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Reno County Commission adopts 2020 budget, approves routine resolutions and hears departmental updates
Summary
The commission adopted the 2020 county and special-district budgets, approved resolutions including a GAAP waiver and newspaper/depository designations, and heard updates on a pipeline-damaged bridge repair and sheriff's staffing and DUI enforcement activity.
Reno County commissioners on Tuesday moved ahead with a package of fiscal and housekeeping actions and heard department updates, adopting the county's 2020 budget and approving several routine resolutions.
County administrator Gary Meager presented the proposed 2020 budget and said the levy amount in the proposal is $25,080,339 and the county's mill levy was held at 41.687 mills. Meager said the budget includes salary adjustments for eligible employees and elected officials, two mills set aside for a bridge fund, one mill for a special road fund, one new position for the sheriff's office and a courthouse weatherization initiative funded from remaining sales-tax proceeds tied to a prior jail project. "We were able to accomplish that," Meager said, summarizing the staffing and fund set-asides.
After a brief public hearing with no public commenters, the commission approved the county and special-district budgets on a roll call vote. Commissioners also approved…
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