Franklin County reports strong tax collections, general fund spending below midpoint through June 2025

Franklin County fiscal staff presented a midyear budget report showing the county has recognized $46.3 million of its $54.2 million general fund revenue budget through June 30, 2025, and has spent $27.5 million of a $60.8 million general fund appropriation.

The presentation, given by Fiscal Director Janelle Friese and Chief Financial Officer Theresa Beckner, said the county has recorded 98% of its budgeted tax receipts for the general fund, and total real estate collections (general fund plus debt service millage) were $46.1 million through June, or 96.6% of expected collections. “We are providing a budget report through June 2025 today,” Friese said. Beckner and Friese told commissioners that investment income is outperforming budget assumptions and that overall countywide revenues are lower through June largely because of the prior year’s receipt of a $10…