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County budget presentation proposes $1.3M levy increase, $5.9M from fund balance
Summary
Budget staff proposed a 2025 county budget that increases the tax levy by about $1.3 million, draws $5.9 million from fund balance (including $1.0M to tax stabilization), and attributes expense growth to salary, retirement and program demand; new occupancy and cannabis taxes are budgeted as conservative revenue sources.
Budget staff presented a proposed 2025 county budget that raises the tax levy by 'a little over $1,300,000' and appropriates '$5,900,000' from fund balance, including '$1,000,000' for a tax-stabilization account and 'half a 1000000' for a medical reserve account. The presentation said residents would likely see a decrease in the county tax rate on average — from about $6 per $1,000 in 2016 to $4.62 per $1,000 — and estimated the average household change at 'about $53'.
Officials identified major expense drivers:…
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