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A media briefing was held on Tuesday, February 22, 2022 about the county's proposed FY2023 budget. County Administrator Dr. Joe Casey will be presenting the proposed budget to the Board of Supervisors on Wednesday, February 23.
A
Well
I'll
go
ahead
and
get
started
again.
My
name
is
joe
casey,
chesterfields,
county
administrator,
appreciate
you
all
being
here
and
those
that
are
viewing
this
virtually
as
well.
You
know
preparing
a
budget,
you
know
over
the
last
two
plus
years.
It
has
not
been
an
easy
task,
there's
been
so
many
variables
under
consideration:
different
influences
of
the
federal
government
state
actions
trying
to
create
a
workplace
where
we
can
perform
the
services
for
the
people
trying
to
retain
talent,
trying
to
recruit
talent
again.
A
So
many
ideas
and
initiatives
that
have
risen
over
the
past
two
years,
many
of
which
are
embedded
now
as
part
of
our
normal
operation
because
they
are
providing
more
and
more
services.
So
the
fy
23
budget,
which
again
starts
july
1st,
is
no
different
than
any
budget
cycle.
But
what
makes
this
different
is
that
you
are
seeing
and
going
to
be,
seeing
probably
for
the
foreseeable
future.
A
Is
that,
with
whatever
capacities
we
have
it's
the
investment
into
our
workforce
counties
and
schools,
we're
no
different
than
the
private
sector,
we're
here
to
recruit
talent,
we're
here
to
retain
talent.
You
know
there's
the
old
adage
that
if
you
don't
take
care
of
your
employees,
somebody
else
will,
if
you
don't
take
care
of
your
customers,
somebody
else
will
well.
This
budget
is
intentional
on
taking
care
of
both.
So
you
know
with
that
said.
A
So
we've
been
using
those
variables
to
define
what
we
wanted
to
be
and
who
we
could
be
in
fy
23..
Many
of
the
things
that
we're
talking
about
some
of
them
have
started
even
prior
to
july,
1st
2023.
So
it's
just
a
continuation
of
what
we're
doing.
But
basically,
what
we're
going
to
be
espousing
today
is
is
how
we're
investing
with
what
we
have
in
the
workforce,
but
we're
also
buying
down
the
real
estate
tax
rate
and
other
tax
burdens
upon
our
citizens
and
businesses.
A
A
So
we
decided
in
in
december
that
that
95
rate
would
be
advertised
at
93
cents
and
93
cents
means
that,
under
that
board,
approval
of
the
public
hearing
is
that
we
cannot
go
above
that
two
cent
reduction
as
part
of
our
process.
So
that
was
our
first
guard
rail.
If
you
will
that
we
imposed
upon
ourselves
and
made
public
since
that
point
in
time
we've
been
working
hard
and
the
border
supervisors
have
been
right
there
with
us
of
what?
A
A
We
are
designing
this
particular
budget
that
is
going
to
be
coming
out
in
in
parts
tomorrow
as
part
of
our
revenue
and
cip
update,
but
more
formalized
as
part
of
a
balanced
budget
march
9th
with
a
92
cent
rate.
So
we're
buying
down
the
budget
by
another
penny,
there's
still
many
variables
that
are
left
in
a
budget
to
be
determined
many
actions
of
the
state,
as
you
know,
that
they're
in
session
still
determining
what
revenues
and
or
mandates
or
initiatives
that
we
need
to
be
doing
as
a
local
government
or
school
system.
A
That's
a
fifty
percent
reduction
and
to
many
people,
especially
renters,
who
may
not
have
a
real
estate
tax
bill
to
pay.
That
relief
is
equivalent,
probably
to
a
penny
or
so
plus.
On
the
real
estate
tax
rate
to
those
households,
the
more
cars
you
have,
the
more
tax
relief
you're
getting
or
fee
relief.
You
are
getting.
We
amended
our
real
property
tax
relief
scales
and
the
tiers
based
upon
social
security
income
adjustments.
