The total budget: an eye-popping 330 million dollars.

The highlights from the proposed budget include no raises for county employees this year, three new "green" government buildings, and 1 million dollars dedicated to reducing the county jail population. Even still, most of the discussion revolved around how the sheriff's office plans to take care of their deficit.

The law enforcement MSTU has a more than $800,000 deficit on their hands. In the proposed budget, the County Manager suggested three ways the Sheriff's Office could take care of the problem.

"Option 2 was to adjust the ratio on the mstu versus the general fund," said Alacua County Sheriff's Office Chief Deputy David Huckstep, "right now its 70/30 and we're gonna ask for a 50/50."

To clarify: 30 percent of law enforcement services are currently paid for by the general fund with the other 70 percent coming from the law enforcement MSTU. If the sheriff's office gets their way, it will be a 50-50 split.