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Codington County adopts 2003 budget and tax levies, moves contingency into priorities
Summary
The Board of Codington County Commissioners adopted the 2003 annual budget on Sept. 17, 2002, transferring contingency funds to cover court-appointed attorneys and other needs and setting county appropriations for the year starting Jan. 1, 2003.
The Codington County Board of Commissioners adopted the county’s 2003 annual budget at its Sept. 17 meeting, approving transfers from contingency to cover shortfalls in court‑appointed attorney costs and related legal expenses.
The action came after the board’s published provisional budget and a public hearing on the proposal. Commissioners voted to move contingency into specified line items and passed the formal adoption resolution that makes the budget available for public inspection in the Auditor’s Office.
The resolution formalized appropriation levels for county departments and agencies, including a contingency transfer that funded court-appointed counsel and other judicial needs. The board also transmitted the county tax levies to the state as required by statute.
Why it matters: The adopted budget finalizes county spending and determines the levy that pays for core services — from the sheriff’s office and county courthouse to public health and road maintenance. The board recorded its action in the minutes and the Auditor attested the resolution.
What happens next: County departments will operate under the adopted appropriations beginning Jan. 1, 2003. The Auditor’s Office will keep the approved budget available for public review and the county will implement the contingency transfers approved by the commissioners.
