State of the County Focus Finances FY 2017 Highlights FY 2018 Capital Projects FY 2018 Priorities Tax Assessor Update County Finances County Finances Assessed Value 514 Million Value of a Mill ID: 708279
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STATE
2017
THE
COUNTY
OFSlide2
State of the CountyFocusFinances
FY 2017 HighlightsFY 2018 Capital ProjectsFY 2018 Priorities
Tax Assessor UpdateSlide3
County FinancesSlide4
County Finances
Assessed Value$514 Million
Value of a Mill$504,000
ProposedGeneral Fund Budget
$21.074 Million FY18
General Fund Cash BalanceSlide5
County Finances
County outsourced Recreation Maintenance Saving $40,000 annuallyCounty bid Mosquito Services saving $20,000 annually
County switched health insurance carriers saving
$149,600
County collected outstanding fund balances, settlements, etc. gaining additional $2,591,000 to general fund
General Fund Expenses
6 Year Mill Values
2012-$453,000
2013-$447,000
2014-$472,000
2015-$474,000
2016-$490,000
2017-$504,000Slide6
FY 2017 HighlightsPearl River Comm. College
Top Project for County on RESTORE funds list Site Selection Committee purchased six acres at Stennis Airport for future campus
Hancock Medical CenterEstablish Lease or Sale to stabilize services
and future taxpayer obligation$7.5M Bond paid off by Trustees that was due in 2020
County Library System
Agreed to revise 1991 Inter-local agreement
Stabilized tax levy and saved $129,000 annuallySlide7
FY 2017 Highlights
Road & BridgesImplemented $3 Million dollar road paving plan using bond & gaming funds
Completed Washington Street BridgeStarted Rocky Hill Bridge and Crane Creek Improvements
Parks & Recreation
Built four new playgrounds in Fenton, Leetown, Catahoula and PearlingtonMcleod Park will continue site expansion with Tidelands
fundsApproved $1.4 Million dollar addition to Sportsplex using CDBG
Funds
Public
Access & Safety
Pursuing future Tidelands grants for acquisition and construction of boat access for Highway 603 site Slide8
Economic Development
Port & Harbor conducted first Business Retention and Expansion Survey which showed workforce development as glaring need for Hancock County
Created Council of Governments to enhance local collaboration and identify top RESTORE Projects locally.Adopted Hancock County’s first industrial incentive policy as a tool for Port & Harbor to use in business recruitmentNew Sites identified and certified in Stennis Space Center Buffer Zone
Adopted first commercial incentive policy for new investment in Bay St. Louis, Waveland and DiamondheadWe
are becoming an ACT Certified Workforce Community. Slide9
INDUSTRY SNAPSHOT2016 2017
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Port Bienville Industrial Park
14 companiesEmployment 694, increase 14%Tax revenues $6.5M, increase 6%Stennis International Airport
16 companiesEmployment 355, increase 1%Tax revenues $150k, increase 15%Stennis Space Center47 agenciesEmployment 4,994Tax revenues $3.3M,
increase 15%Ad Valorem Tax Revenue Collected from Industry Base = $9,527,000
Industry Base of Total County Tax Revenue = 30%
*58% of Hancock County School District Budget
EMPLOYMENT BY
INDUSTRYSlide10
2018 CAPITAL PROJECTS
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Port Bienville Industrial Park $23M totalLinea dock restoration - $9MTransloading dock - $8MDredging of industrial canal - $6MPort Bienville Railroad
$2M totalIncluding 3 rail improvements - $1.6MStennis International Airport$9M total2 hangars - $4.5M
$35,000,000 Life Cycle Maintenance
SafetyStrategic InvestmentWork in ProgressSlide11
FY 2018 Board ProjectsLawrence Ladner Road Repairs- USDA Grant
Cuevas Road Bridge Replacement- State AidOld Kiln Picayune Road Repairs- State AidWhite Cypress Bride Replacement- County Funds
Bayou Talla Boat Launch Improvements- DMR GrantWashington Street ADA Improvements- Tidelands
McLeod Park Expansion- TidelandsWaveland Lighthouse- GOMESA, Seawall
MDOT Intersection Improvements (Texas Flat, Hwy 43, 603)- CDBGCourthouse Repairs & Security Upgrades- GO Bond
Corridor Welcome Signs (Kiln Delisle, Exit 2, Hwy 43, Hwy 603)- GamingNew Playgrounds for Dedeaux, Necaise
, Bay St. Louis- Gaming
Beach Parking Improvements at Lakeshore and Coleman Ave.- Seawall
Animal Shelter Expansion & Upgrades- Gaming
Road Paving Improvements- GO Bond & GamingSlide12
FY 2018 Board PrioritiesTransparency (Live Stream Meetings)
Utility DistrictsFire Districts (HB469-2017)
Building DepartmentsGOMESA PrioritiesCommunity Development
Creation of County CourtSlide13
Tax Assessor/Collector UpdateSlide14
MARVIN
Is the new modernized motor vehicle title and registration systemThe current system was built in 1972 and is 45 years old
Will bring us into the 21st centuryDot matrix printers will be replaced with laser printersDot matrix forms will be eliminated, forms will be system generatedSlide15
MARVIN
VIN searches will be statewide, not just in a specific countyVehicle history will always be accessible, no more waiting for over weekend downloads
No more codes to remember in order to complete transactionsBeginning August 21st clerks will begin working in Sandbox
Training will wrap up in September with classes at PRCSlide16
MARVIN
October 6th the system known as “The Legacy” will shut down foreverOctober 9
th MARVIN goes live!Slide17
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