| Summary Book |
| Book A - General Fund |
| Book B - Grants |
| Book C - Special Funds |
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Table of Contents
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| County Executive's Budget Message | |
| Letter of Transmittal |
1
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| Postscript-Legislative Changes to the Tentative 2004 Budget |
22
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| 2004 Goals, Objectives and Strategies | |
| Overall County Goal |
23
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| County Finances |
24
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| Employment-Based Welfare |
25
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| Social Services Reform |
26
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| Economic Development |
27
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| Public Safety |
28
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| Re-Engineering County Health and Medical Services |
29
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| Re-Shaping Mental Health Services |
30
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| Maintaining and Improving County Facilities |
31
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| Understanding the 2004 Erie County Budget | |
| Where Your Tax Dollars Go |
33
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| Where the Dollars Come From |
34
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| Comparison of County and Non-County Budget Shares |
35
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| State Mandated County Share Expenditures |
36
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| County Share Revenue 2003 Adopted vs. 2004 Adopted |
37
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| Calculation of Adopted 2004 Property Tax Levy |
38
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| Distribution of County Property Tax Levy |
39
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| Change in Average County Property Tax Rates, 1993-2004 |
40
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| Erie County Average Property Tax Rates, 1993-2004 |
41
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| Change in Equalized Full Value Property Tax Rates |
42
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| Growth in Average Annual Cost of Medicaid per Property Taxpayer |
43
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| OVERVIEW | |
| Snapshot of Erie County |
45
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| Erie County Organizational Chart |
50
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| The Budget Process |
51
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| Glossary |
59
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| Financial Structure |
68
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| FISCAL SUMMARY | |
| Overview of All Funds |
77
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| Amount of General Fund Undesignated Fund Balance Recorded 1993-2002 |
78
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| Amount of General Fund Undesignated Fund Balance Appropriated 1993-2004 |
79
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| Summary of Undersignated Fund Balances Recorded for All Funds 1995-2002 |
80
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| Summary of Fund Balances Appropriated for All Funds 1995-2004 |
81
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| Summary of Appropriation, Revenue and County Share by Department/Project and Fund |
82
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| OVERVIEW OF REVENUES | |
| Revenue Trends- All Funds |
85
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| Property Tax Revenues |
86
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| Sales Tax Revenue |
90
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| State Revenues |
92
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| Federal Revenues |
97
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| Erie County Medical Center Revenues |
99
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| Erie County Home Revenues |
102
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| All Other Revenues |
104
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| Summary of Major Revenue Sources by Fund and Project |
108
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| Summary of Revenues by Fund and Project |
110
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| OVERVIEW OF EXPENDITURES | |
| Expenditure Trends- All Funds |
113
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| Personal Service Expenditures- All Funds |
114
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| 2004 Reductions From Personal Services |
117
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| Fringe Benefit Expenditures-All Funds |
119
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| General Fund Expenditures |
121
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| Social Services Fund Expenditures |
128
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| Debt Service Fund Expenditure |
140
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| Road Fund Expenditures |
141
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| Library Fund Expenditures |
143
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| E-911 Fund Expenditures |
145
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| Erie County Medical Center Expenditures-Enterprise Fund |
146
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| Erie County Home Expenditures - Enterprise Fund |
148
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| Summary of Expenditures By Fund and Project |
150
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| 2004 Erie County Budget by Program Area |
152
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| 2004 Erie County Expense Budget by Account for All Funds |
154
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| Table of Contents |
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| Introduction to the Budget Documents |
vii
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| General Fund Revenues/Appropriations | |
| Legislative Branch |
2
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| County Executive |
10
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| Labor Relations |
16
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| Budget, Management and Finance |
22
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| Law (County Attorney) |
34
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| Law Division |
36
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| Risk Retention |
44
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| Workers' Compensation |
48
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| Personnel |
52
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| Public Works |
62
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| Office of the Commissioner |
66
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| Buildings and Grounds |
72
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| Utilities Fund |
86
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| Weights and Measures |
92
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| Comptroller |
98
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| County Clerk |
108
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| Registrar |
110
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| Auto Bureau |
118
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| District Attorney |
128
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| Board of Elections |
138
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| Division of Equal Employment Opportunity |
146
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| Countywide Appropriations and Revenues |
154
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| Agency Payment and Grants - Cultural Agencies |
156
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| Agency Payment and Grants - Public Benefit Services |
159
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| Agency Payment and Grants - Public Benefit Services (Env. & Plg. - monitored) |
189
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| Extraordinary County Aid to Local Governments |
195
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| Undistributed Countywide (Monitored by Budget, Management and Finance) |
197
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| Undistrbuted Countywide (Monitored by Comptroller) |
200
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| Interfund Transfers |
202
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| Commission on the Status of Women |
204
