The Douglas County Board of Commissioners (BOC) will hold a public hearing on its 2010 budget at the 10 a.m. Tuesday regular BOC meeting in Citizens Hall at the county courthouse.

The proposed 2010 budget calls for a general fund of $78.0 million, compared to the 2009 budget of $74.5 million.

Real and personal property taxes are budgeted to rise from $34.2 million on the 2009 budget to $38.7 million on the proposed 2010 budget.

The proposed budget includes cuts in the judicial department from $9.1 million to $8.8 million and in public safety from $36.7 million to $36.0 million.

Copies of the proposed budget are available at the following locations:

• Douglas County Public Library, 6810 Selman Drive, Douglasville;

• Betty Hagler Public Library, 7100 Junior High Drive, Lithia Springs;

• Finance Department, Douglas County Courthouse, 8700 Hospital Drive, Douglasville;

• and downloaded from the county Web site, www.CelebrateDouglasCounty.com.