The court set the public-notice and hearing dates required for the county budget and tax-rate adoption on Aug. 4.

The staff presenter told the court the tax-rate hearing will be at 9 a.m. on Monday, Aug. 25, and the meeting to adopt the tax rate will follow at 9:30 a.m. That same day the public hearing on the budget will be at 8:30 a.m., with the adoption meeting at 9:30 a.m. The court also set a county-clerk records preservation and restoration public hearing for 9:15 a.m. on Aug. 25.

Why it matters: publishing a proposed tax rate triggers statutory notice and hearing timelines; the court set the calendar entries that begin those timelines and allow elected officials, staff and members of the public to prepare testimony or protests.

Action taken: motions to set the hearing dates were made, seconded and approved during the called meeting. Commissioner Winner (motion) and Commissioner McGowan (second) were recorded on one scheduling motion; other scheduling motions were moved and seconded on the record and approved with no recorded opposition.

Context: the staff member noted the court had already reviewed the budget calendar at earlier workshops and that these dates align with the budget calendar the court had tentatively accepted. The presenter also noted that publishing the proposed rates and salaries (see separate article on salary vote) begins other statutory timelines, including a five-day window for elected-official salary protests.