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Geary County Commission votes to exceed Revenue Neutral Rate in adjourned budget session
Summary
At an adjourned July 16, 2026 meeting, the commission voted unanimously to exceed the county Revenue Neutral Rate for the coming budget year, adjusting the increase to be $5,000 less than the figure listed in the agenda packet.
The Geary County Commission voted July 16, 2026 to exceed the county Revenue Neutral Rate as part of ongoing 2027 budget decisions. Commissioner Trish Giordano moved the measure, which the minutes record as being set $5,000 below the amount shown in the agenda packet; Commissioner Keith Ascher seconded and the vote was recorded as unanimous "aye." The meeting was called to order at 3:00 p.m. and adjourned at 5:20 p.m.
Finance Director Tami Robison opened the budget discussion and presented appropriation requests and revenue estimates that prompted the vote. Commissioners and department heads discussed possible readjustments to departmental budgets and the impacts of exceeding the Revenue Neutral Rate on county revenue projections. Public commenters, including representatives from the Extension Office and the 4H/Senior Center, urged the commission to consider program impacts if appropriations were cut.
