Escambia County’s property tax revenues have risen $17.96 million over the past four years – a 20.2-percent increase.
Why don’t you feel any benefit from that significant increase? You only have to examine the detention budget and see where $11.8 million has been swallowed up. While ad valorem tax revenue is up 20.2 percent, detention costs are up 41-percent from FY 2014.
| Â Ad Valorem Tax Revenue | |||
| Increase | |||
| FY 2014 Actual | $88,794,048 | ||
| FY 2015 Actual | $91,231,917 | $2,437,869 | 2.7% |
| FY 2016 Actual | $93,171,277 | $1,939,360 | 2.1% |
| FY 2017 Adopted | $102,050,246 | $8,878,969 | 9.5% |
| FY 2018 Estimate | $106,756,191 | $4,705,945 | 4.6% |
| $17,962,143 | 20.2% |
Here is the comparison of the proposed FY 2014 Â jail budget for the county’s FY 2018 proposal:
| FY 2014 | FY 2018 | ||
| Salaries | |||
| Detention | Â $26,401,457 | ||
| Medical | Â $3,719,536 | ||
| Subtotal | Â $24,569,038 | Â $30,120,993 | Â $5,551,955 |
| Professional Services | |||
| Detention | Â $4,510 | ||
| Medical | Â $2,183,239 | ||
| Subtotal | Â $1,240,361 | Â $2,187,749 | Â $947,388 |
| Other Contractual Services | |||
| Detention | Â $6,300,551 | ||
| Medical | Â $72,636 | ||
| Subtotal | Â $1,994,584 | Â $6,373,187 | Â $4,378,603 |
| Communications | |||
| Detention | Â $14,699 | ||
| Medical | Â $7,308 | ||
| Subtotal | Â $- | Â $22,007 | Â $22,007 |
| Postage Freight | |||
| Detention | Â $1,579 | ||
| Medical | Â $- | ||
| Subtotal | Â $- | Â $1,579 | Â $1,579 |
| Utility Services | |||
| Detention | Â $165 | ||
| Medical | Â $- | ||
| Subtotal | Â $- | Â $165 | Â $165 |
| Rentals & Leases | |||
| Detention | Â $27,468 | ||
| Medical | Â $- | ||
| Subtotal | Â $3,888 | Â $27,468 | Â $23,580 |
| Insurance | |||
| Detention | Â $- | ||
| Medical | Â $- | ||
| Subtotal | Â $111,085 | Â $- | Â $(111,085) |
| Repairs & Maintenance | |||
| Detention | Â $69,885 | ||
| Medical | Â $17,500 | ||
| Subtotal | Â $13,034 | Â $87,385 | Â $74,351 |
| Other Charges | |||
| Detention | Â $- | ||
| Medical | Â $173 | ||
| Subtotal | Â $- | Â $173 | Â $173 |
| Office Supplies | |||
| Detention | Â $67,500 | ||
| Medical | Â $10,000 | ||
| Subtotal | Â $- | Â $77,500 | Â $77,500 |
| Operating Supplies | |||
| Detention | Â $182,285 | ||
| Medical | Â $1,712,109 | ||
| Subtotal | Â $981,133 | Â $1,894,394 | Â $913,261 |
| Subscriptions | |||
| Detention | Â $252 | Â $252 | |
| Medical | Â $- | ||
| Subtotal | Â $- | Â $252 | |
| Total | Â $28,913,123 | Â $40,792,852 | Â $11,879,477 |
