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Supervisors approve amended meeting agenda; set timetable for FY budget, levy and salary decisions
Summary
The Page County Board of Supervisors approved an amended agenda and reviewed department budget presentations, discussed salary guidance and the March 5 levy upload deadline, and scheduled follow-ups for several high‑cost items including juvenile services and the county farm lease.
The Page County Board of Supervisors voted to approve an amended meeting agenda at the start of the session and then proceeded to review department budget presentations and revenue estimates.
The board’s action to adopt the amended agenda was moved and seconded and carried with the ayes recorded. The group then reviewed budgets from multiple county offices and departments, discussed pending salary guidance, and noted a March 5 deadline to upload final levy information.
Why it matters: the board is compiling department requests ahead of the formal budget and levy filing. Several line items discussed during the session — juvenile detention, 9-1-1/dispatch obligations, the county farm lease and sheriff/jail-related adjustments — are large enough to affect the county levy and fund balances.
Supervisors and staff repeatedly emphasized the need to finalize guidance on salary increases soon so that departments can update individual budgets. One supervisor summarized the timing constraint: the drop-dead date for uploading levy files is March 5, which sets an effective schedule for finalizing wage proposals and other budget changes.
Discussion highlights: - Salary guidance: Board members agreed the three supervisors should confer and recommend a percent or approach for wage increases; once decided, staff will update department budgets. - Levy deadline: County staff said the levy upload must be completed by March 5; supervisors asked for an expedited meeting to settle remaining high-impact items. - Follow-ups: supervisors flagged juvenile court services (detention and shelter care), the county farm cash-rent/lease because of land changes from the jail project, and the sheriff’s budget as items requiring additional work.
Decisions and next steps: the board approved the amended agenda and finished the evening’s scheduled budget reviews; supervisors and staff set a plan to meet and finalize wage guidance and to re‑estimate any current-year revenues that are likely to fall short. The board adjourned at 5:18 p.m.
