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Editorial Board Clerk Alert

Editor: James A. Cioffi Learn More About Palm county investment portfolio earned $28 million in investment
income during FY 2021. That’s a savings of $43 for every
james@jcclaw.com county taxpayer.
Feature Writers: Dawn Levinstein, POA Beach County’s Finances – • Higher Sales Tax Income: Palm Beach County
Commissioner Maria Marino Your Clerk’s Office
Katie Roundtree collected more than $201 million in sales tax revenue during
FY 2021, an 18 percent increase from the previous fiscal year.
Is Here To Help!
Contributing Of the $201 million collected, more than $99 million was
Reporter: Don Kiselewski the county’s share of infrastructure sales tax revenue used to
April is Financial complete a backlog of repair and replacement projects.
Your editors strongly believe that the number Literacy Month, a great Checks & Balances also illustrates how your tax dollars
of people who do become involved with any time to learn more about pay for parks, roads, public safety and other services. In fiscal
news medium directly reflects on that medium’s your personal finances – year 2021, the average cost per taxpayer for county services
excellence, versatility and broad viewpoint.
Therefore, we invite PGA residents to contribute and check in on the financial included:
articles or current, timely news items and/or health of your government. • $91 for parks and recreation
“Letters to the Editors.” As Palm Beach County’s • $47 for community services
Articles/letters are subject to editing and editors’ Chief Financial Officer, • $32 for public safety
right to publish. Submission must include writer’s Treasurer and Auditor, • $31 for engineering and public works
name, address and telephone number. Unsigned articles the Clerk of the Circuit You can find the FY 2021 Checks & Balances report, also
/letters will not be published. Opposing views to article Court & Comptroller is known as the Popular Annual Financial Report (PAFR),
viewpoints contained in this paper are welcome. your source for important online at www.mypalmbeachclerk.com/pafr.
Articles do not necessarily represent the viewpoint county financial information. We have the tools you need Checks & Balances is just one resource available on
of the C.A.N.! organization. Submissions should to understand Palm Beach County’s finances, from how the finance page of our website, www.mypalmbeachclerk.
be mailed or delivered by the tenth of each month much tax money is coming into the county each year, to com. You can also find Palm Beach County’s Annual
for the following month’s publication (example: by
January 10 for February publication) to: how that tax money is invested and spent. Comprehensive Financial Report, updates on Palm Beach
C.A.N.! Editors Our office’s award-winning Checks & Balances Guide County’s investment portfolio, and reports on the CARES
or provides an easy-to-follow overview of the county’s fiscal Act and American Rescue Plan Act payments.
Contact the publisher for additional information health and other economic indicators for our community. Our financial reports and information are just one way we
regarding submissions, fax (561) 627-9088 or e-mail The highlights for fiscal year 2021 for Palm Beach County demonstrate our commitment to government transparency in
canpga@yahoo.com. include: Palm Beach County. We hope it is a valuable resource for
Let’s hear from you. • Record Property Tax Revenue: Palm Beach County you and for our entire community.
collected $1.34 billion in property tax revenue in FY 2021, Regards,
an increase of 5 percent over the previous fiscal year. Joseph Abruzzo,
• Taxpayer Savings: Our office’s management of the Clerk of the Circuit Court & Comptroller

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