Escambia County Approves $354.5 Million Budget, Pay Raises

September 25, 2013

The Escambia County Commission has approved a balanced $364.5 million budget for fiscal year 2013-14, which begins October 1.

The new budget includes a three percent cost of living raise for all county employees, including constitutional offices and the Sheriff’s Office. The raises are the first for all county employees since 2007 and will cost about $2.6 million.

The $364,520,055 budget is 2.36 percent more than last fiscal year’s budget of $356,102,136.

The tax millage rates approved are 6.6165 for the County-wide millage rate, .3590 for the Library Municipal Services Taxing Unit (MSTU) and .6850 for the Sheriff’s Law Enforcement Municipal Services Taxing Unit (MSTU).

The total millage rate proposed for Fiscal Year 2013-14 is 0.12 percent below the “Rolled Back Rate” certified by the property appraiser. This represents the percentage decrease in property taxes tentatively adopted by the county commission.  The “Rolled Back Rate” is a computed millage rate that would generate the same amount of ad valorem tax dollars as the prior fiscal year, based on the proposed year’s tax roll, excluding new construction.

Comments

6 Responses to “Escambia County Approves $354.5 Million Budget, Pay Raises”

  1. Jane on September 27th, 2013 3:27 am

    Our LEOs deserve a raise!!!! They protect us, work hard long and dangerous hours, come when we call them to help us and face bad weather, rude people, dangerous felons, etc. I hope they get raises and stay safe while they take care of us!!!!

  2. William on September 26th, 2013 8:07 am

    >>So in the last 4 years teachers have received 10% raise and deputies have received 0. How is that right?

    Deputies did receive raises this year:

    http://www.northescambia.com/2013/09/escambia-county-approves-354-5-million-budget

  3. ECSO Leo on September 26th, 2013 1:12 am

    I see the teachers got a nearly 5% raise, and their union rep commented that was equal to the total raise for the previous 3 years. So in the last 4 years teachers have received 10% raise and deputies have received 0. How is that right?

  4. Jake on September 25th, 2013 7:17 pm

    Maybe we can get the deputies under the BOCC next.

  5. david lamb on September 25th, 2013 9:56 am

    Hope that budget is 1.5 million less for Stefani rd project!
    Use it to purchase Bayer!

  6. Tired on September 25th, 2013 8:16 am

    And another year without a raise for ECSO deputies. At least the Corrections will finally get more money when filed under the BOCC.

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