That
methodology
was
proven
to
be
successful
and
and
again
considerate
of
what
the
populations
were
experiencing.
A
A
So
we're
going
to
be
paying
attention
to
that
more
so,
but
that
eliminated
a
tax
bill
for
14
000
vehicles
on
the
business
side
of
the
shop
we
raised
our
business
license
or
b
poll
exemption
threshold.
We
raised
it
up
enough
to
eliminate
right
now,
total.
I
think
it's
close
to
70
percent
of
all
businesses
will
not
be
paying
people
taxes
in
chesterfield
county
again
we're
going
to
continually
look
at
that,
because
what
was
once
a
small
business
as
it
grows
by
inflationary
measures
and
some
nominal
measures
we
want.
A
We
want
to
grow
those
exemption
thresholds
going
forward
in
the
future
and,
last
but
not
least,
on
the
on
the
bill
burden
side,
because
we
recognize
there's
many
ways
in
which
the
county
sends
messages
to
you
as
far
as
fees,
taxes,
utility
bills.
So,
on
our
utility
bill
side,
we
have
always
had
one
of
the
lowest
water
and
sewer
rates
in
the
region
for
customers,
and
we
are
only
growing
that
by
a
2.6
percent,
which
is
again
far
below
any
inflationary
thresholds
that
consumers
are
experiencing
elsewhere.
So
again
with
our
budget.
A
We
made
a
statement
last
year
where
we're
going
to
go
through
the
same
exercise
for
the
remaining
county
and
school
employees,
and
we
have
done
that,
so
this
budget
is
going
to
be
offering
again
commensurate
and
significant
changes
to
the
pay
structures
to
people
so
that
we
are
competitive
in
starting
salaries.
We
don't
need
to
be
the
leader,
but
we
can
be
competitive
in
the
starting
salary,
create
a
great
work.
A
A
You
know
with
the
pandemic
we
felt
like
that
was
not
a
good
time.
We
weren't
sure
of
economic
issues,
especially
in
the
early
stages
to
be
asking
people
to
commit
the
county
to
that
much
debt.
If
you
will
over
the
next
five
to
seven
years,
what
we
have
done
since
then,
as
one
is,
we've
perfected.
The
question
so
that
the
projects
that
are
now
going
to
be
detailed
out
as
part
of
tomorrow's
presentation
are
defined.
A
A
Lastly,
again
we
have
tried
to
increase
the
capacity
now
of
what
that
question
is
because
our
base
and
and
our
variables
and
our
debt
management
programs
are
a
triple
triple
a
bond
rating.
That's
enabled
us
to
borrow
at
historically
low
interest
rates
by
default,
has
created
additional
capacity
for
us
to
invest
into
future
capital
needs
going
forward.
So
all
of
those
things
together,
I
think,
have
espoused.
A
If
you
will
a
a
mindful
exercise
to
our
workforce,
a
mindful
exercise
to
our
citizens,
a
very
mindful
exercise
to
the
citizens
most
in
need
of
not
having
us
have
burdens
placed
upon
them
and
with
that
said,
I
turn
over
to
mr
harris
for
any
other
of
his
thoughts
and-
and
I
it
goes
without
saying
you
know-
I
wouldn't
be
able
to
say
everything
I
just
said-
without
the
benefit
of
his
knowledge
and
attention
and
the
staff.
That's
a
budget,
that's
in
the
room.
A
We
in
essence,
have
advocated
side
by
side
with
them
this
time
their
legislative
agenda
with
the
state
to
again
properly
fund
their
needs
and
services
that
have
been
mandated
to
them
or
hopefully
alleviate
some
of
those
mandates
that
are
not
otherwise
funded
by
the
state.
So
again
the
budget
team,
mr
harris
and
the
school
system
together,
we
have
tried
to
function
as
one
team
for
the
one
households
that
we
have
out
there
in
the
community.
Thank
you.
B
Thank
you,
dr
casey,
so
just
just
a
process
note
kind
of
where
we
are.
