Schedule 6 Gaston County Direct and Overlapping Property Tax Rates Last Ten Fiscal Years (rate per $100 of assessed value) 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 Fire District Rates Agriculture Center 0.0350 0.0350 0.0440 0.0490 0.0490 0.0460 0.0460 0.0590 0.0590 0.0590 Alexis 0.0380 0.0380 0.0450 0.0500 0.0500 0.0440 0.0500 0.0650 0.0650 0.0750 Chapel Grove 0.0420 0.0420 0.0520 0.0640 0.0640 0.0640 0.0640 0.0700 0.0700 0.0700 Chestnut Ridge 0.0540 0.0500 0.0560 0.0560 0.0600 0.0530 0.0530 0.0630 0.0630 0.0630 Community 0.0490 0.0490 0.0580 0.0600 0.0600 0.0580 0.0710 0.0710 0.0710 0.0830 Crouse 0.0400 0.0380 0.0450 0.0500 0.0500 0.0560 0.0410 0.0860 0.0860 0.0740 East Gaston 0.0320 0.0320 0.0400 0.0430 0.0430 0.0410 0.0370 0.0490 0.0620 0.0620 High Shoals 0.0490 0.0510 0.0570 0.0600 0.0600 0.0530 0.0600 0.0830 0.0830 0.0970 Hughs Pond 0.0500 0.0500 0.0560 0.0640 0.0640 0.0760 0.0970 0.9500 0.0950 0.1010 Long Shoals 0.0390 0.0390 0.0570 0.0600 0.0600 0.0530 0.0600 0.0830 0.0830 0.0970 Lowell - - - 0.0560 0.0560 0.0560 0.0490 0.0780 0.0780 0.0500 Lucia-Riverbend 0.0450 0.0450 0.0510 0.0610 0.0610 0.0590 0.0600 0.0740 0.0740 0.0810 New Hope 0.0400 0.0400 0.0470 0.0520 0.0520 0.0460 0.0460 0.0700 0.0700 0.0700 Ranlo 0.0520 0.0490 0.0580 0.0710 0.0710 0.0690 0.0630 0.0690 0.0690 0.0690 South Gastonia 0.0410 0.0410 0.0520 0.0640 0.0640 0.0650 0.0640 0.0700 0.0700 0.0700 South Point 0.0440 0.0440 0.0500 0.0520 0.0520 0.0450 0.0510 0.0540 0.0540 0.0540 Spencer Mountain 0.0340 0.0340 0.0430 0.0440 0.0440 0.0410 0.0380 0.0440 0.0560 0.0620 Tryonota 0.0490 0.0490 0.0570 0.0600 0.0600 0.0530 0.0530 0.0630 0.0630 0.0630 Union Road 0.0450 0.0450 0.0510 0.0510 0.0510 0.0450 0.0450 0.0570 0.0570 0.0570 Waco 0.0340 0.0340 0.0430 0.0420 0.0420 0.0410 0.0270 0.0730 0.0730 0.0730 Special Taxing Rates Gastonia York-Chester District 0.4700 0.4925 0.4925 0.5425 0.5300 0.5400 0.5400 0.5400 0.5300 0.5300 Gastonia Service District 0.2000 0.2000 0.2000 0.2000 0.2000 0.2000 0.2000 0.2000 0.2000 0.2000 Source: Gaston County Tax Department. Note: Town of McAdenville began assessing taxes in 2004. Year Taxes Are Payable 116 This is trial version www.adultpdf.com Schedule 7 Gaston County Principal Property Tax Payers, Current Year and Nine Years Ago Percentage Percentage of Total of Total Assessed Assessed Assessed Assessed Taxpayer Value Rank Valuation Value Rank Valuation Duke Power Company 499,969,671$ 1 3.6% 384,528,859$ 1 4.2% Triangle Real Estate 115,104,274 2 0.8% 61,524,541 6 0.7% AT & T 94,717,914 3 0.7% - Parkdale Mills 87,599,709 4 0.6% 91,828,443 4 1.0% Freightliner Corporation 70,738,263 5 0.5% 97,010,985 2 1.1% Public Service Company 67,316,158 6 0.5% 59,606,220 7 0.6% Buckeye 54,945,088 7 0.4% - FMC Corporation, Lithium Division 43,063,304 8 0.3% 56,600,220 8 0.6% Wix Corporation 41,122,579 9 0.3% - Pharr Yarns 39,237,648 10 0.3% 52,704,150 9 0.6% BellSouth Telephone - 95,751,727 3 1.0% American & Efird Mills - 83,020,596 5 0.9% Triangle Real Estate - 61,524,541 6 0.7% R. L. Stowe Mills - 48,502,946 10 0.5% Total 1,113,814,608$ 7.9% 1,092,603,228$ 11.9% Source: Gaston County