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SECTION II
BUDGET AND FINANCIAL SUMMARIES,
SCHEDULES, AND EXHIBITS
This section includes a broad overview of the 2009 Budget with comparisons to past years and the projection of future
District needs.
It begins by asking two basic questions: Where Does the Money Come From Where Does the Money Go Answers are
presented graphically on dollar bill illustrations.
BUDGET
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
The comparison of budget and current year appropriations, tax levies, and tax rates by fund is one of the most
comprehensive and most useful comparisons in the Budget.
Continuing to look at the overall picture, this section presents a detailed view of the entire Budget, organizing information
in different ways so that the user can compare budget and current year appropriations by department, fund, object, and
program. Allocation of personnel is also compared by year, department, and fund.
Having looked at the Budget plan for 2009 and compared it to previous years, this section also provides a projection of the
future, a comprehensive financial forecast for 2009-2013.
Where the Money Comes From and Where the Money Goes ................................... 45
Net Assets Appropriable ............................................................................................ 46
Estimated Tax Rate .................................................................................................... 47
Taxable Property (Equalized Assessed Valuation - Table and Graph) ...................... 48
Appropriations, Tax Levies, and Tax Rates ............................................................... 49
Comparative Statement of Appropriations, Tax Levies, and Tax Rates .................... 50
Comparative Appropriations:
by Major Object/Character of Expenditure (Graph) ..................................... 52
by Major Object ............................................................................................ 53
by Character of Expenditure ......................................................................... 54
by Department and Major Program ...............................................................55
by Fund and Major Program (Graph) ............................................................56
by Program Objective, by Fund .................................................................... 58
Annual Debt Service (Graph) .................................................................................... 59
Outstanding Bonds and Statutory Debt Margin ......................................................... 60
Account and Personnel Summary (Tables and Graph) .............................................. 61
Five-Year Financial Forecast, 2009-2013 .................................................................. 64