I
think
that
that's
helpful
to
sort
of
understand
we're
getting
together
today,
probably
two
weeks
before
we
normally
would
maybe
closer
to
three,
and
I
think
that
that's
for
a
number
of
reasons
it
clearly,
as
as
dr
casey
stated
throughout
his
remarks.
B
B
So
we
thought
given
where
we
are
in
the
process
that
we
thought
better
to
have
sort
of
this
media
briefing
today
and
really
the
two
headlines,
two
of
the
three
headlines
for
the
county's
budget
for
the
upcoming
fiscal
year
and
just
make
sure
everybody's
on
the
same
page
that
begins
for
us
on
july.
The
1st.
B
So
that's
what
we're
ultimately
working
up
to,
but
the
two
main
headlines,
I
think,
are
the
referendum,
which
is,
as
dr
casey
mentioned,
is
two
plus
years
in
the
making
and
then
the
the
tax
rate
going
lower,
which
you
know,
we've
consistently
come
down
over
the
last
20
years.
But
a
three
cent
movement
is
certainly
one
of
the
largest.
B
You
know,
as
dr
casey
said,
there's
a
lot
of
unknowns,
particularly
on
the
state
front,
where
you
know
they're,
looking
at
different
revenue
streams
and
trying
to
limit
those
in
in
several
ways.
So
we
want
to
pass
along
overall
financial
relief
to
our
residents,
our
businesses,
our
our
customer
base,
but
we
want
to
do
it
in
different
ways
and
so
we're
trying
to
pull
a
number
of
levers
so
that
that
vehicle
registration
fee.
B
While
that
may
sound
like
sort
of
a
footnote
and
some
of
the
remarks
this
morning,
that
it
has
about
an
8
million
dollar
price
tag
and
then
each
penny
on
the
rate
is
about
5
million.
So
just
from
those
two
movements
you're
at
23,
plus
or
minus
million
dollars
of
tax
relief.
You
couple
that
with
the
items
from
december
and
you've
got
the
broadest
package
of
tax
relief
that
chesterfield
county
has
ever
offered.
B
We,
you
know
in
one
way
or
another,
we're
touching
every
single
one
of
our
customers
and
I
think
the
you
know
a
lot
of
those
december
actions,
kind
of
got
lost
in
the
the
holidays
and
a
lot
of
other
things
going
on.
But
you
know
to
be
able
to
do
small
businesses,
our
seniors,
some
of
our
lower
income
residents
and
then
come
back
with
these
broader
measures.
B
Now,
all
within
the
space
of
about
three
months,
it's
quite
a
again
a
broad
package,
and
you
know
we're
going
to
consistently
look
at
that
as
as
we
move
forward.
So
where
are
we
in
the
process
again
tomorrow?
We
will
present
the
simplest
way
to
think
of
it.
The
revenue
side
of
our
budget
we'll
go
through
the
rate
assumptions
the
fee
assumptions,
all
those
things
and
lay
out
a
lot
of
the
unknowns.
B
I
mean
this
is
still
a
tricky
environment
in
order
to
present
an
overall
financial
plan,
with
inflation
being
as
high
as
it
is,
the
us
economy
is,
you
know,
sort
of
a
few.
You
know
stumping
its
toe
as
it
goes
along.
There's
geopolitical
issues.
I
mean
it,
it
you
name
it
it's
in
there.
The
state
budget
is
not
finalized
for
the
county
or
schools.
It's
something
else.
We
have
to
keep
our
eye
on
so
the
revenue
side.
B
As
we
know,
it
will
be
presented
tomorrow,
as
well
as
the
capital
side,
more
known,
as
also
as
the
cip.
That's
where
the
referendum
is
embedded
and
then
we'll
come
back
on
march
9th
and
perhaps
get
this
group
back
together,
and
we
can
talk
about
the
expenditure
side
of
the
budget
at
the
revenue
support.
