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Dickenson County adopts $315,383 budget amendment; county to implement 3.5% pay increase in August
Summary
The board approved a fiscal year 2027 budget amendment that increases revenues and expenditures by $315,383 to reflect state budget changes, a 3.5% employee pay adjustment effective Aug. 1, and other cleanups; some cited figures in the transcript were unclear and are noted as such.
The Dickenson County Board of Supervisors approved a fiscal year 2027 budget amendment that increases both revenue and expenditures by $315,383 and leaves the overall budget balanced.
County official Mr. Barton presented the amendment and attributed the need for revisions to late state budget actions and other adjustments. He told the board the county’s originally budgeted 2% pay increase was superseded by a state action that resulted in a 3.5% increase; county employees will remain at current pay rates through July, with the higher rate taking effect Aug. 1 and the first affected payroll on Aug. 14. “Starting August 1st, the increase will take effect and on their August 14th payroll be the first payroll with the new rate at three and a half percent,” Mr. Barton said.
Mr. Barton said the amendment adds roughly $315,383 to both revenue and expenditures and that insurance savings and one-time casino-related receipts helped offset increased costs. He said the county anticipates receiving about $105,000 in state grant funding for the recovery court; the transcript lists a county share as “10,93” and the precise county match amount was not specified in the record and requires verification. The presentation also noted $10,000 transferred into a new emergency management reserve this year and another $10,000 budgeted for next year to build that account.
During discussion, Mr. Barton described staffing reallocations (moving a full-time rental-assistance position partially to economic development and the registrar’s office), carryover adjustments (including funding toward a future garbage truck), and that some figures remain estimates until state agencies finalize enrollment and compensation board numbers.
A motion to approve the budget amendment was made, seconded and approved by voice vote. Officials said no tax-rate increases were included; the board reported that real estate and mobile home tax rates remain 52 cents per $100 of assessed value. The meeting transcript contains unclear phrasing for the personal property and merchants’ capital lines; those items were reported in the meeting as stated but should be verified in the adopted budget book.
