Decrease in General Fund Budget

Last week, I emailed George Zoettlein, Hernando County Budget Director concerning the total budget figures for 2008, with the percent of increase or decrease for the General Fund. This morning, I received his reply and decided to pass it on:

The total budget for 2008 prior to the 1st public hearing was $341,557,015
The total General Fund budget for 2008 prior to the 1st public hearing was $121,475,691
The percent decrease in the General Fund budget was 4.91%
At the first public hearing the Board instructed the budget to be cut by 0.25 mills, which we are working on right now, that amounts to about $2.5 million.

George W. Zoettlein
Director of O.M.B.
Hernando County, Fl.
(352) 754-4004