Obviously,
but
there's
just
there
won't
be
as
many
headlines
that
dr
kc
spoke
to
that.
B
Well,
it
is
for
the
second
consecutive
year,
like
most
all
organizations
in
the
country
focused
on
retaining
and
attracting
workforce
there's,
not
any
broad
expansion
of
programs
or
anything
along
those
lines.
We
really
want
to
make
sure
we're
taking
care
of
the
of
the
folks
whether
they're
front
lines
or
in
a
classroom.
B
You
name
it
to
make
sure
that
we
can
maintain
the
workforce
that
really
makes
chefsville
county
the
the
organization
and
community
that
it
is
so
that's
that's
vitally
important
march
23rd
will
be
our
public
hearing
and
then
another
two
weeks
after
that,
the
board
finally
votes
on
all
this.
So
today
you
know
tomorrow
really
is
kind
of
that
real
kickoff
event
for
the
chesterfield
budget
process
and
then
in
two
week
intervals
leading
up
to
april
6th.
B
You
know
we
add
another
layer
to
the
cake
if
you
will
but
public
process
all
throughout
the
month
of
march,
we'll
have
the
public
hearing,
but
also
in
person
and
online
community
meetings,
so
that
we
can
get
feedback
from
folks.
But
I
think
you
know,
as
we've
touched
on
here
announcement
today,
like
the
referendum,
that's
been
a
two
plus
year
discussion.
You
can
go
back
in
the
last
two
budget
documents
and
see
those
list
of
projects,
and
I'm
going
to
talk
about
that
for
just
a
second.
So
I
think
it's
a
much
better
plan.
B
You
know.
Certainly
it's
maybe
it's
a
little
silver
lining
covered.
We've
had
a
chance
to
go
through
and
refine
our
data
and
continue
to
to
pay
down.
You
know
the
county
aggressively
pays
down
debt
every
year,
which
is
sort
of
a
strange
thing
for
governments,
but
that's
how
we
do
it
at
the
local
level
and
so
each
year
that
we've
waited
more
or
less
we
had
to
provided,
particularly
on
the
general
government
side,
more
capacity
for
this
upcoming
referendum,
and
we
have
not
done
a
pure,
a
true
general
government
referendum.
B
If
you
followed
that,
so
they
will
refine
that
down
tonight
within
a
375
million
dollar
bracket
for
a
total
of
540
million
dollars
of
expected
bonds.
Now
one
quick
note,
because
I
know
not
everybody
deals
in
this
space
every
single
day.
That's
not!
We
go
out
the
next
day
and
borrow
540
million
dollars.
B
We
we
maintain
that
debt
service,
that
overall
mortgage
payment
for
the
organization
collectively-
and
we
try
to
do
that
as
as
flat
or
with
very
sort
of
minimal
increases
over
time.
That's
vitally
important
for
everyone
to
understand.
I
want
anybody
to
think
that
you
know
the
the
overall
organization
is
going
out
with
a
540
million
dollar
issuance
the
next
day.
B
I
will
walk
you
through
just
some
of
the
highlights
we'll
go
through
more
of
it
tomorrow
and
I
think
jay
is
going
to
make
the
the
powerpoint
available
to
each
of
you
if
there
are
specific
questions,
but
on
the
park
side
you
know:
we've
used
some
of
the
one-time
federal
monies
to
really
make
a
lot
of
headway
into
our
park
system.
There
were
some
permissibilities
in
there
to
do
so,
but
we're
going
to
continue
to
double
down
on
that.
B
Certainly
trying
to
activate
our
water
access
throughout
the
county
would
be
one
of
those
major
goals
as
part
of
this
referendum.
There
will
be
two
points
along
the
james
river.
We
want
to
make
sure
that
we
have
access
for
our
residents,
it's
a
real
resource
and
we
haven't
done
as
much
over
time
perhaps
to
to
provide
that
access.
So
I
think
that's
a
that's,
certainly
a
headline
of
the
parks
and
rec
portion
of
this
at
about
38
million
dollars
on
the
library
piece.