Tax Department Fiscal Year 2008 Fiscal Year 1999 117 This is trial version www.adultpdf.com Schedule 8 Gaston County Property Tax Levies and Collections, Last Ten Fiscal Years Collections in Fiscal Year Taxes Levied for Percentage Subsequent Percentage Ended June 30 the Fiscal Year A mount of Lev y Y ears A mount of Lev y 1999 81,963,097 78,640,403 95.9% 3,127,928 81,768,331 99.8% 2000 82,292,885 78,454,327 95.3% 3,569,433 82,023,760 99.7% 2001 84,096,996 79,536,035 94.6% 4,175,865 83,711,900 99.5% 2002 94,193,669 89,298,707 94.8% 4,534,357 93,833,064 99.6% 2003 97,094,608 91,934,615 94.7% 4,776,223 96,710,838 99.6% 2004 111,399,823 105,888,751 95.1% 5,041,128 110,929,879 99.6% 2005 110,211,846 104,849,521 95.1% 4,863,261 109,712,782 99.5% 2006 110,142,981 104,883,481 95.2% 4,398,135 109,281,616 99.2% 2007 110,591,153 105,636,830 95.5% 3,660,506 109,297,336 98.8% 2008 118,638,818 113,592,067 95.7% - 113,592,067 95.7% Source: Gaston County Tax Department Y ear of the Lev y Collected within the Fiscal Total Collections to Date 118 This is trial version www.adultpdf.com Schedule 9 Gaston County Ratios of General Bonded Debt Outstanding Last Ten Fiscal Years Less: Percentage of General Amounts Percentage of Actual Value Fiscal Obligation Restricted to Personal of Taxable Per Year Bonds Repaying Principal Total Income Property Capita 1999 90,825,000 -$ 90,825,000$ 1.90% 0.99% 479.67$ 2000 86,070,000 - 86,070,000$ 1.71% 0.90% 452.20 2001 85,645,000 - 85,645,000$ 1.67% 0.88% 448.08 2002 94,430,000 - 94,430,000$ 1.80% 0.96% 493.78 2003 89,395,000 - 89,395,000$ 1.67% 0.88% 468.30 2004 104,100,000 - 104,100,000$ 1.87% 0.89% 544.62 2005 98,305,000 - 98,305,000$ 1.69% 0.83% 508.79 2006 96,075,000 - 96,075,000$ 1.57% 0.78% 488.65 2007 145,910,000 - 145,910,000$ * 1.16% 725.58 2008 161,875,000 - 161,875,000 * 1.15% 792.77 * Information not yet available General Bonded Debt Outstanding 119 This is trial version www.adultpdf.com Schedule 10 Gaston County Legal Debt Margin Information Last Ten Fiscal Years 1999 2000 2001 2002 Assessed Value of Property 9,203,845,219$ 9,540,719,172$ 9,727,815,030$ 9,819,843,080$ Debt Limit, 8% of Assessed Value (Statutory Limitation) 736,307,618 763,257,534 778,225,202 785,587,446 Amount of Debt Applicable to Limit General Obligation Bonds 90,825,000 86,070,000 85,645,000 94,430,000 Certificates of Participation 23,820,000 22,675,000 21,485,000 20,240,000 Other Debt 11,369,625 9,663,348 7,788,560 7,170,632 126,014,625 118,408,348 114,918,560 121,840,632 Less: Resources Restricted to Paying Principal - - - - Total net debt applicable to limit 126,014,625 118,408,348 114,918,560 121,840,632 Legal Debt Margin 610,292,993$ 644,849,186$ 663,306,642$ 663,746,814$ Total net debt applicable to the limit as a percentage of debt limit 17.11% 15.51% 14.77% 15.51% 120 This is trial version www.adultpdf.com 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 10,137,156,861$ 11,757,672,601$ 11,874,012,169$ 12,277,277,379$ 12,556,650,087$ 14,075,897,493$ 810,972,549 940,613,808 949,920,974 982,182,190 1,004,532,007 1,126,071,799 89,395,000 104,100,000 98,305,000 