NOTICE OF BUDGET HEARING

2005 Page 1

The governing body of Montgomery County will meet on the 9th day of August, 2004 at 9:30 a.m. at Montgomery County Commission Meeting Room, Courthouse, Independence, Kansas, for the purposed hearing and answering objections of taxpayers relating to the proposed use of all funds and the amount of ad valorem tax.

Detailed budget information is available at the Montgomery County Clerk's Office, Montgomery County Courthouse, 217 E. Myrtle, Independence, Kansas and will be available at this hearing.

BUDGET SUMMARY

Proposed Budget 2005 Expenditures and the Amount of 2004 Ad Valorem Tax establish the maximum limits of the 2005 budget. Estimated Tax Rate is subject to change depending on the final assessed valuation.

 

 

2003

 

2004

Proposed Budget 2005

 

Prior Year Actual

Actual

Current Year Est.

Actual

 

Amount of 2004 Ad Valorem Tax

Est.

     FUND

Expenditures

Tax Rate*

of Expenditures

Tax Rate*

Expenditures

Tax Rate*

General

5,343,032

17.008

5,675,809

20.837

5,862,367

3,832,434

19.654

Road

2,529,407

5.950

2,575,300

6.584

2,911,100

1,362,442

6.987

County Health

372,216

0.928

392,375

0.933

406,750

182,529

0.936

Special Bridge

166,722

 

475,000

0.960

479,695

 

 

Mental Health

309,780

1.364

317,005

1.466

361,316

333,956

1.713

Out-District Tuition

18,557

 

13,000

 

4,690

 

 

Mental  Retardation

182,003

0.815

185,606

0.841

185,000

166,489

0.854

Council on Aging

105,049

0.410

110,000

0.480

134,569

97,500

0.500

Employee Benefits

2,099,378

12.183

2,485,000

10.018

2,755,000

1,944,201

9.970

Noxious Weed

244,919

0.611

266,700

0.579

266,700

123,735

0.635

Ambulance Services

368,738

1.661

402,450

1.919

431,571

390,000

2.000

Economic Development

94,928

0.410

101,430

0.480

113,500

97,500

0.500

Waste Disposal

14,501

 

 

 

69,092

 

 

Special Liability

24,665

 

25,000

 

20,269

 

 

Special Law Enforcement

10,109

 

27,250

 

22,079

 

 

Special Parks & Recreation

12,780

 

11,572

 

12,300

 

 

Special Alcohol Programs

22,925

 

11,572

 

12,300

 

 

Special Hwy Improvements

138,023

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tourism & Conventions

87,518

 

100,000

 

100,000

 

 

Special Assessments Co-Wide

0

 

20,429

 

0

 

 

Judicial Center Surplus

256,801

 

100,000

 

142,923

 

 

Noxious Weed Cap. Outlay

 

 

20,000

 

112,173

 

 

Emergency 911

61,841

 

98,000

 

111,259

 

 

Special Machinery

263,804

 

 

 

 

 

 

Community Corrections

171,855

 

 

 

 

 

 

JJAS Intake Grant

84,416

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Totals

12,983,967

41.340

13,413,498

45.097

14,514,653

8,530,786

43.749

Less: Transfers

402,500

 

20,429

 

1,690

 

 

Net Expenditure

12,581,467

 

13,393,069

 

14,512,963

 

 

Total Tax Levied

7,977,546