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Auditor warns Potter County faces revenue gap; court restores critical IT replacements and weighs fund‑balance use
Summary
County auditor and staff told commissioners the county faces a roughly $1.3 million drop in investment income and would need a 5.2% tax rate to fund current budget requests; court agreed to restore two critical IT replacement items and to fund them as one‑time purchases from fund balance where possible.
Potter County officials told commissioners on Aug. 11 that a sustained decline in interest income has created a recurring revenue gap that, combined with departmental “asks,” would force a higher tax rate unless the court cuts requests or uses fund balance.
Finance staff said investment interest—historically a major non‑tax revenue source—has fallen from roughly $3.3 million last year to a projected $2.0 million next fiscal year, a swing of about $1.3 million. County staff said that, with the current set of department requests, the county would need to adopt a 5.2 percent tax rate to…
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