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Old 09-15-2023, 05:21 AM
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Originally Posted by Romad View Post
Lost in the discussion is total revenue. Sumter County revenue will increase by over $6 million without any tax increases or fire assessments.

They are trying to segment discussion about one part of the budget instead of it in entirety. The BOCC should be explaining why a $6 million a year increase isn’t enough.
Total revenue for the general fund is projected to DECREASE by $5.5M with the defeat of the restructured fee.

Property tax revenue is projected to increase by $6M and fire assessments are projected to increase by $480K but these are offset by decreases elsewhere.

Fire service transfers decrease as well: $38M transferred in 2022-23 but only $35M budgeted for this year.
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