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Clermont County adopts 2025 budget with 4.25% salary action and balanced general fund
Summary
The Clermont County Board of Commissioners adopted the 2025 appropriations after a final review by the Office of Management and Budget; the package includes a 4.25% salary action (3% merit, 1.25% across-the-board), a balanced general fund and targeted staff additions.
Clermont County commissioners on Dec. 11 adopted the county’s 2025 annual appropriations, approving a budget that the county’s budget director said matches projected revenues after a series of salary actions and staffing requests.
Emily Akers, director of the Office of Management and Budget, told the board a recent correction removed about $6.5 million in duplicated enterprise capital expenses from the draft, and that the general fund operating subtotal stands at roughly $83.9 million. Akers said the county is projecting an unrestricted general-fund balance near $17.76 million at the end of 2025 after the approved changes.
The board approved a 4.25% total salary action to add to the 2025 appropriation, comprising a 3% merit component tied to evaluations and a 1.25% across-the-board increase. Akers told commissioners an increase of 1% in salary actions for the general fund equates to about $323,000; commissioners directed staff to include the full recommended package in the final appropriation.
Commissioners also approved several staff and operating additions folded into the appropriation: a BCC program administrator position, two facilities maintenance staff, a prosecutor civil attorney request, overtime for sheriff’s road patrol and court services, juvenile-court psychiatrist funding, and municipal clerk postage. Akers said those items were added after the board’s direction and that the full appropriation was adjusted to maintain a balanced general fund.
During the presentation, Akers highlighted that roughly three-quarters of the county’s expenses are in public safety, criminal justice and judicial departments and cautioned that some nonoperating items reflect one-time transfers.
The board voted by roll call to adopt Resolution 151-24 establishing the 2025 appropriations in compliance with Ohio Revised Code §5705.38. The county administrator and budget staff will implement salary and staffing changes and return any required documentation to the board.