It's
a
mix
of
renovation
and
expansion.
B
We
want
to
make
sure
we
have
parity
in
facilities
so
at
the
the
enon
and
the
etric
metallica
libraries
looking
to
expand
that
footprint
of
those
buildings,
so
that
it's
more
in
line
with
what
we
have
throughout
the
system
and
also
a
western
whole
street
site
to
be
determined.
But
you
know
that's
where
the
growth
and
development
by
and
large
in
the
county
has
been,
and
so
putting
a
facility
out
to
sort
of
service
that
need
or
that
end
of
the
county.
If
you
will
on
the
police
precinct,
that's
a
new
topic
for
us.
B
We've
been
in
leased
facilities
over
the
duration
of
the
county's
history,
and
so
what
we're
looking
to
do
as
part
of
this
is
to
actually
set
up
four
county-owned
precincts
in
the
four.
You
know
service
areas
for
the
police
department,
so
that
will
be
a
that's
a
new
initiative
of
something
again,
we've
been
talking
about
for
the
last
several
years
and
starting
to
dial
in
on
where
those
sites
would
be
the
first
one.
The
first
project
out
of
the
shoot
here
would
be
at
the
the
spring
rock
green
property
that
the
county
has
recently
acquired.
B
B
There's
no
expansion
of
the
the
service
footprint
we've
got
some
older
stations,
such
as
the
chester
fire
station,
where
just
don't
fit
the
modern
definition
of
a
fire
department
like
we
have
in
chesterfield
county
and
need
to
expand
that
so
that
we
can,
you
know,
get
the
apparatus
in
there
have
the
storage
and
have
all
of
the
you
know.
That's
a
an
older
station.
B
There's
been
a
lot
of
upgrades
and
a
lot
of
changes
in
the
fire
business
since
that,
so
that
would
be
one
example
of
what
we're
doing
there,
and
then
we
have
some
older
stations
that
are
still
in
good
shape.
We
want
to
make
sure
we
stay
on
top
of
such
as
the
clover
hill
fire
station,
so
an
even
balance,
there's
four
facilities
and
they're
not
getting
into
more
details
if
you
want,
but
it's
really
a
mix
of
again
going
in
kind
of
like
it
is
the
libraries
having
that.
B
B
Their
project
list
will
be
revealed
for
final
tonight,
but
again,
shouldn't
really
be
no
surprises,
based
on
the
process
that
they've
been
involved
in
and
then
all
of
that
will
be
wrapped
back
together
and
the
board
will
vote
on
all
of
that
on
april
6..
They
have
to
petition
the
court
to
have
that
ballot
initiative
added
to
the
election
this
november.
B
They
will
do
that
as
a
summer
exercise
and
over
the
summer
into
the
fall
really
when
we'll
go
out
and
and
really
have
a
lot
of
conversation
with
the
community
about
what
the
projects
are
and
then
especially
you'll
see
started
tomorrow,
but
just
sort
of
the
tip
of
the
iceberg.
Why
we
selected
the
projects
that
we
did
and
then
that
ultimately
is
voted
on
by
the
citizens
in
november.
So
with
that,
I'm
happy
to
take
any
questions
you
might
have.
C
B
She
just
asked
what
the
total
of
the
of
the
proposed
referendum
would
be.
540.
and
again,
I
think
also
worth
noting
that
that
is
what
we
would
be
authorized
to
issue
under
general
obligation.
That's
where
we
get
our
lowest
cost
of
funds.
We
talk
about
triple
a
bond
rating.
We
can't
access
that
without
general
obligation,
permissib
permission
from
the
citizens
and
that
comes
via
referendum.
That
doesn't
mean
we
can't
fulfill
other
capital
needs
over
the
next.
You
know
five
to
seven
to
ten
years.
B
We
have
other
avenues
of
doing
that
as
dr
casey
talked
about
with
the
middle
schools,
but
this
is
what
we
know
and
can
document
today.
