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Macon County commissioners approve $63.75 million 2023-24 budget after debate over capital cuts and millage
Summary
After hours of debate over capital projects, employee pay and the property tax rate, the Macon County Board of Commissioners on June 19 adopted a $63,754,537 revenue-neutral budget and set the countys tax rate at $0.27 per $100 of assessed value; the final vote was 4-1.
The Macon County Board of Commissioners adopted a $63,754,537 fiscal year 2023-24 budget on June 19 after extended debate over which capital projects to keep and how to balance employee raises with property-tax policy.
Chairman Pare Higdon presided over the continued session and the board took up the proposed budget after briefly reconvening in Courtroom A. Commissioner Antoine opened discussion by reading a statement saying the prior meeting "was not the finalization of the budget" and that "nothing is set in stone until passed by a majority vote." He said he supported a proposed 4.5% pay increase for county employees and warned that population growth will increase demand for county services.
The central dispute centered on a series of capital items that some commissioners sought to remove to lower the countys operating needs and potentially reduce the millage. Commissioner Joseph Shearl proposed a motion to approve the…
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