Politics & Government
The List: Hillsborough County Commissioners To Review Gov. Rick Scott's Budget
Included in the documents for the Feb. 16 meeting of the Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners is a report from County Administrator Mike Merrill offering his assessment of Gov. Rick Scott's proposed spending plan for fiscal year 2011.
The man responsible for carrying out the will of the County Commissioners, and for overseeing administrative departments and for preparing the annual operating budget, has taken a good look at Gov. Rick Scott’s proposed budget.
Hillsborough County Administrator Mike Merrill’s report on the proposed state budget will be presented to the County Commissioners at their Feb. 16 meeting.
Here’s a simple- to-view guide of Merrill’s budget highlights:
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BY THE NUMBERS Number of jobs across state agencies to be eliminated: 8,681 Number of government employees expected to contribute 5 percent of their pay to pension plans: 655,000 Savings expected from the government employee pension pay-in plan: $1.3 billion Amount in tax cuts proposed: $1.7 billion Number of jobs to be cut from the Department of Corrections: 1,690 Number of prisons to close: 2 Savings expected from closing prisons and reducing workforce: $82.4 milion Savings over two years expected from juvenile and criminal justice reforms (including specializing select prisons to reduce recidivism and working with juveniles to avoide incarceration): $500 million Number of Medicaid patients moved to managed care: 2.7 million Amount reallocated from 124 trust funds to other state agencies: $8.5 billion Number of line items in the old budget: 3,267 Number of line items in the proposed budget: 469
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IN OUT Economic Development Agency Department of Community Affairs Office of Homeless Assistance State aid to private colleges and universities (except for $1.8 milion to one historically black college near the legislative district formerly represented by Lt. Gov. Jennifer Carroll) Medically Needy program (except for pregnant women and children)
PROPOSED FOR PRIVATIZATION Veterans Homes State's three mental health facilities Developmental disabilities centers
ADDITIONAL HIGHLIGHTS Reform unemployment compensation Transfer administrative services from all state agencies— including those in the judicial branch — to the Department of Management Services
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