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Miami County prepares budget; commissioners flag grant-funded positions and EMS revenue uncertainty
Summary
At an Aug. 6 study session commissioners reviewed budget publication and timelines ahead of a final vote Aug. 27, noted a strong July sales-tax distribution, and discussed risks tied to EMS Medicaid revenue and health-department grant-funded positions; staff advised caution about rolling grant-funded positions into recurring county payroll.
County staff told commissioners on Aug. 6 that the proposed budget is scheduled for publication in the newspaper on Aug. 13 and that the board is set to vote on the budget on Aug. 27. Lucas, county staff, said July's sales-tax distribution "was the biggest July that we've ever had," and that sales-tax receipts have grown for three consecutive months. He also said the county had tentatively increased the EMS revenue projection in the draft budget but that commissioners should be cautious because Medicaid rate changes could materially affect EMS collections. "He's a little freaked out…
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