Benton County adopts FY 2019–2020 budget and fixes tax levy at $2.95
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The Benton County Commission approved its fiscal 2019–2020 budget and set the county tax levy at $2.95. The budget passed on a roll-call vote; commissioners also approved a slate of related resolutions including nonprofit contributions and committee formation for resale of delinquent-tax land.
The Benton County Commission approved its fiscal year 2019–2020 budget and fixed the county tax levy at $2.95 during a regular meeting on July 15, 2019 at the Benton County Courthouse.
Commissioner Rachelle Hill moved to approve RESOLUTION 20190715-01 adopting appropriations for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2019. Commissioner Angie Hern seconded the motion. The resolution passed on a roll-call vote with 13 ayes and 4 nays, according to the meeting record. Commissioner Darrell Hicks then moved RESOLUTION 20190715-02, which sets the county tax levy for the year ending June 30, 2020 at $2.95; that motion passed with 15 ayes, 1 nay and 1 pass.
The budget vote was the most substantive action of the evening. Commissioners debated and later approved a package of related fiscal measures and housekeeping resolutions during the same session. Commissioner Norman Frazier moved RESOLUTION 20190715-03 to approve contributions to local nonprofits for FY 2019–2020; the motion carried with a roll-call vote that recorded 15 ayes, 1 nay and 1 abstention (Mary Powers noted an abstention with conflict).
Steve Bates, speaking during the commissioners forum, noted that "the tax rate is the same as last year," indicating the commission opted for continuity in the levy while approving the new appropriations.
What happens next: the record shows the commission approved the budget and accompanying resolutions; the county will proceed under the adopted appropriations and the $2.95 tax rate for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2019.