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Dickinson County supervisors adopt FY2027 budget, approve elected-official pay increases after public hearing
Summary
After a public hearing with taxpayers urging slower spending and more transparency, Dickinson County supervisors approved Resolution 2026-6 on elected-official compensation and adopted the fiscal year 2027 county budget, which will be certified and filed with the Iowa Department of Management.
The Dickinson County Board of Supervisors on April 14 adopted the county's fiscal year 2027 budget and approved modest salary increases for elected officials following a public hearing in which taxpayers urged officials to rein in spending.
At the hearing, public commenter Mike Fergen told the board, "Spending is what drives taxes, always has and always will," and presented a 10-year snapshot of department budgets and a county fund balance he…
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