Cramerton adopts 2023–24 budget and sets property tax rate at $0.445

The Town of Cramerton Board of Commissioners adopted the 2023–2024 fiscal budget and set the property tax rate at $0.445 during its June 1 meeting.

Commissioner Helms moved to adopt the budget “as proposed,” and Mayor Pro Tempore Neeley seconded; the minutes record the vote as 5–0 in favor. The board then approved a motion by Mayor Pro Tempore Neeley, seconded by Commissioner Helms, to set the tax rate at forty-four and five tenths cents ($0.445); that motion also is recorded as passing 5–0. The minutes note Mayor Nelson Wills thanked the town manager and staff for their work on the budget.

The mayor told commissioners the proposed budget had been posted May 18, 2023, 14 days before the meeting, and this was the opportunity for public feedback. No one signed up to speak during the public hearing and the clerk recorded no electronic comments prior to the meeting.

The meeting minutes list six commissioners as present at the start of the meeting; however, the recorded roll-call votes on the agenda, budget adoption and tax-rate motions are recorded in the minutes as 5–0. The minutes do not identify which member, if any, was not recorded on the vote. The board did not provide additional detail on budget line items during the meeting; staff were thanked and asked to continue implementation and follow-up reporting as required by town procedures.