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| Informational and Support Services |
210
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| Bureau of Information and Support Services |
212
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| Bureau of Purchase |
228
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| Bureau of Fleet Services |
236
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| Erie Community College |
242
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| Central Police Services |
246
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| E-911 Fund |
256
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| Sheriff |
260
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| Sheriff Division |
264
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| Jail Management |
278
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| Holding Center |
283
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| Correctional Facility |
291
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| Probation and Youth Detention |
298
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| Probation |
300
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| Youth Detention |
314
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| Youth Bureau |
326
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| Emergency Services |
338
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| Health |
348
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| Health Division |
350
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| Emergency Medical Services |
374
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| Public Health Laboratory |
384
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| Medical Examinter |
392
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| Services to Persons with Special Needs |
400
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| Mental Health |
410
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| Program Administrator |
412
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| Adult Forensic Mental Health Clinic and Family Court Clinic |
426
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| Veterans' Services |
434
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| Senior Services |
440
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| Administrative Services |
442
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| Transportation |
450
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| Parks, Recreation & Forestry |
454
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| Parks |
456
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| Recreation |
468
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| Forestry |
474
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| Environment & Planning |
480
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| Division of Environment & Planning |
482
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| East Side Transfer Station |
496
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| Social Services Revenues/Appropriations | |
| Description |
504
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| Appropriations |
519
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| Revenues |
543
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| Index |
553
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| Table of Contents |
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| About Book "B" |
iii
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| Grand Fund Revenue/Appropriations | |
| Summary of Grant Fund Projects Appropriations and Revenues |
1
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| County Executive Grants |
9
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| County Executive - Community Development Fund |
19
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| District Attorney |
23
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| Central Police Services |
63
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| Sheriff |
79
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| Sheriff - Jail Management Division |
91
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| Probation |
95
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| Health |
125
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| DPW - Buildings and Grounds |
223
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| Mental Health |
227
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| Parks, Recreation and Forestry |
289
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| Social Services |
293
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| Senior Services |
343
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| Environment and Planning |
417
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| Youth Bureau |
425
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| Environment and Planning - Community Development Fund |
437
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| Library |
443
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| Index |
471
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| About Book "C" |
iv
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| Library Fund Appropriations/Revenues | |
| Description |
2
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| Appropriations |
9
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| Revenues |
35
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| Enterprise Fund Appropriations/Revenues | |
| Erie County Medical Center Appropriations/Revenues | |
| Description |
39
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| Appropriations |
44
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| Revenues |
113
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| Detailed Listing of Sources of Revenue - Estimated 2004 |
115
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| Erie County Home Appropriations/Revenues | |
| Description |
118
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| Appropriations |
120
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| Revenues |
129
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| Detailed Listing of Sources of Revenue - Estimated 2004 |
130
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| Road Fund Appropriations/Revenues | |
| Description |
132
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| Appropriations |
137
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| Revenues |
145
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| Sewer Fund Appropriations/Revenues | |
| Sewer Districts - Description |
149
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| "Sewer District #1, 4, & 5 Appropriations and Revenues" |
151
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| Sewer District #2 Appropriations and Revenues |
160
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| Southtowns Sewage Treatment Agency and Sewer District #3 Appropriations and Revenues |
166
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| Sewer District #6 Appropriations and Revenues |
177
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| Sewerage Management |
184
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| 2004 Capital Budget | |
| Introduction |
187
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| 2004 Capital Program |
190
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| 2004 Capital Budget Project Descriptions |
195
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| 2004-2009 Capital Program |
206
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| Debt Service Schedule | |
| Debt Service Fund Appropriations/Revenues | |
| Debt Management |
223
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| Debt Service Fund |
225
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| General Fund Debt Service |
239
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| Library Fund Debt Service |
244
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| Erie County Medical Center Debt Service |
245
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| Erie County Home Debt Service |
246
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| Sewer Fund Debt Service |
247
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| Recap of Bonded Debt Service |
249
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| Calculation of Total Net Indebtedness |
250
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| Net Bonded Debt Per Capita |
251
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| Net Bonded Debt Per Equalized Full Valuation |
252
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| Index |
253
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| Budget Resolutions | |
| 2004 Budget Resolutions |
R-1
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