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Lyon County adopts $20.04 million budget, sets elected salaries and levies for 2016–17
Summary
On March 7 the Lyon County Board of Supervisors adopted the FY 2016–17 budget and levies and approved compensation recommendations from the county compensation board. The board set levies that fund general operations, rural services and debt and committed funding for several county projects.
Lyon County finalized its fiscal 2016–17 spending plan on March 7, approving a total budget that the board certified at $20,039,722.
The board adopted levies that together total 8.90908 mills per $1,000 of assessed value, including a 3.50 general basic levy, a 3.95 rural services levy and a 0.25925 debt service levy. The county also certified a set of committed funds totaling $419,339 for projects in conservation, economic development and related initiatives.
Auditor Jen Smit presented the budget figures and fund balances during the hearing, and the board voted to adopt Resolution 2016-08, formally approving the levy rates and the budget. Chairman Randy Bosch closed the public hearing after hearing no public comment.
As required by state law, the Board also adopted compensation recommendations from the local compensation board. The board approved modest increases for several elected officials for the coming year: the county auditor, recorder and treasurer were each set at $59,147; the county attorney at $97,324; the sheriff at $83,476; and supervisors’ pay was adjusted to $26,187 with the chair receiving $27,262 (Resolution 2016-07).
The budget also designates fund balance assignments, including a $150,000 ambulance reserve, $200,000 for Blood Run, $125,000 for a conservation nature center and $150,000 toward a new Rock Rapids secondary road shop. County officials said the reserved amounts were committed to anticipated capital needs.
Next steps include department-level appropriation management and monitoring through the fiscal year; the board will revisit project and capital priorities as part of the ongoing budget process.
