Bladen Financial Update
 
The Bladen County Tax Office collected $3,160,772 in General Fund Ad Valorem taxes in December and for the year 76.14% of the total levy had been collected.  Another $309,704 was received from local option sales taxes for the same period.
 
The total amount of property taxes (real property, utilities & motor vehicles) totaled nearly $19.5 million and over $14.2 million has been collected.
 
The billing and collection is comparable with the previous year numbers.  The total of all funds, local, state and federal budgeted was $43,380,659.  State and Federal funds for such programs as Human Services and Education make up over 50% of the total county budget.
 
Expenditures for the first six months of the fiscal year ending June 30, 2012  was about 50%, in line with budgeted numbers.
 
County Commissioners receive monthly updates from the Finance Office.