DeKalb County 2006 Tax Funds Budget

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DeKalb County2006 Tax Funds Budget
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Important Dates
CEO BOC establish priorities July
2005 Departments submit requests August 15,
2005 CEO submits budget to BOC December 5,
2005 Public Information Meetings held December 5
7, 2005 Budget Review Committee
meetings January 2006 Public Hearings BOC
adopts budget January 10 24, 2006
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Priorities for 2006

• Balanced Budget
• Homestead Exemption utilizing 100 of HOST
  Receipts
• Process Technology Improvements

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Revenues (in millions)
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2006 Revenues
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2006 Budget Components
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Budget Changes from 2005
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Budget Comparison (in millions)
Includes Hospital, Debt Service, Human Services,
Parks Libraries General Operations
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Operating Expenditure Trends (in millions)
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Budget Summary Tax Funds Only
Requests from Departments 676,176,450 2006
Recommended Base Budget
530,252,722 New Required Debt Service
15,000,000 Recommended Required 545,252,722
2005 Adopted Budget (Mid Year) 523,952,625 Budg
et Change from Base Budget 1.2 Budget Change
from Total 4.1
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Process Improvements

• Implementation of Hansen System for Development,
  Permitting, Planning
• Establish Citizen Help Center (311)
• Additional Positions for Code Enforcement
• Funding for Public Safety Judicial Facilities
• Stand Alone Water Sewer Department
• Funding for Operations of New Senior Center
• Copier Consolidation Contract
• Combine Planning Development Departments
• Initiate the Upgrade of Police Radio System

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Budget Assumptions

• State of Georgia will continue HTRC program up to
  8,000 per homestead in 2006
• Continuation of administrative controls on
  filling of vacant positions and overtime

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Local Government Comparison Cost of Water
Sewer, Sanitation and Taxes For a 200,000 Home
Average Water Usage 7,000 gallons per month.
Includes Homeowners Tax Relief Credit (8,000).
Excludes State School Taxes.
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Tax Savings On 200,000 Home In 2006
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Where Your Tax Dollar Is Spent
Homestead property taxes.
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HOST Receipts vs. Exemptions (in millions)
After Standard Exemptions and Homeowners Tax
Relief Credit (8,000)
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DeKalb Homestead Taxes 2001 2006 Home Value of
200,000
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Homestead Operating Taxes DeKalb The Best Deal
in Town
After Standard Exemption, Homeowners Tax Relief
Credit of 8,000 and HOST Credit.
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Collections Homesteads and the 100 Exemption
Target
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Accomplishments in 2005

• Bond Referendum Approved Bond Issue Started
• Transportation 79,000,000
• Parks Greenspace 96,460,000
• Libraries 54,540,000
• Multi Purpose Senior Center Opened
• Juvenile Court Under Construction
• New Police Headquarters
• New Fire Rescue Headquarters
• Construction of Fire Station 26 Initiated
• Technology Improvements
• Park Greenspace Projects