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Sarasota News Leader July 4, 2013 Page 13 This is the first increase in property value for cels and those classified as historic but used the county since the start of the Great Reces- for commercial purposes — is $52,353,764,300. sion. The total value plummeted apThe total for all personal property is proximately 40 percent because $2,098,157,896. of the economy's struggles, The County Commission is county commissioners have scheduled to meet again at pointed out. 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday, The increases for the July 10, to discuss the other taxing entities in budget, with a number the county for 2013 are of issues left outstanding as follow: from its last workshop on June 21. Among those are • City of Sarasota: up whether the board will ap4.8 percent, with a prove County Administrator total taxable value of Randall Reid's proposed 3 per$7,205,951,871. cent merit pay increase for nonunion employees and how to allocate • City of Venice: up 3.87 percent, with about $8 million freed up by the reduction of a total taxable value of $2,803,751,805. its operating reserve fund from a 90-day value • Town of Longboat Key: up 2.9 percent, with to a 75-day value. a total taxable value of $3,400,203,897. The commissioners have made • Sarasota County School Board; up 4.65 it clear in workshops over percent, with a total taxable value of the past couple of months $43,671,190,496. that they do not intend to raise the total millage rate of • Sarasota Memorial Hospital Board: up 3.3912 it set for the 2013 fiscal 4.22 percent, with a total taxable valyear. ue of $40,812,665,951. The city of North Port's total taxable value for 2013 is $2,418,931,525, compared to $2,266,049,616 in 2012. For Sarasota County in 2013, the just value of all real property — in- Sarasota County Chief Financial cluding agricultural Operating Officer Steve Botelho. and conservation par- File photo One final budget workshop is set for Aug. 20. The board will hold formal public hearings on the 2014 fiscal year budget on Sept. 9 in Sarasota and on Sept. 23 in Venice. Both sessions are scheduled for 5:30 p.m. The new fiscal year will begin Oct. 1. %