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Hendry County budget office previews outlook, insurance fund and workshop schedule
Summary
County budget staff told commissioners the preliminary fiscal picture is balanced but tight, highlighted a newly created insurance fund and proposed a schedule of upcoming workshops for constitutional officers and MSBUs.
Hendry County budget staff on Thursday gave the Board of County Commissioners a preliminary look at next year’s finances, saying the county’s total budget stands at about $112.9 million and the general fund at $47.8 million.
The presentation from Ian Provers of the budget office included revenue and expense assumptions, a proposal to budget a 5% cost-of-living adjustment for employees and details about a newly created insurance fund intended to separate premiums and claims from the general fund.
Provers said, "We have a total budget for the county of 112,900,000.0. The general fund is 47,800,000.0." He added that "our current millage is 6.8022…
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