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<p align="center"><strong>Charleston County Administers and Funds</strong></p>
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<td class="osmall" valign="top" width="92%"><strong>General Fund Operating Budget of $155.8 million, including:</strong></td>
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<p>Sheriff/Law Enforcement/Detention</p>
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<p>$45.9 million</p>
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<p>The Court System</p>
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<p>$15.3 million</p>
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<p>Libraries</p>
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<p>$12.3 million (plus $1.6 million from the state/other sources)</p>
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<p>Emergency Medical Service</p>
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<p>$11.5 million</p>
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<p>Public Works (Roads and Drainage)</p>
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<p>$&#160; 9.9 million</p>
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<p>Tax Administration</p>
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<p>$&#160; 8.7 million</p>
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<p>Mosquito Control</p>
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<p>$&#160; 1.7 million</p>
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<p>Health Care</p>
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<p>$&#160; 1.5 million</p>
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<p>Protection of our school children</p>
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<p>$&#160; 0.6 million</p>
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<td colspan="2" style="width: 92%; padding: 0in" valign="top">The Court System includes: Magistrates, Civil and Criminal, Family, Probate, Commitment, Clerk of Court, Master-in-Equity, Solicitor, Public Defender, Medical Examiner and Coroner.</td>
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<td colspan="2" style="width: 92%; padding: 0in" valign="top">Tax Administration (Assessment, Collection and Investments) includes:&#160; Assessor, Assessment Appeals, Auditor, Delinquent Tax, Forfeited Land Commission, RMC and Treasurer. <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Times New Roman"></span></td>
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<td class="osmall" valign="top" width="100%"><strong>Solid Waste Disposal and Recycling Budget of $35.4 million, including:</strong></td>
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<p>Garbage Incineration</p>
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<p>$19.9 million</p>
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<p>Landfilling</p>
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<p>$&#160; 6.1 million</p>
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<p>Recycling/Composting</p>
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<p>$&#160; 4.4 million</p>
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<td class="osmall" valign="top" width="100%"><font class="osmall"><strong>Where does that money come from??</strong></font></td>
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<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px"><strong><u>General Fund</u></strong></p>
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<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px">&#160;&#160; <span class="content">Property Taxes</span></p>
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<p class="content" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px">$58.3 million</p>
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<p class="content" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px">&#160;&#160; Local Option Sales Tax</p>
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<p class="content" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px">$38.5 million</p>
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<p class="content" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px">$18.4 million</p>
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<p class="content" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px">$15.9 million</p>
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<p class="content" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px">&#160;&#160; County Licenses and Permits</p>
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<p class="content" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px">$&#160; 4.1 million</p>
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<p class="content" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px">$&#160; 2.3 million</p>
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<p class="content" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px">$23.2 million</p>
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<p class="content" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px">$&#160; 8.6 million</p>
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<p class="content" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px">$&#160; 1.5 million</p>
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