96,075,000 145,910,000 161,875,000 18,940,000 17,585,000 16,165,000 14,825,000 13,220,000 12,135,000 15,886,201 21,099,649 21,833,963 20,091,484 23,097,511 17,567,670 124,221,201 142,784,649 136,303,963 130,991,484 182,227,511 191,577,670 - - - - - - 124,221,201 142,784,649 136,303,963 130,991,484 182,227,511 191,577,670 686,751,348$ 797,829,159$ 813,617,011$ 851,190,706$ 822,304,496$ 934,494,129$ 15.32% 15.18% 14.35% 13.34% 18.14% 17.01% 121 This is trial version www.adultpdf.com Schedule 11 Gaston County Demographic and Economic Statistics Last Ten Fiscal Years Personal Pe r Income (b) Capita Public Private (thousands Personal School School Unemployment Y ea r Population (a) of dollars) Income (b) Enrollment (c) Enrollment (d) Rate (e) 1999 189,348 4,776,491$ 25,255$ 30,383 3,332 3.5% 2000 190,336 5,026,297 26,359 30,255 3,299 4.7% 2001 191,138 5,137,181 26,796 30,255 3,299 6.8% 2002 191,268 5,232,540 27,178 30,610 3,243 7.4% 2003 190,893 5,349,550 27,812 30,822 3,006 7.9% 2004 191,144 5,575,889 28,922 30,865 2,793 6.6% 2005 193,212 5,820,306 29,856 31,125 2,517 6.3% 2006 196,615 6,116,797 30,892 31,615 2,443 5.8% 2007 201,094 * * 33,089 2,378 5.7% 2008 204,188 * * 33,094 2,410 7.9% * Information not yet available. Sources: (a): Log Into NC Website / Office of the Governer (b): Bureau of Economic Analysis (c): Superintendent's office of the Gaston County School Administrative Unit. (d): North Carolina Division of Non-Public Education (e): Civilian Labor Force Estimates from the Employment Security Commission of North Carolina. 122 This is trial version www.adultpdf.com Schedule 12 Gaston County Principal Employers, Current Year and Nine Years Ago Percentage Percentage of Total of Total County County Employer Employees Rank Employment Employees Rank Employment Gaston County Schools 4,322 1 4.60% 2,500 - 4,499 2 * Wal-mart 1,670 2 1.80% - - - Gaston County Government 1,659 3 1.80% 1,000 - 1,499 7 * Pharr Yarns, Inc. 1,500 4 1.60% 2,500 - 4,499 3 * American & Efird, Inc. 1,150 5 1.20% 1,500 - 2,499 5 * Caromont Health 1000+ 6 1.07% 2,500 - 4,499 4 * Wix Filtration Corporation 1000+ 7 1.07% - - - Freightliner of Mt. Holly 1000+ 8 1.07% 5,500 - 7,499 1 * City of Gastonia 1,006 9 1.07% 1,000 - 1,499 8 * Gaston College 366 10 0.40% - - - Parkdale Mills - - - 1,500 - 2,499 6 * Dana Corporation - - - 1,000 - 1,499 9 * R. L. Stowe Mills, Inc. - - - 750 - 999 10 * Source: Gaston County Economic Development Commision *Note: Percentage of total county employment for 1999 is not available. 19992008 123 This is trial version www.adultpdf.com Schedule 13 Gaston County Full-time Equivalent Budgeted County Government Employees by Function, Last Ten Fiscal Years Function / Program 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 General Government 187 187 205 204 205 205 205 198 198 196 Public Safety 497 534 543 545 545 546 551 549 549 566 Economic and Physical Development 29 29 28 27 27 28 24 25 27 38 Human Services 567 568 579 546 552 556 542 529 554 556 Cultural and Recreational 76 76 76 70 70 70 69 67 67 69 Solid Waste / Landfill 21 22 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 