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Page County board reports on interagency meetings, E911 budget shortfall; minutes approved and meeting adjourned
Summary
Officials reported interagency and wellness meetings, noted the E911 budget is in arrears, discussed state property tax pressures and unfunded mandates, approved the minutes from last week, and adjourned the meeting.
Board members provided routine communications and took three procedural actions before adjourning.
Communications: An unidentified board member reported on recent interagency meetings and HHS-related program changes intended to help people experiencing homelessness. The same speaker summarized a wellness meeting that county staff used to control insurance costs through participation in wellness programs. Another speaker reported the combined E911/EMA budget meeting and said the 911 budget was "over budget" and in the negative; the speaker said they planned to address questions about the deficit at a follow-up meeting.
State relations and property taxes: A speaker who attended a state supervisors meeting described discussions about proposed property tax reductions at the state level and said counties are requesting clearer guidance from legislators on where cuts should be made. The speaker argued counties face unfunded mandates and revenue shortfalls rather than being a simple "overspending" problem, and said the county no longer receives the $5 from certain citations that it previously expected to collect.
Procedural actions: The board approved last week’s meeting minutes after a motion and second (no substantive debate recorded). Later, a motion to adjourn was made and seconded; the chair called for the vote and the ayes were recorded.
What happens next: County staff will follow up on E911 budget questions and consider fair board funding during the budget process.
Quote from the meeting: “We don't even get $5,” a board member said when describing a change to citation revenue shared with the state (transcript).
