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Greeley County adopts 2024–25 budget; later adjusts levy after technical recalculation
Summary
After public hearings the county adopted the 2024–25 operating budget and set a property tax request; subsequent staff recalculation reduced the cash reserve and lowered the levy to meet allowable growth requirements.
The Greeley County Board of Commissioners held multiple public hearings in late summer and fall and adopted the county operating budget for fiscal year 2024–25. The board published a proposed property tax request of $2,497,022 during the Aug. 27 hearing and approved the initial adoption that day.
County financial staff later reported a budgetary miscalculation. To comply with allowable-growth statutes and to lower the levy the board approved a correction that reduced the county cash reserve and adjusted the final tax request and rate. County fiscal advisor Richard Martinsen presented the adjustments and recommended a reduction to bring the budget within statutory limits. The revised county general levy was recorded later in the fall meeting cycle as part of the county’s formal adoption process.
The board followed required public-notice and public-hearing steps before adoption. Meetings included review of departmental budgets, preliminary levy requests from local entities (fire districts, villages, school districts), and the formal tax-request resolution. The board also approved one-time budget amendments when necessary during the year (for example, a July 1, 2024 amendment to appropriate $175,000 to the Road Fund to cover bridge and road overages).