23 Total 1,377 1,416 1,452 1,413 1,420 1,426 1,412 1,389 1,416 1,448 Sources: County budget department and individual county departments. Full-time Equivalent Budgeted Employees as of June 30 124 This is trial version www.adultpdf.com Schedule 14 Gaston County Operating Indicators by Function, Last Ten Fiscal Years 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 Function / Program General Government Access Passenger trips 173,646 219,136 221,348 171,312 119,500 130,224 190,483 235,023 192,924 128,625 Service Miles 1,524,090 1,723,875 1,810,068 991,873 948,605 991,256 1,033,720 939,781 1,090,699 1,096,620 Register of Deeds Vital records issued (birth, death, marriage) * * * 23,494 19,918 20,721 21,278 22,053 23,428 23,663 Instruments recorded * * * 41,530 41,573 42,461 39,898 37,816 37,883 33,065 (deeds, deeds of trust, corporations, etc.) Notary oaths administered * * * 774 764 741 722 747 692 674 Public Safety Animal Control ** Animal tags issued 30,305 24,896 25,690 24,164 23,938 25,941 26,237 25,141 26,358 * ** Adoptions, rescue placements and owner reclaims 1,059 795 736 612 708 731 749 1,525 1,964 * ** Average animal population 10,780 11,125 10,502 8,744 9,326 9,236 8,653 9,268 9,117 * Building Inspections Inspections conducted (new software installed FY 2000) 23,134 6,172 27,568 26,851 23,667 28,423 28,753 33,793 38,104 29,714 Building permits issued 5,007 4,909 3,072 2,801 2,450 2,601 2,482 2,609 2,673 2,560 Emergency Management Emergency incident calls 24 16 9 8 18 21 34 29 32 15 Emergency Medical Services Emergency calls for service 24,761 * 24,030 * 22,966 * 32,357 26,623 31,557 Non-emergency calls for service 3,058 * 2,670 * 2,776 * 3,622 4,646 3,472 Wheelchair calls for service 1,112 * 945 * 589 * 791 807 366 Fire Marshall ** Fire code inspections * * * * * * * * 557 * ** Emergency Responses * * * * * * * * 291 * ** Fire investigations * * * * * * * * 138 * Sheriff Jail population 323 315 374 421 435 453 472 526 517 537 Number of civil papers served 22,644 20,808 21,335 20,274 21,255 21,605 21,958 21,545 24,107 24,265 Number of subpeona's received 16,029 16,502 19,242 19,017 24,522 26,394 26,545 25,294 22,167 22,213 Economic and Physical Development Cooperative Extension Service ** Formal education classes * 154 342 340 236 332 329 363 417 * ** Participants in classes * 3,842 8,363 4,374 4,482 7,054 4,761 6,330 8,480 * ** 4-H Youth served * 901 910 1,655 1,382 1,667 1,501 1,388 1,918 * Natural Resources Number of people served (clients) 7,161 1,914 4,410 2,119 2,691 5,705 5,726 6,254 7,475 11,715 Number of technicial services provided 10,745 1,921 2,940 2,124 3,183 5,837 6,346 6,587 8,785 16,215 Number of acres affected 12,964 13,461 18,795 3,525 3,792 5,764 1,827 2,800 3,745 12,003 Fiscal Year 125 This is trial version www.adultpdf.com [...]