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Dickinson County commissioners update budget plans, set preliminary hearing date and designate staff representative
Summary
Commissioners reviewed budget adjustments that reduce the mill levy near 6.75%, discussed special-equipment purchases and sewer-district funding, approved routine consent items and designated the planning director to represent the board in a pending deposition.
Dickinson County commissioners reviewed updated budget figures, discussed special-equipment needs and sewer-district funding, approved routine consent items and designated Tim Hamilton to represent the Board of County Commissioners in a pending deposition.
Why it matters: Commissioners discussed changes that staff says would lower the county's mill levy by about 6.75 and set a preliminary budget hearing for Aug. 21 if the commission chooses to publish the budget by Aug. 11.
Budget highlights and discussion
County staff told commissioners they had adjusted the 2026 draft budget after department reviews and carryover analysis. Staff said the adjustments put the draft near a 6.75% mill-levy decrease (described in the meeting as a 3.634 reduction to the mill levy overall) and noted an approximate $516,000 change in property-tax revenues used in the budget…
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