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Osceola County board debates using reserve and levy options to help pay jail project
Summary
Board members discussed tapping reserve funds and adjusting levy rates to help fund a county jail remodel and equipment needs, weighed alternatives including a targeted public-safety line item and possible use of the health insurance reserve, and asked staff to refine payoff and repayment options.
Osceola County board members spent a lengthy portion of the meeting reviewing proposed budgets and discussing ways to pay for a jail remodel and related public-safety needs, including equipment and temporary cash-flow options.
The discussion centered on three options: (1) create a dedicated line item in the public-safety budget to direct currently budgeted town/county contributions into a jail account; (2) increase the general supplemental levy (scenarios discussed included raising it from the current 85¢ to $1.00 or $1.10); or (3) temporarily borrow from the county health-insurance reserve and consult the state auditor on repayment and interest requirements.
Why it matters: board members said the county faces a roughly $1.2 million funding target for the jail project and want a plan that does not simply continue growing the county’s ending fund…
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