... & 08 / calendar year) Program Attendance (FY 07 & 08 / calendar year) Park Attendance (FY 07 & 08 / calendar year) Human Services Health *** Planning / Land Use Zoning permits issued (1999 - 2004 calendar year) Site plans for commerical/industrial reviewed (1999 - 2004 calendar year) Subdivisions submitted (1999 - 2004 calendar year) Minimum Housing Inspections (1999 - 2004 calendar year) Travel and... 1,151 30 2001 Note: Indicators are not available for the Environmental Protection * Information is not available ** Measured for Calendar Year *** The number of WIC patient visits is not included in FY 1999 - FY 2005 Those totals were maintained at the state until FY 2006 when the Health department began keeping those records Sources: County budget department and individual county departments Solid... performed 126 Waste tonage disposed Recycling tonage 1,258 33 2000 * * 169,514 6,159 * * * 182 4 * * * * 572,024 700,147 201,413 1,333 49,065 216 7 69,352 * * * * * * * * * 70,774 * * * * * * 30 65 * * * 30 49 1,418 37 1999 153 3 102,992 4,500 * * * 586,770 746,104 240,026 1,139 40,813 * 71,463 * * * * * * 14 201 1,151 30 2001 Note: Indicators are not available for the Environmental Protection * Information... Printed and Distributed Schedule 14 Gaston County Operating Indicators by Function, Last Ten Fiscal Years This is trial version www.adultpdf.com 3 112,308 4,608 * * * 616,961 762,711 264,740 1,064 38,764 * * 65,901 724 647 3,020 * * * 12 115 920 19 2002 3 120,025 6,651 * * * 578,847 736,940 254,607 1,009 30,8 89 * * 64,625 543 517 3,117 * * * 14 106 741 29 2003 198 5 109,815 5,945 766 48,944 497,952 554,024... 198 5 109,815 5,945 766 48,944 497,952 554,024 737,304 249,243 1,066 39,310 * 62,966 609 218 3,240 223,945 52 45,000 12 25 733 29 2004 Fiscal Year 121,332 5,293 766 48,944 656,282 622,090 727,802 295,071 1,032 35,249 66 172 4 63,211 720 248 3,374 255,423 6,344 30,0 00 8 26 745 25 2005 144,686 5,421 769 49,051 567,059 600,147 706,031 263,997 990 34,773 70 179 3 81,924 817 290 4,185 285,233 7,201 2,661... 4,609 * * * 650,167 745,377 289,090 1,162 40,022 100 168 5 86,977 612 318 2,976 * * * 18 1 641 29 2008 Function / Program Schedule 15 Gaston County Capital Asset Statistics by Function, Last Ten Fiscal Years 127 8 290 47.34 - 584 2000 266 375 8 290 47.34 - 584 1999 266 375 Note: South Ridge Business Park was purchased in May 2008 Sources: County departments Economic and Physical Development Economic... Public Safety Sheriff Jail capacity This is trial version www.adultpdf.com 366 275 8 290 47.34 - 584 2001 366 275 8 290 39.67 - 584 2002 366 275 8 290 39.67 - 584 2003 366 275 8 290 39.67 - 584 2004 Fiscal Year - 366 275 8 290 36.8 584 2005 - 366 275 8 290 36.8 584 2006 - 366 275 8 290 36.8 584 2007 366 275 8 290 36.8 51 584 2008 This is trial version www.adultpdf.com . departments. Note: Indicators are not available for the Environmental Protection. * Information is not available. ** Measured for Calendar Year. *** The number of WIC patient visits is not included. Collections, Last Ten Fiscal Years Collections in Fiscal Year Taxes Levied for Percentage Subsequent Percentage Ended June 30 the Fiscal Year A mount of Lev y Y ears A mount of Lev y 1999 81,963,097 78,640,403. Department Fiscal Year 2008 Fiscal Year 1999 117 This is trial version www.adultpdf.com Schedule 8 Gaston County Property Tax Levies and Collections, Last Ten Fiscal Years Collections in Fiscal Year Taxes