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Clermont County presents 2025 draft appropriation with $1.67M preliminary surplus; sheriff salaries drive large increases
Summary
OMB Director Emily Akers presented the county's 2025 draft appropriation, forecasting a general-fund estimate that includes a $1.67 million preliminary surplus, large increases for criminal-justice spending (notably the sheriff), and ARPA funds earmarked for broadband; the board approved two supplemental appropriations related to ARPA/COVID close-out and fleet maintenance.
The Clermont County Office of Management and Budget presented the county's 2025 draft appropriation at the Nov. 20 commissioners meeting, laying out revenue and expense estimates and highlighting budget risks tied to criminal-justice spending and capital needs.
Emily Akers told the board the county tracks 105 funds and will focus primarily on the general fund for discretionary operations. She said the county's property-tax collections reflect a 28% increase tied to the triennial update and are responsible for roughly $2.7 million of the year-over-year increase in projected revenue. Sales-tax growth has slowed from earlier pandemic-era…
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