assuming funding for operations - city 40% / County 60%         assuming funding for operations - 100% County      
    Operation Budget Mill equivalent           Operation Budget Mill equivalent      
  City Budget     618,569.00 0.75         City Budget   0.00      
  County Budget     927,853.00 0.85         County Budget  1,546,422.00 1.41    
  Total  1,546,422.00                
               
A taxpayer in the City of Lawrence owning a house with a market value of 160,000     A taxpayer in the City of Lawrence owning a house with a market value of 160,000  
    taxes owed for health department         taxes owed for health department    
  city taxes  $       485.08  $        13.81           city taxes  $       466.68  $            -        
  county taxes  $       552.18  $        15.59         county taxes  $       565.98  $       25.99    
  Total  $         1,037  $        29.40         Total  $         1,033  $       25.99    
           
A taxpayer anywhere else in Douglas County owning a house with a market value of $160,000   A taxpayer anywhere else in Douglas County owning a house with a market value of $160,000
    taxes owed for health department         taxes owed for health department    
  county taxes  $       552.18  $        15.59         county taxes  $       565.98  $       25.99    
  total  $       552.18  $        15.59         total  $       565.98  $       25.99    
           
                   
  difference   89%         difference   0%