Table 20
PROPERTY TAX LEVIES BY MAJOR TAXING DISTRICT
By Calendar Year Due 1993-1997
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1993 1994 1995
Amount Percent Amount Percent Amount Percent
CATEGORY ($000) ($000) ($000)
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TOTAL 3,476,759 100.0 3,718,653 100.0 4,010,103 100.0
SCHOOLS 1,948,624 56.0 2,095,900 56.4 2,253,126 56.2
State (Regular) 907,511 26.1 981,114 26.4 1,065,857 26.6
Local (Special) 1,041,112 29.9 1,114,786 30.0 1,187,270 29.6
Maint. & Oper 639,694 18.4 705,827 19.0 728,987 18.2
Cap./Trans. Project 58,524 1.7 46,384 1.2 57,920 1.4
Bonds 342,895 9.9 362,576 9.8 400,363 10.0
COUNTY 685,455 19.7 731,015 19.7 788,654 19.7
Current Expense (Regular) 390,381 11.2 420,671 11.3 482,738 12.0
Other County Regular 34,956 1.0 37,924 1.0 15,262 0.4
Road District (Regular) 196,111 5.6 215,241 5.8 233,504 5.8
Diverted Road Funds 2,905 0.1 2,977 0.1 3,592 0.1
County Special 61,101 1.8 54,202 1.5 53,558 1.3
CITIES AND TOWNS 443,483 12.8 470,309 12.6 503,424 12.6
Regular Levies 389,656 11.2 426,707 11.5 449,068 11.2
Special Levies 53,827 1.5 43,602 1.2 54,356 1.4
DISTRICTS 399,198 11.5 421,429 11.3 464,899 11.6
Total Regular 340,811 9.8 369,792 9.9 408,324 10.2
Total Special 58,387 1.7 51,637 1.4 56,574 1.4
Port General (Regular) 58,793 1.7 60,045 1.6 48,453 1.2
Port Ind. Dev./Bonds(Reg.) 9,192 0.3 9,108 0.2 23,378 0.6
Port Special 000 0.0 000 0.0 163 0.0
Fire Protection Regular 131,567 3.8 142,535 3.8 156,771 3.9
Fire Protection Special 21,833 0.6 17,140 0.5 20,110 0.5
Library Regular 67,898 2.0 78,468 2.1 88,705 2.2
Library Special 12,152 0.3 10,873 0.3 11,846 0.3
Hospital Regular 13,546 0.4 14,636 0.4 16,700 0.4
Hospital Special 14,170 0.4 15,411 0.4 14,174 0.4
Emergency Medical Regular 52,338 1.5 57,023 1.5 65,522 1.6
Emergency Medical Special 149 0.0 153 0.0 157 0.0
Parks Regular 6,020 0.2 6,479 0.2 6,993 0.2
Parks Special 8,318 0.2 6,267 0.2 8,048 0.2
Other Regular 1,456 0.0 1,497 0.0 1,803 0.0
Other Special 1,766 0.1 1,794 0.0 2,076 0.1
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1996 1997 1996 to 1997 Comparison
Amount Percent Amount Percent Amount Percent
CATEGORY ($000) ($000) ($000)
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TOTAL 4,293,010 100.0 4,570,988 100.0 277,978 6.5
SCHOOLS 2,432,250 56.7 2,604,374 57.0 172,124 7.1
State (Regular) 1,099,338 25.6 1,189,419 26.0 90,081 8.2
Local (Special) 1,332,911 31.0 1,414,955 31.0 82,043 6.2
Maint. & Oper 804,345 18.7 856,613 18.7 52,268 6.5
Cap./Trans. Project 109,119 2.5 119,155 2.6 10,036 9.2
Bonds 419,447 9.8 439,187 9.6 19,740 4.7
COUNTY 819,822 19.1 848,889 18.6 29,067 3.5
Current Expense (Regular) 471,824 11.0 461,294 10.1 -10,530 -2.2
Other County Regular 52,428 1.2 89,727 2.0 37,299 71.1
Road District (Regular) 242,528 5.6 254,308 5.6 11,779 4.9
Diverted Road Funds 3,695 0.1 2,911 0.1 -784 -21.2
County Special 49,347 1.1 40,649 0.9 -8,698 -17.6
CITIES AND TOWNS 549,395 12.8 588,632 12.9 39,237 7.1
Regular Levies 495,381 11.5 531,332 11.6 35,951 7.3
Special Levies 54,013 1.3 57,299 1.3 3,286 6.1
DISTRICTS 491,544 11.4 529,093 11.6 37,549 7.6
Total Regular 436,889 10.2 471,755 10.3 34,867 8.0
Total Special 54,655 1.3 57,338 1.3 2,683 4.9
Port General (Regular) 53,031 1.2 55,334 1.2 2,303 4.3
Port Ind. Dev./Bonds(Reg.) 24,438 0.6 24,447 0.5 009 0.0
Port Special 121 0.0 133 0.0 012 0.0
Fire Protection Regular 169,842 4.0 183,362 4.0 13,521 8.0
Fire Protection Special 17,918 0.4 19,622 0.4 1,704 9.5
Library Regular 93,485 2.2 103,249 2.3 9,764 10.4
Library Special 11,194 0.3 9,312 0.2 -1,882 -16.8
Hospital Regular 18,195 0.4 20,365 0.4 2,169 11.9
Hospital Special 14,022 0.3 14,190 0.3 168 1.2
Emergency Medical Regular 67,858 1.6 74,603 1.6 6,745 9.9
Emergency Medical Special 3,217 0.1 3,414 0.1 197 6.1
Parks Regular 8,235 0.2 8,414 0.2 178 2.2
Parks Special 5,925 0.1 8,220 0.2 2,295 38.7
Other Regular 1,804 0.0 1,982 0.0 177 9.8
Other Special 2,259 0.1 2,448 0.1 189 8.4