We
would
get
that
permission
from
the
citizens
if
approved,
and
then
we
can
fill
in
any
other
gaps.
You
know
as
development
trends
change,
certainly
in
seven
years
the
world's
going
to
look
different.
We
have
other
avenues,
including
pay,
as
you
go
cash
funding
to
deal
with
other
capital
needs.
E
B
Is
so
in
2013
there
was
a
broad
schools
package
of
little
over
300
million
dollars
really
was
focused
on
the
renovation
of
existing
school
facilities
and
that's,
ultimately,
what
it
ended
up
being.
There
was
not
that
much
capacity
in
that.
I
think
what
you'll
see
from
them
tonight
is
a
a
little
bit
more
of
a
balance
between
capacity
and
again
trying.
We
have
some
100
year
old
facilities
in
the
portfolio
that
need
to
be
updated,
but
so
they
they
did
304
million
or
so
in
13.
B
On
the
general
government
side,
when
I
say
john
government,
I'm
talking
everything,
that's
non-schools
public
safety,
all
those
types
of
things
we
haven't
done
a
a
broad,
true
referendum
since
2004.
Now
again,
as
I
could
just
talk
about,
we've
done
other
projects
since
then,
it
just
hasn't
been
through
a
general
obligation,
referendum,
okay,.
E
Got
it
and
then
I
think
I
missed
this
part,
but
can
you
walk
me
through?
I
guess
the
timeline
now,
with
these
real
estate
assessments
as
well
too,
I
mean
you
know
for
people
at
home.
They
get.
You
know
these
letters
in
the
mail
and
seen
11.9
kind
of
thing.
I
mean
what
should
they
look
out
for
over
the
next
several
weeks
and
like
what.
B
B
That's
that's
a
good
question.
She
just
asked
about
sort
of
the
the
assessment
timeline,
and
that
gives
me
to
another
point
we
should
have
mentioned
already.
You
know
mel
bloomfield
who's,
our
chief
assessor.
He
does
not
set
tax
bills.
He
just
goes
out
takes
what
the
market
value
has
been
determined
from.
You
know
the
free
exchange
of
individuals
in
the
community
and
determines
as
of
january
1st
each
year
we
have
to
by
state
code,
assess
you
know
each
year
at
100
of
market
value.
That's
his
job!
That's
the
letter
that
someone
receives
in
the
mail.
B
It's
not
a
tax
bill.
The
tax
bill
is
you
know
that
times
whatever
the
rate
is
that
gives
your
overall
levy
the
board
has
already
before
we
came
in
this
morning,
trimmed
that
down
two
pennies.
Dr
casey
is
announcing
an
additional
third
penny
today,
so
that,
ultimately,
if
it
stays
there
would
be
times
that
93
cents
for
tax
year
2022,
which
follows
the
calendar
year
for
us.
So
folks
just
need
to
continue
through
the
process
through
april
6,
to
see
where
that
rate
ultimately
lands,
but
also
reminding
themselves
that
vehicle
registration
fee.
B
If
you
got,
you
know
three
cars,
you
got
some
kids,
you
know
that's
a
60,
you
know
reduction
in
your
personal
property
bill
as
well.
So
it's
it's
going
to
come
in
a
few
different
forms
and
I
think
again,
revenue
diversification
for
us
and
this
environment
is
paramount.
We
have
to
make
sure
that
we
aren't
solely
dependent
on
real
estate
taxes,
so
we're
trying
to
give
reductions
in
a
few
different
spots
so
that
we
have,
you
know
a
little
more,
even
road
ahead.
If
that
makes
sense.
E
A
A
You
know
those
those
tax
bills
sometimes
are
escrowed
as
part
of
your
monthly
mortgage
payment,
not
as
a
direct
bill
to
the
taxpayer.
Now
those
that
are
renting
it's
the
landlord
or
the
owner
that
gets
the
real
estate
bill.
