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2018 STATE OF THE COUNTY

State of the County Outline • Finances • 2016-2018 Highlights • 2016-2018 Capital Projects • BP Funding in Hancock County • FY 2019 Priorities

County Finances

County Finances General Fund Cash Balance Assessed Value $524 Million Value of a Mill $515,000 Proposed General Fund Budget $22.1 Million FY19 Total Tax Levy 49.01

County Finances 6 Year Mill Values General Fund • 2012 - $453,000 • County collected outstanding fund • 2013 - $447,000 balances, settlements, etc. gaining an • 2014 - $472,000 surplus over $3M to general fund. • 2015 - $474,000 Board opted to invest in 36 month • 2016 - $490,000 low risk investments in accordance • 2017 - $504,000 with 31-19-5, 19-9-29 and 27-105-33 in • 2018 - $515,000 hopes of yielding additional capital project funds during next term. • Only 12 out of 82 counties in Mississippi are showing growth in value • 6 th Fastest growing county in population

2016-2018 Highlights Community Development Healthcare Workforce Development  Established 25 year lease/sale  PRCC Workforce Campus has  Agreed to revise 1991 with Ochsner Medical to been top project for County for Inter-local Library generate $850K annually and RESTORE and need for Gulf agreement to expand $500K in capital outlay Coast Metro Area and programs and save annually anticipate funding for 2019. annual tax levy for  $7.5M Bond that was due local governments  Became ACT Workforce January 2020 paid off by Certified Community in 2017  Revised Community Trustees Education Program with School Districts to rebrand and expand courses  Veterans Banner Program & Beach Arts Project Partner

2016-2018 Highlights Road & Bridges Quality of Life Economic Development  Implemented $3 Million  Adopted county’s first  McLeod Park Expansion dollar road paving plan Industrial and  Constructed New Sports using bond & gaming Commercial Incentive funds Complex  Was first county to partner Policy  Proposed New Arena with cities for complete  Qualified two census Master Plan to feature a evaluation of all 550 miles tracts in Hancock County unique venue for of roadway for Opportunity Zones  Mississippi Gulf Coast Completed repairs and under Federal Incentive construction of at least Package eight structurally deficient bridges in past three years

2016-2018 Highlights County Court Public Safety Building Departments  Opted to create a county  Adopted plan to enhance  Replaced expiring debt court in November 2017 Building Department service bond with new with a start date of Insurance Rating from an short term bond to allow January 2018. 8 to 6 to reduce renovation at Courthouse.  Governor Bryant insurance costs on new Improvements will appointed Judge Trent residential and enhance security and Favre to be first county commercial construction access per Grand Jury court judge.  Began process to become recommendations.  Hancock had highest per  Working with School a FEMA CRS community capita amount of children to help reduce National Districts on providing in DHS custody prior to Flood Insurance Program additional funding for county court, year to date premiums in coastal SRO officers in our public numbers have shown floodplains in Hancock schools per Grand Jury children in system County recommendations. decreased from 389 to 198  Improved funding for (48%). patrol vehicles per reports.

2016-2018 Highlights Tourism GOMESA Utility & Fire Districts  Worked with Legislature   Conducted feasibility Received $1.05M and in 2018 to allow Hancock state received $22.7M in study for our rural fire County to financially April 2018 from first departments on how we contribute to the Gulf settlement funds from can reduce fire ratings Coast Convention and GOMESA and provide more Visitors Bureau to ensure  Working with DMR, coverage to rural areas to Hancock County is MDEQ, MDA and reduce insurance partnering with other Governor Bryant on premiums counties.  Discussed study on our evaluating projects  Working to place proper  Working with DWFP to rural utility districts and corridor signage to partner for funding the cities on efficiency of enhance visibility for $8M master plan for consolidation to stabilize visitors per Hancock Buccaneer State Park water and sewer rates Tomorrow Strategic Plan

2016-2018 Highlights Transparency Solid Waste Services Employees  Revised employee  Enhanced software and  Enhanced collection handbooks to match state agenda and minutes services for employee benefits capabilities to ensure unincorporated areas  Budgeted for employee public can access proper with large garbage bins cost of living adjustments documents dating to  Created reimbursement for two consecutive years 1975 recycling fund similar to  Adopted new health road and bridge for city benefits to provide better  Revised our logo and recycling premiums and copays website to offer more  MDEQ Household  Creation of IT documents and Hazardous Waste Day Department to enhance information online and $60,000 Grant internal and external established social media services presence  Budgeted to live stream meetings in 2018

BRE DATA 2016 - 2018 90 58 companies have Companies been interviewed plan to expand 4,850 $400,035,000 EMPLOYEES will go into expansions combined last three years, Expansions will add 511 jobs have been 2,599 new jobs added Hancock County, MS has… Population: 46,791 Employment: 17,980 Labor Force: 18,920 Unemployment Rate: 5% State and National average are: 4.6%

2016-2018 Capital Projects  Total 9 Bridge Replacements and Funding Spent ($3,265,000)  Total Tidelands Funds Spent $1,170,000 (McLeod Expansion & Boat Launches)  State Aid Paving 2016-2018 $315,000  LPA Funding for Road Safety Improvements $850,000  Waveland Lighthouse- GOMESA, Seawall $900,000  MDOT Intersection Improvements ( Texas Flat, Hwy 43, Kiln-Delisle ) CDBG $2.2M  Courthouse Repairs & Security Upgrades- $1M GO Bond  Corridor Welcome Signs (Exit 2, Hwy 43, Hwy 53, Waveland & Bay St. Louis)  8 New Playgrounds from Gaming $240,000  Beach Parking Improvements at Lakeshore and Coleman Ave.- Seawall $600,000  CIAP $5,587,000- Cedar Point Boat Launch, Rocky Hill and Lakeshore Parks, Ansley/Lakeshore Sewer Project  Federal Highway Grant- Beach Boulevard Pedestrian Pathway (Lakeshore)  GRPC Phase 1 & Phase 2 Road Safety Improvements (16 locations) $825,900  GRPC ADA Pedestrian Access Improvements Washington Street $300,000

FY 2019 Capital Projects • Port Bienville Industrial Park  $25,993,716 total  Linea dock restoration - $9.2M  Transloading dock - $8.7M  Dredging of industrial canal - $6.2M • Port Bienville Railroad  $2,304,960 total  Replacement of 3 Locomotives - $1M  Straight Leg Siding - $500k  New Warehouse Spur - $500k • Stennis International Airport  $15,871,387 total  Spaceport Licensing - $5.3M  2 hangars - $5.2M  Wayfinding & Signage - $500k

BP Funding by Legislature 2016-2018 Hancock Projects  SB2002 had only one Year Legislative Projects Funded Total BP Funds Hancock Projects project for project for $500K and no cities 2016 15 $38,450,000.00 1 received funding while 2017 3 $9,500,000.00 0 $111M was appropriated  2018 128 $111,393,000.00 1 PRCC received $1M in funding in 2016 towards a Totals 146 $159,343,000.00 2 Hancock County campus  Hancock must propose high ROI and unique projects for consideration BP Legislative of Restoration Funds over Appropriations next fifteen years Hancock County  We have received only 1% Projects of total projects and funds approved to date 16

FY 2019 Board Priorities • Update Road Plan & $1M Pavement Capital • GOMESA Priorities (Pier 5 & Buccaneer) • Community Development • Arena Master Plan Funding • Comprehensive Drainage Study • Public/Private Partnerships McLeod Park