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Franklin County adopts 2018-19 budget and tax levy, approves 2% across‑the‑board pay increase
Summary
The Franklin County Commission adopted the FY2018‑19 budget and fixed the tax levy for the year beginning July 1, 2018, and approved a 2% salary increase for county employees funded from fund balance. The tax rates and budget documents are included in the minutes and attachments.
At its July 16 meeting the Franklin County Board of Commissioners approved the county's fiscal year 2018‑19 budget and set the 2018 tax levy. The resolutions recorded in the minutes (8d‑0718 and 8e‑0718) specify combined property tax rates by fund and designate allocations for schools, debt service and county funds.
The minutes include the full budget and a detailed tax‑levy schedule. The adopted levies include rates of $2.3562 per $100 of assessed value inside some municipalities and higher outside — the exact per‑fund breakdown appears in Resolution 8d‑0718 attached to the minutes. The commission also adopted the appropriation resolution for operating funds and capital projects for 2018‑19.
During the final budget motions the commission voted to add a 2 percent salary increase for all county employees to the adopted budget, funded from available fund balance. The Finance Committee minutes in June show the director and committee members reviewing department budgets and voter‑approved distributions; the commission vote (motion by Eddie Clark, second by Hughes) added the pay increase as a line item.
The minutes contain departmental budgets, debt schedules, and supporting financial reports prepared by the Finance Director and the County Trustee. Attachments include detailed revenue and expenditure reports through May 2018, local option sales tax analyses and a trustee interest‑earned report that informed the commission's budget deliberations.
County officials noted the budget includes school allocations, capital projects and debt service and that staff will follow state procedures for any short‑term debt (TRANs) or bond anticipation notes that may be issued later in the year.