So,
hopefully,
again
with
this
tax
rate
reduction,
moderating
the
assessment
value
increase,
you
know
everyone's
a
little
bit
different,
so
the
overall
average
increase
is
an
average
there's,
many
people
who
who
might
have
little
to
no
assessed
value,
increases
and
there's
others
that
actually
are
above
it,
perfection.
D
A
As
our
proposal,
so
again,
you
know
what
all
we're
doing
today
is
for
what
we
know.
You
know
february
22nd,
we
feel
comfortable
in
presenting
a
budget
that
can
be
balanced.
You
know
for
the
foreseeable
future,
at
an
additional
lower
one
cent
rate,
as
we've
mentioned
before,
to
degree
that
there's
other
news
or
sources,
or
you
know
economic
variables
that
arise
all
to
the
good
state
or
otherwise.
You
know
those
are
all
things
that
are
being
considered.
B
D
B
I
you
you
stumped
me:
I
don't
have
that
off
the
top
man.
I
can
get
that
back
to
you,
but
it
was
2004
was
a
lot
like
what
we're
talking
about
now.
Is
it
more?
It's
typically
about
one-third
on
the
general
garment
side,
two-thirds
on
schools,
just
because
of
the
nature
of
the
facilities
we're
putting
in
place
but
2004,
it
felt
just
you
know
like
what
we're
talking
about
kind
of
that
two
third
split
2013
was
a
bit
of
an
anomaly
just
because
we
were
coming
out
of
the
recession.
B
F
A
Sir
okay,
well
yeah
and
again
the
six
is
the
vote
on
the
overall
budget.
With
the
capital
plan
there
may
there's
a
separate
vote,
that's
needed
to
create
a
referendum
question.
We
may
not
do
that
on
on
the
six
we
we
have.
You
know
60
plus
days
before
we
have
to
send
something
as
part
of
the
the
referendum
process.
B
C
A
This
is
not
a
bonus
program.
This
is
a
salary
for
somebody,
that's
meeting
again
their
their
their
time
and
talents
with
us.
So
we
don't
lose
people,
we
don't
lose
good
people
and
we
can
recruit
good
people,
so
the
schools
of
need
the
schools
have
needed
us
to
be
a
partner
in
that
exercise.
Therefore,
a
lot
of
what
they're
saying
and
how
they're
going
to
be
expending
the
monies,
especially
as
it
comes
to
personnel,
which
is
the
vast
majority
of
their
new
dollar
expenditures,
is
a
variable
that
we're
already
been
working
with
them
on.
A
Sure
so
what
gets
a
little
confusing
the
the
advertisement?
If
you
would
that
says
our
maximum
tax
rate
without
starting
the
whole
process
over
usually
most
governments
kind
of
pick,
the
existing
rate
and
say
we've
maintained
the
tax
rate.
We
started
the
process
of
saying
no,
we
want
to
start
the
process
two
cents
lower.
The
board
gave
us
approval
to
advertise
that
so
the
advertisement
that
somebody
may
see,
because
we
have
to
get
these
advertisements
into
the
paper
already
just
the
advanced
notices
under
state
law-
require
30
plus
days
of
notice.
A
So
the
advertisement
that's
in
the
paper
is
93..
We
I,
as
a
county
administrator
a
board
of
supervisors
even
more
so
have
the
ability
to
propose
and
then
as
a
board,
adopt
anything
at
or
below
the
93
rate.
What
we
have
said
just
to
based
upon
our
knowledge
of
just
what
we've
accumulated
in
the
last
month.
A
It's
there's
a
new
there's,
a
new
tax
rate
in
town
and
that
is
92
cents,
and
so
what
happens
over
the
next
month
or
two
again,
if
we
get
great
news,
you
know
that
then
there
there's,
then
you
know
we
can
modify
and
adjust
the
92
or
or
hedge
that
and
say.
Okay,
maybe
we
need
to
invest
in
one
time
things
to
see
if
these
good
news
stories
are
longer
lasting,
but
those
are
exercises
that
any
good
government
goes
through.