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Walworth County board advances budget guideline amendment and opposes elimination of tax-exempt bonds

5435024 · June 10, 2025

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Summary

At its June 10 meeting the board approved an ordinance amending budget development guidelines related to payroll vacancy savings and adopted a resolution opposing elimination of tax-exempt bonds.

The Walworth County Board of Supervisors on June 10 approved finance-related measures including an amendment to county budget development guidelines and a resolution opposing the elimination of tax-exempt bonds.

The board approved Ordinance 13-60-9-6-2025, which amends Section 33.2 of the Walworth County Code of Ordinances to update budget development guidelines concerning payroll vacancy savings. The ordinance was recommended by the Finance Committee (5-0). The board also adopted Resolution 15-6-2025 opposing the elimination of tax-exempt bonds; that resolution had been recommended by the Executive Committee (4-0) and the Finance Committee (5-0).

Both items were moved, seconded and carried on the consent calendar by voice vote. No further debate or line-item specifics were read into the June 10 county board minutes during the meeting.

The ordinance changes county budget guidance related to payroll vacancy-savings assumptions used during budget development; the transcript did not include the text of the amendment or projected fiscal impacts. The resolution opposing the elimination of tax-exempt bonds registers the county's position for state or federal policy discussions but does not itself change county tax policy.