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Lincoln County budget review flags road fund carryover and wage-driven increases
Summary
County budget reviewers noted a carryover in the road fund, identified insurance and wage increases (about 8.8%) as primary drivers of higher departmental totals, and discussed missing packet pages and upcoming staff leave.
Committee member and county staff reviewed preliminary departmental budget packets in a short session, noting an apparent carryover of funds in the road fund and several line-item questions.
The Committee member opened the discussion by pointing out, "We got a lot of money in your road fund," and asked staff why those amounts were appearing as they did. Staff member said recent numbers from Dallas had been received and would be input, and explained that some items can "carry over for x amount of years until they can clear it off."
The meeting focused on clarifying which expenses belong to which office; Staff member clarified that…
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