict 5Lee MayDistrict 6Kathie GannonDistrict 7Stan Watson
Chief Executive Officer
W. Burrell Ellis, Jr.
MEMORANDUM
TO:DeKalb County Board of CommissionersFROM: W. Burrell Ellis, Jr., Chief Executive Officer DATE:July 7, 2011
SUBJECT:MID-YEAR BUDGET ADJUSTMENT
As previously discussed, an analysis of the reduction of the value of the tax digest concludes thatthe resulting loss in property tax revenue anticipations will be approximately
$36,874,000
. Therewill also be a corresponding decrease in the revenue that one mill of 
ad valorum
taxation will produce. The new value of revenue generated by one mill of taxation is calculated to beapproximately
$11,500,000.
In other words, the decrease in the tax digest represents a millagerate equivalency of 
3.21
mills of property tax.Current budgetary estimates indicate that a number of County operating budgets should beconsidered for the restoration of funding levels previously necessary to cover anticipated deficits.The estimates are based on the latest projections. The shortages include the budgets of Constitutional Officers including the Clerks and Officers of the Courts and the Sheriff. Based onthe latest projections, the following deficits are projected:Office of Sheriff$2,100,000Juvenile Court700,000Superior Court1,000,000Clerk of Court420,000State Court1,000,000Solicitor140,000District Attorney800,000Probate Court144,000Public Defender200,000Magistrate Court80,000
Total $6,584,000
The total of these deficits is
$6,584,000
, or the equivalent of approximately
.57
mills of taxation.
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Based on current projections, there will be a deficit of approximately
$2,900,000
in the fundingfor Retiree’s Health Insurance. Most of this increase results from the extraordinary number of employees taking advantage of the accelerated early retirement program last year and an overallincrease in claims filed. It is also recommended that
$300,000
be restored to Grady’s budget and
$50,000
to the Health Department. Based on current estimates of the financing cost of issuingTax Anticipation Notes in the amount of $150,000,000, an additional appropriation of 
$450,000
will be required.Retiree’s Health Insurance $2,900,000Grady300,000Health Department50,000Tax Anticipation Note Additional Financing450,000
Total$3,700,000
These items represent an additional funding requirement of approximately
$3,700,000
or 
.32
mills.In addition, a number of other operations are currently projected to incur deficits, including thefollowing:The total of these deficits is
$3,394,000
or the equivalent of approximately
.30
mills of taxation.The Board of Commissioners have also directed the creation of a separate special tax district for Police services and the establishment of a separate property tax levy on the tax bill to support
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Medical Examiner$110,000Fire & Rescue762,000Planning43,000Transportation234,000Roads & Drainage869,000Facilities Management253,000Information Systems817,000Property Appraisal 296,000Code Enforcement10,000
Total $3,394,000
 
such a district. The Board has also requested that the resultant budget and levy provide for thefunding of currently authorized vacant positions in the Police Department. The current costestimate to comply with the requirement to vacant positions in 2011 is
$1,065,000
, or theequivalent of approximately
.09
mills of taxation.PAGE 2
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