By Michael Howell
The County Commissioners have adopted a $27.3 million operational budget for fiscal year 2013-2014. The assessed value for property in the entire county this year is $3,111,742,504. The taxable valuation is $81,040,547. With a tax incremental value of $14,656 that brings the value of a single mill to $81,026. The county budget for the coming fiscal year is equal to 136.133 mills. More than half the county’s revenue comes from sources other than local property taxes.
County CFO Klarysse Murphy told the commissioners last week that the increase in the county’s Reserve Funds was a major accomplishment and the county is on track to meet its self-imposed policy goal of 16% of its operational budget in reserves within the five year time period the policy outlines.
“We have gotten to a place where we are not facing bankruptcy,” said Murphy.
The breakdown of the mills in terms of individual levies is:
LEVY MILLS
Aggregate 81.943
Road 22.011
Entitlement 11.856
Senior Citizens 3.586
Valley Vets 1.029
Health 12.437
Search & Rescue 1.308
Open Space Bond 1.963
Total 136.133