2011 budget summary - St. Louis County

Miscellaneouswww.stlouisco.com(314) 615‐5000This section includes funding for the following,which are not assigned to a specific Countydepartment:SPECIAL PROJECTS (GENERAL FUND)This division of the budget includes funding tosupport the County’s interest in variousorganizations and agencies. The 2011recommendation includes: East‐West Gateway Council ($125,912)This is an area‐wide planning agency whichreviews requests for federal funds to bechanneled into the metropolitan area. Legal Aid Society ($16,000)The Legal Aid Society provides essential legalcounseling to citizens who cannot afford privateattorneys. Missouri Association of Counties ($15,000)The Missouri Association of Counties representsthe voice of all Missouri Counties in support oflegislation.Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA)($148,745)CASA advocates for abused and neglectedchildren in need of safe, permanent homesthrough highly trained volunteers appointed bythe Family Court. Elmwood Park Fire Protection ($66,739)Provides funding for fire protection services inElmwood Park.EMERGENCY “FUND” (GENERAL FUND)The Emergency “Fund” is a not a fund per se – it is adivision within the budget used to set aside anamount not less than three percent of totalestimated general fund revenues pursuant toMissouri statute. The County Council may, byresolution at any time upon recommendation of theCounty Executive, make transfers from theemergency fund appropriation account to any otherappropriation account within the General Fund.Transfers may only be made for unforeseenemergencies and upon unanimous vote of theCounty Council.PUBLIC MASS TRANSIT FUND (5620)This fund is used to record receipts from twocounty‐wide sales taxes (0.25% and 0.50%) andrelated expenditures for public mass transportationpurposes. The budget seeks to appropriate revenuereceived from the 0.25% tax. Appropriations fromthe 0.50% tax will be made upon the CountyCouncil’s approval of the annual contract withMetro, which typically occurs in June.CONVENTION & RECREATION TRUST FUND(8630)This fund is used to record revenue received from a3.5 percent Hotel Motel tax used to fund theCounty’s share of the debt service payments andpreservation payments of the St. Louis RegionalConvention and Sports Complex Authority and debtservice payments for the St. Louis Cardinals BallparkSite and Ballpark Project. Herbert Hoover Boys and Girls Club ($50,000)The Herbert Hoover Boys and Girls Club seeksto inspire and enable youth ages 6‐18 to realizetheir full potential as productive, responsibleand caring citizens.- 246 -