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Beltrami County administrator outlines risk to services if state and federal funding is cut
Summary
Administrator Tom Barry told the county board that audited 2023 revenue shows about $49.2 million in state and federal funding and warned that proposed state cost shifts and federal uncertainty could force service reductions or levy increases.
Beltrami County Administrator Tom Barry presented a detailed review of federal and state revenue sources and warned the Board of Commissioners that proposed state cost shifts, administrative rule changes and federal uncertainty could substantially affect county services and budgets.
Barry told the board the county’s audited 2023 financial statements show roughly $8 million in direct federal funding and about $41.2 million in state funding, for a combined $49.2 million in intergovernmental revenue. He said intergovernmental funding accounts for roughly 43 percent of the county’s revenue while property taxes account for about a third. “When that money starts to…
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