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Property appraiser reports staff certifications, small budget rise driven by health insurance and EDP maintenance
Summary
Property Appraiser Tim presented a proposed 4.23% budget increase driven largely by health insurance, EDP (camera) maintenance and annual salary planning. He noted that every employee in his office is now certified and that negotiated maintenance costs for the appraisal camera system were reduced.
Property Appraiser Tim presented his office's FY2026 budget at Baker County's February workshop, reporting a requested net increase of about 4.23% compared with the prior year.
Tim told the commission the office recently achieved a milestone: every employee, including the property appraiser, is now certified in appraisal duties. He described budget variances including a higher health-insurance line (moved from 15% to 18% in department estimates), a negotiated reduction in EDP/camera-system maintenance (a $2,000 savings from an original request), and modest increases in retirement and other employee-withholding lines. Tim said he did not include across-the-board salary increases in the submitted numbers but prepared a separate 3% salary estimate for planning that would add roughly $12,217 for salary alone.
Tim said overall capital and operating needs are modest this year; the larger single items are insurance and the ongoing EDP maintenance. Commissioners thanked him and asked about overall insurance and salary scenarios; Tim said he would provide the 3%/4%/5% breakdowns to staff for distribution.
Ending: Commissioners accepted the presentation and asked staff to attach the property appraiser's supplemental salary scenarios to the budget packet for commissioners' review.
