Page County supervisors publish proposed 2025 budget after hourslong review of raises, sheriff's requests and ARPA spending

The Page County Board of Supervisors voted Wednesday to publish the county's proposed fiscal 2025 budget and set a public hearing for April 22 after an extended, department-by-department review.

Board members fronted questions about employee raises, how salaries are split across multiple funds, the sheriff's staffing and jail costs, and the disposition of remaining ARPA funds. The board approved publication by voice vote.

The vote followed more than two hours of discussion in which county staff and elected officials walked supervisors through spreadsheets and fund summaries. "The purpose of this meeting is to have budget discussion, so we will move ahead with that at this point," a board member said at the outset. County staff referenced property-tax projections, miscellaneous receipts and capital-project receipts tied to recent bond proceeds while answering questions from supervisors about how line items were allocated.

Board members scrutinized proposed pay changes: the countywide recommended baseline raise was 3.75…