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Commission weighs outside-agency requests, library levy limits for provisional budget
Summary
Commissioners debated whether to add new outside agencies (Prairie Hills Transit, SD Department of Health) to the provisional budget and discussed library levy distribution amid concern the current levy will not cover library requests.
Commissioners discussed whether to keep outside-agency amounts at 2026 levels in the provisional budget and whether to add new requests, including Prairie Hills Transit and a Department of Health request for long-term services.
One commissioner argued against taking on new outside agencies not previously funded, saying, “Im not I dont wanna take on any new outside agencies that we had not previously funded.” Others urged caution about underfunding libraries and warned that residents could face reduced services or user fees if the levy does not cover library operating costs.
The board reviewed an approximate levy total of $141,000 and discussed distributing roughly $81,000 to a primary library with smaller amounts left for Hill City and Keystone. Commissioners asked staff for clearer matching numbers and cautioned about the public reaction if library services were cut after prior-year confusion about funding.
No specific new outside-agency appropriations were added to the provisional adoption; staff were asked to carry forward existing outside-agency amounts and present requests and impacts in subsequent budget meetings for potential consideration.
