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Hancock County trims $180,000 shortfall to roughly $13,000; board debates levies, IT and staffing costs
Summary
County staff told the Hancock County board on Sept. 16 that the budget shortfall narrowed from about $180,000 to $13,000; the board discussed lowering levies, contracting versus in‑house IT (DEVNET), bailiff pay from the court security fund, health insurance costs and a planned public defender structure for 2027. The board recessed unanimously.
Justin Greeley told the Hancock County special finance meeting on Sept. 16 that the county’s budget shortfall had been reduced during the day from about $180,000 to roughly $13,000.
Greeley, recorded in the minutes as presenting the budget figures, said the board could still set the general fund levy up to 0.27 of the equalized assessed value (EAV), noting that last year’s levy was 0.21. "At the start of the day the county was $180,000 in the hole. At the end of this day it is only $13,000 in the hole," the minutes record.
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