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Woods County approves temporary appropriations for county and towns to start fiscal year
Summary
The Woods County board approved temporary appropriations for the county and several local governments to begin the fiscal year at reduced levels; each approval was unanimous among commissioners present.
At a Woods County meeting, commissioners reviewed and approved temporary appropriations to allow county government and several local jurisdictions to begin the coming fiscal year before final budgets are adopted.
The board approved a temporary appropriation for Woods County equal to 80% of last year's budget, which the board recorded as $8,076,859 to start the year. The board voted unanimously to approve the temporary appropriation.
Commissioners also approved temporary appropriations for other taxing entities:
- Northwest Tech: approved at 100% of its prior-year budget; the transcript lists the school's general fund as $11,100,000 and a rebuilding fund of $5,000,000 in the materials presented to the board.
- Town of Freedom: approved at 90% of last year's budget; the transient transcript line lists $71,590.76 as the figure submitted by the town.
- Town of Tacoma: approved at 70% of the referenced fiscal year used by the board; the transcript records a starting amount of $291,684.36 for the town at 70%.
Board members characterized the appropriations as temporary: the amounts let jurisdictions continue operations while final budgets and any income adjustments are completed. Commissioners recorded each vote as "Aye" and the chair called the motions carried.
A county staff member noted the temporary appropriations will be adjusted later if actual revenue or certified assessed values change and that the temporary actions allow payroll and essential services to continue pending final budget adoption.
