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Fleming County Fiscal Court adopts budget amendment, sets 2023 tax rates and accepts $4.44 million in fund balances
Summary
At its Sept. 12 meeting the Fleming County Fiscal Court approved Ordinance 23-1395 (budget amendment), passed Resolution 23-1396 setting 2023 tax rates, and accepted monthly financial reports showing total funds of $4,442,414.45, including $2,102,549.54 in ARPA funds. A public hearing on tax rates is set for Sept. 14.
Fleming County Fiscal Court approved a second reading of Ordinance 23-1395, a budget amendment, and passed Resolution 23-1396 to set the county's 2023 tax rates during its regular meeting on Sept. 12, 2023.
County Treasurer Kathy Dryden presented the monthly financial reports ending Aug. 30, 2023, showing fund balances of General Fund $507,172.81; Road Fund $1,014,594.96; Jail Fund $17,391.74; LEGA Fund $102,523.65; Forest Fire Fund $69.96; CDBG Fund $0.30; Dispatch Fund $283,325.64; County Clerk's Storage Fund $14,439.52; ARPA Fund $2,102,549.54; Opioid Settlement Funds $96,879.71; and Capital Improvement Fund $303,466.62. Total all funds were recorded as $4,442,414.45. The court approved the financial reports unanimously (motion moved by Ray H. Money, seconded by Richie Kielman).
The budget amendment passed on second reading with a unanimous vote (motion moved by Ray H. Money, seconded by Richie Kielman). The court also passed Resolution 23-1396, which sets the 2023 tax rates (unanimous; motion moved by Donnie Fawns, seconded by Kerri Moran). The court announced a public hearing at 9 a.m. Sept. 14 to receive comments on the tax rates.
Why this matters: The reports and actions set the county's near-term spending framework and tax levy; the ARPA balance and capital improvement funds noted in the treasurer's report indicate funding available for county projects. The published public hearing provides a formal opportunity for residents to comment before taxes are finalized.
The Fiscal Court took the votes as part of routine fiscal business; the tax-rate resolution and the public hearing notice are the next procedural steps. The court adjourned at 10:08 a.m.
