For the Years Ending June 30 - Blount County Government

Blount County
Government
William A. Crisp
County Executive
David R. Bennett
Director of Accounts & Budgets/
Assistant County Executive
Annual Report For The
Year Ended June 30, 2000
Your
County Commission
Keith Brock John T. Keeble
Dennis Cardin
Bob Kidd
W.C. (Bob) Evans Ralph Lindsey
J.C. Franklin
Jeff McCall
Ron French Kenneth Melton
Larry Garner Virginia Morton
David Graham Dan Neubert, Sr.
Steve Hargis Robert L. Ramsey
James Hill
Steve Samples
James Leroy Huff Kevin Shepherd
Richard Williams, Jr.
Look Inside For . . .
L Current Financial
Figures
L Trend Information
L Future Plans
L Blount Demographics
L And Much More!
Blount County
Government
341 Court Street
Maryville, TN 37804
(865) 273-5710
www.blount.state.tn.u

Blount County Taxes
Are Low!
Blount County
Statement of Revenues
Tennessee ranks as 42nd out of the 50 For the Years Ending June 30
states for property taxes per capita.
Blount County's $2.36 tax rate ranks
as the 37th lowest in the State of
Tennessee out of 95 counties. The lowest is
$1.50 (Sevier County & Dekalb County).
and the highest is $4.21 (Morgan County).
Where Does the County Get Its Money
(It's Not All From Property Taxes)
Your $2.36 Tax Bill is Divided:
Debt Service
$0.520
Federal
9%
7%
2%
Other
2000 REVENUES
General Co.
$0.815
Charges &
Fines
36%
State of TN
Schools
$1.025
Property
Taxes
Appraised Value $100,000
30%
Homeowner's Ratio 25.00%
Assessment Value $25,000
Per $100 Assessment Value x .01 Revenues (1)
2000 Tax Rate x $2.36 1997 1998 1999 2000
Annual County Tax Bill $590.00
Alcoa City
Your Taxes on a
$100,000 House:
Local School Funding is
Split by Attendance
(WFTEADA)*
Maryville
City
Blount
County
8.22%
25.74%
66.04%
Other Local Tax
State of Tennessee $27,973 $30,989 $32,596 $34,066
Property Taxes 18,475 19,878 23,203 28,124
Other Local Tax 12,572 13,010 13,276 14,759
Charges & Fines 6,464 7,226 7,455 8,726
Federal Government 4,956 5,159 4,496 6,436
Other Revenue 1,772 2,028 2,464 2,573
Total (in Thousands) $72,212 $78,290 $83,490 $94,684
State of Tennessee 38.7% 39.6% 39.0% 36.0%
Property Taxes 25.6% 25.4% 27.8% 29.7%
Other Local Tax 17.4% 16.6% 15.9% 15.6%
Charges & Fines 9.0% 9.2% 8.9% 9.2%
Federal Government 6.9% 6.6% 5.4% 6.8%
*Weighted Full Time Equivalent Average Daily Attendance Other Revenue 2.5% 2.6% 2.9% 2.7%
Total 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
16%
(1) The information for these schedules was taken from Exhibit B of the Comprehensive Annual Report (CAFR) and excludes the Industrial Development Board and the Blount County Childrens'
Home. For comparative purposes, expenditures were then reduced by Capital Projects (Highway, Justice Center and Schools). The authors of this report felt this was the most meaningful presentation.
This brochure is intended to provide brief information about the operations of Blount County Government for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2000. If you would like a more detailed report of the
County's financial status and results, a copy of the CAFR is available in the Blount County Finance Department. The financial data presented in this report are Generally Accepted Accounting
Principles (GAAP) numbers, although all GAAP required disclosures have not been shown in this report.

