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Sampson County approves budget amendment to correct fire department revenue shortfall

5089382 · June 27, 2025
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Summary

The board approved a budget amendment to correct a Munis bookkeeping error that undercounted fire department revenue after a property revaluation, allowing the county to issue owed payments to local fire departments under existing contracts.

The Sampson County Board of Commissioners approved a budget amendment at a special meeting to correct an accounting error that undercounted revenue for local fire departments, county staff said.

"In front of you, you have a budget amendment to, to correct the budget error in this fiscal year," Melissa, a county staff member, told the board. She said that during the countywide property revaluation the county and some fire districts updated tax rates; the tax office…

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