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Benton County supervisors set budget timeline, discuss levy, reserves and budget amendment
Summary
Auditor staff told supervisors the county must upload levy figures before the state deadline; the board set a date for budget amendment No. 3 and discussed using reserves, ARPA reimbursements, and options to avoid drawing down fund balances.
Benton County officials discussed the county’s budget, upcoming public hearings on the maximum levy, and the need for a budget amendment to cover regional mental‑health retention pay.
Hailey, county staff member in the auditor’s office, told the board the county must upload levy information to the state by the next day and explained the public notice language that shows a 12% figure based on the countywide comparison. She said the first required public hearing for the maximum levy is scheduled…
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