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Commission adopts general county and coal‑severance budgets; details fire levy allotments
Summary
After an executive session with no decisions, the commission approved the general county and coal‑severance budgets, reviewed fire levy allotments to local departments and approved law‑enforcement levy expenses; the transcript lists department allocations and projected totals.
After returning from an executive session in which no decisions were made, the commission considered the draft budgets and adopted the general county and coal‑severance budget.
Bruce (S3) summarized the draft, saying the budget is largely the same as last year with increases in insurance and specific capital requests for the clerk's office, the sheriff's department and vehicles. The chair (S1) moved to approve the general county and coal‑severance budget; the motion was seconded and carried by voice vote on the record.
The chair then outlined fire‑levy allotments to local fire departments and provided dollar figures by department. Examples recorded in the transcript include Fayetteville ($181,000), Oak Hill ($191,000), Montgomery ($151,000) and Meadowridge ($56,000). The chair said the fire budget is $1,262,950 and discussed levy receipts and a projected 2027 year‑end figure.
A committee member (S5) moved to approve law‑enforcement levy expenses — including vehicle purchases and three deputy positions — and referenced phases of a shooting‑range project; the motion was seconded and carried by voice vote. The transcript records aye responses but does not contain a detailed roll‑call tally.
The commission did not make binding appropriations beyond approving the budgets and levy allocations on the record; follow‑up administrative steps and distribution of budget documents were discussed.
