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Perry County reads Form 4 budgets, confirms advertised levy and will sign paperwork for submission
Summary
Officials read the Form 4 statement of appropriations and tax rates aloud, confirming totals across funds and saying the signed Form 4 will be submitted by tomorrow; the advertised levy was used as the basis for the rates, and officials noted assessed-value changes could lower the effective rate.
Perry County officials read aloud the Form 4 statement of appropriations and the advertised tax rates and said they will sign and submit the paperwork by the next day, during a brief meeting that included no further public discussion.
The meeting record shows Unidentified Speaker 1 read fund names and adopted budget amounts across multiple funds, including a general fund of $6,089,757 and a reported overall total of $12,360,004.89. Additional line items read included a riverboat fund ($69,932), a highway fund (reported as $2,791,687), Statewide 911 ($287,000) and a recorder's records perpetuation fund ($30,180). A smaller group of funds was reported as totaling $1,213,566 in the segment where those line items were read.
Unidentified Speaker 2 explained the group relied on the advertised levy while compiling Form 4. "We always go by the advertised," the speaker said, noting that the advertised figure provides leeway if appeals or post-advertisement changes to the certified net assessed value occur. Unidentified Speaker 1 added that the tax rates listed were calculated from Form 4b using an assessed value of roughly $700–710 million and said actual assessed values are expected to be higher, which would reduce the resulting rate; staff will await final figures from the DLGS and expect a budget order in the spring.
The transcript records some items and spellings that were unclear in the recording. For example, the transcript lists line items labeled "King Bridal" and "King Cap Development" and reports one small line item amount as "$2.67 $8.17"; those entries and amounts appear garbled in the audio transcript and were presented here as read aloud. The county also read a subtotal of $1,213,566 for a set of smaller funds.
Unidentified Speaker 2 confirmed timing for paperwork submission: "Because it has to be submitted by tomorrow, so I'll get it submitted today," the speaker said. Officials indicated no further approval motion was required because the Form 4 reflected adopted figures; they proceeded to sign the documents. The meeting concluded after a motion to adjourn was made and seconded. The motion was reported as "made by Brad," the meeting recorded aye votes, and participants completed signatures for submission.
What happens next: county staff will finalize figures with the DLGS (as referenced in the meeting), produce a formal budget order in the spring, and submit Form 4 by the stated deadline.
