1. The County is on the fence on whether to leave last year’s millage rate the same or raise it. The new County digest gives the County about $800,000 in additional spending ability.

2. The County will decide at the next County Commission Meeting, August 15^th, how to spend the extra $800,000.

3. The County is putting nothing in the budget for the hospital on the premise that it will at least breakeven. APTA is really concerned about this.

4. The County has not decided yet whether to raise salaries for employees or give them additional benefits but will decide that at the meeting. APTA Board member, Allan Feifer, believes that based on a survey done in Wakulla County that Franklin County’s salaries are already the highest in the area. Ken Osborne feels that they will take some of the $800,000 for additional raises.

5. Jimmy G. Mosconis is trying to hold the line on the budget. There was one homeowner there that will be receiving a $40,000 property tax bill, according to Ken. Tax bills of $20,000-$30,000 bills are not uncommon.