Friday's Internet Edition, September 10, 2010.
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County leaders told commissioners at a budget workshop last week that revenues are at the 2005 level. Sales tax revenues are down. Property values are level, and the tax base is down. Medicaid payments are up.
Highlights of the proposed budget:
• a 3-cent increase in the property tax rate to pay for school construction debt, from $.57 to $.60, with a $.05 fire tax;
• a 3% increase in water and sewer rates;
• no cost of living pay increase for county employees, plus the loss of $100 for employee insurance coverage that includes the family;
• no unnecessary travel or training for employees, or pay increases based on longevity;
• a hiring freeze for other than employees vital to public health or safety;
• departments are being funded at the 2008-2009 levels;
• nearly no capital outlay, including furniture;
• prior year funding for the board of education ... subscribe to the Davie County Enterprise Record, P.O. Box 4639, Salisbury, N.C. 28145.