Treasurer Lisa presented the proposed Fiscal Year 2027 treasurer budget and recommended adjustments to motor-vehicle revenue estimates and office payroll.

Lisa told the board that last year’s motor-vehicle auto-registration receipts looked unusually high because a new law allowed collection of extra fees; she reduced that line to about $29,000 but recommended increasing the county’s auto-use tax estimate to $40,000 based on recent transactions. “So we’ll increase the 40,000 for the motor vehicle auto use tax line,” Lisa said.

The presentation covered multiple revenue lines and operating costs: mailing and postage estimates were kept near $19,000 pending any U.S. Postal Service increases, driver’s-license service fees were left at $33,000 after reviewing renewal cycles, and treasurer tax-sale receipts were increased modestly following last year’s activity (154 parcels sent to tax sale; two did not sell).

Lisa described office staffing and benefit impacts. She applied a 2.8% salary baseline across three functional groups in the office and accounted for FICA and insurance changes. On personnel, Lisa requested a 5% increase for herself, saying the total cost to the county would be $7,019.08 and that the change would affect deputies’ salaries as well. “With myself being a 5% increase, that affects 3 employees in my office,” she said, and asked the board to consider at least 2% increases for deputies if the full 5% for her was not approved.

Supervisors questioned some line-item math and asked staff to verify longevity calculations and monthly trends for items such as education and postage. Unidentified supervisors asked for a review of the spreadsheet behind the salary numbers to reconcile differences tied to longevity pay assumptions.

The board did not vote on pay adjustments at the meeting; supervisors thanked Lisa and closed discussion, asking staff to follow up with any requested clarifications.

What’s next: supervisors asked the treasurer’s office to confirm the payroll math and monthly trend data and said the deputies’ pay and the treasurer’s request would be considered alongside other budgetary decisions scheduled for later agenda review.