Walworth County board amends budget guidelines and opposes elimination of tax-exempt bonds

Walworth County supervisors on June 10 approved an ordinance amending county budget development guidelines to address payroll vacancy savings and adopted a resolution opposing proposals to eliminate tax-exempt bonds.

The ordinance, described on the agenda as "ordinance number 13 60 nine-six 20 25, amending section thirty-thirty 2 of the Walworth County code of ordinances relating to budget development guidelines regarding payroll vacancy savings," was recommended by the Finance Committee and approved by the board on a majority vote. A separate resolution opposing elimination of tax-exempt bonds also carried after committee recommendations.

Why it matters: supervisors said the ordinance updates county budgeting procedures; the record shows both items were recommended by committees (Finance Committee 5-0 for the ordinance and Finance/Executive Committee recommendations for the resolution opposing bond elimination). Specific fiscal impacts or numerical changes to vacancy-savings targets were not discussed on the floor during the meeting.

The actions will be reflected in county budget guidance and transmitted as the board’s formal position on federal or state proposals affecting tax-exempt bonds.