Loudon County Government

FY 2008 – 2009 Revised Budget Proposal Summary

Updated July 31, 2008

 

1. Property tax increase:
   Recommendation includes an eight cents increase as follows:
   
    

NOTE:    The proposed tax rate inside city limits of Lenoir City is 177.0, a three cents increase. This rate does not include Rural Debt Service.

 

2. Highway Department
   The Budget Committee recommends contracting with a civil engineer to monitor the construction of new roads and recommend acceptance of new roads in the county public road system.  This recommendation includes the removal of $10,000 salary supplement for this purpose that had formerly been appropriated for the Highway Superintendent.
   
   
    
3. Elected Official’s Salaries
   Recommendation for salaries of elected officials are the state minimum; with the exception of the Sheriff who receives a $4,900 supplement for serving as a workhouse superintendent.
   
   
    
4.  Annual salaries of county commissioners:
   Recommendation is ten percent (10%) of the county mayor’s annual salary
   
   
    

5. Raises for all other county employees:
   a.        2% increase of total salaries will be distributed equally among all full-time and regular part-time county employees
   
   b.       1% increase of total salaries will be a lump sum equal disbursement in December for all full-time and regular part-time employees
   
   
    
6. Contributions to nonprofit agencies:
   No changes in amounts or organizations as approved in fiscal year 2008, with the exception of Loudon County EDA.  The recommendation is to fund the requested $148,429, approximately $12,910 increase from the previous fiscal year.
   
   
    
7. Loudon County Visitor’s Bureau:
   Recommendation appropriates 36% of hotel/motel tax
   
   
    
8. New vehicles:
   1 – Maintenance
   5 – Sheriff
   
   
    
9. Flu Mist:
   $54,000 is included in the Local Health Department budget (55110) for all students in Loudon County (Loudon County School and Lenoir City Schools)
   
   
    
10. Personnel Budget:
    A new function is included to reflect costs associated with personnel:  wages & benefits of the employee benefits coordinator (currently in the Mayor’s budget), pre-employment and random drug screening, health check, etc.
    
    
     

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