Burke County manager presents year-end fiscal report showing positive cash flow, FEMA reimbursement pending

Burke County Manager Brian Eppley told the Burke County Board of Commissioners Monday that the county closed fiscal year 2024–25 with improved revenues, positive cash flow in several enterprise funds and several operational changes that produced savings and service improvements.

Eppley presented the county’s year-end report and a slide packet, saying, “As you’re all aware, our fiscal year runs July 1 through June 30,” and that the county is about 90 days into its post‑fiscal‑year audit process. He told the board the county’s total revenue for the year was about $113.8 million and that 53.64% of that came from property taxes.

The report highlighted several operational changes and results. Eppley said the county implemented a comprehensive pay classification study and completed a first full year of in‑house EMS billing. “By bringing that in house, we grew revenue this year by about 41% from about $5,100,000 to $7,500,000,” he said,…