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County counsel and budget staff explain separate RNR and budget hearings, state forms and timing ahead of adoption
Summary
Assistant county counselor and budget staff briefed commissioners on procedural changes for adopting a budget that exceeds the revenue neutral rate, explaining the separate public hearings, state reporting forms that determine mill levy calculations and the near‑term calendar for motions at the budget hearing.
County legal and budget staff on Aug. 19 briefed commissioners on procedural changes and technical constraints that will affect the county’s budget adoption, including how motions at the budget hearing translate into property tax levies.
Thomas (Tom) Henry, assistant county counselor, said the county will separate the revenue neutral rate (RNR) public hearing from the general budget hearing this year. He explained that state statute contains unique procedural language for the RNR: the resolution adopting the revenue neutral rate must be adopted as part of the RNR public hearing and the public hearing must remain open so that the resolution can be adopted within the hearing. The county is separating the two hearings as…
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