Blount County
Statement of Expenditures
For the Years Ending June 30
How Is Your Money Spent
(Education is Our Top Priority)
Highways
6% 2%
Capital
Our Six-Year Capital
Plan Includes:
1. Complete Carpenter's Middle School
2. Renovation of Two (2) Elementary
Schools into Middle Schools
3. Two (2) New Elementary Schools
4. New Public Library
5. Technology for Schools
6. Completion of Renovation of
the Courthouse and Juvenile
Detention Center
Debt Service
9%
Services are Blount
County's #1 Priority
General
Government
Education
Blount County continues to provide
cost effective services at the most
effective cost. Services include:
26%
57%
2000 EXPENDITURES
Expenditures (1)
1997 1998 1999 2000
Education $43,938 $47,372 $50,323 $54,008
Public Safety through Sheriff's Department
Road Maintenance and Improvements by
Highway Department
Excellence in Education through the
School Department
Financial Stewardship and Sound Business
Decisions as Directed by the County
Legislative Body
Blount County
Receives PAFR Award
General Government 15,784 16,105 18,346 24,980 The Government Finance Officers Association of the United States
Debt Service 7,033 9,423 7,207 8,136 and Canada (GFOA) has given an Award for Outstanding
Highways 4,562 4,680 5,278 5,188 Achievement in Popular Annual Financial Reporting to Blount
Capital 92 169 917 1,442 County Government for its Popular Annual Financial Report for
Total (in Thousands) $71,409 $77,749 $82,071 $93,754 the fiscal year ended June 30, 1999. The Award for Outstanding
Achievement in Popular Annual Financial Reporting is a
prestigious national award recognizing conformance with the
Education 61.5% 60.8% 61.3% 57.7% highest standards for preparation of state and local government
General Government 22.1% 20.7% 22.4% 26.6% popular reports.
Debt Service 9.8% 12.0% 8.8% 8.7% In order to receive an Award for Outstanding Achievement in
Highways 6.4% 6.0% 6.4% 5.5% Popular Annual Financial Reporting, a government unit must
Capital 0.1% 0.2% 1.1% 1.5% publish a Popular Annual Financial Report, whose contents
Total 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% conform to program standards of creativity, presentation,
understandibility, and reader appeal.
(1) The information for these schedules was taken from Exhibit B of the Comprehensive Annual Report (CAFR) and excludes the Industrial Development Board and the Blount County Childrens'
Home. For comparative purposes, expenditures were then reduced by Capital Projects (Highway, Justice Center and Schools). The authors of this report felt this was the most meaningful presentation.
This report was produced by the Finance Department of the Blount County Government, December 2000. The Director of Accounts and Budgets, Dave Bennett, along with his staff are always
available to provide you with any and all financial information relevant to the Blount County Government. The Finance Department is located in the County Executive's Office at the Blount County
Courthouse. The office hours are Monday - Friday, 8am to 4:30pm. We look forward to hearing from you!

Blount Bits . . .
Blount County’s Growth
Continues To Rise . . .
Heritage Middle School Completed . . .
After much hard work by the Public Building
Authority and the School Department, Heritage Middle
School opened for students in Fall 2000.
Other school related initiatives are as follows:
130,000
120,000
110,000
2000
estimate
102,785
100,000
90,000
80,000
70,000
60,000
50,000
40,000
Blount County, established in 1795, has
been steadily growing for the last 25 years.
Blount County Profile . . .
U Median Disposable Income:
$31,262
Source: ASales and Marketing Analysis@, August 30, 1999
U Mean Household Income: $56,363
Source: Woods & Poole Economics, Inc. 2000
U Labor Force: 51,360
Unemployment Rate 2.7%
Source: TN Dept. of Employment Security, July 2000
U Major Employer - ALCOA (2,300
employees as of Summer 2000)
U Conveniently located within 500
miles of 50% of the U.S. population
U Land area encompasses 585 sq. m.
Heritage Middle School Gymnasium
P Completion of William Blount Elementary
P Completion of Elementary School - Eagleton/Rockford
Area
P Convert Mary Blount to Middle School
Maryville Ranked Tops for Retirees . . .
According to recent polls in Your Money Magazine (9/99) and the
Arts & Entertainment Cable Channel (11/11/99), Maryville (our
County seat) ranks in the top 12 and the top 10 places to retire,
respectively. Way to go!
Blount County is >A1' Once Again. . .
In 2000, our good news continued when Moody=s Investor
Service reaffirmed its >A1' and Standard & Poor=s reaffirmed its
>A+= ratings. Their vote of confidence came as a result of our:
+ Strong and Diverse Local Economy
+ Commitment to a Balanced Budget
+ Long Term Financial Performance
+ Conservative Use of Debt