Board selects preliminary levy option and sets public hearing for April 20
After extended budget discussion and review of multiple fund‑balance and levy scenarios, the board agreed to publish a preliminary levy package based on 'option 6' and scheduled the required public hearing for April 20 at 9 a.m.; staff will publish the notice and continue to refine numbers ahead of the hearing.
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After a multi‑hour budget workshop, staff reviewed several levy and fund‑balance scenarios and the board chose a preliminary option (referred to in materials as option 6) to publish ahead of the required public hearing. Finance staff summarized how using incremental fund balances (e.g., $100,000–$300,000 scenarios) would affect county levy rates and noted that using $300,000 of balances would lower the countywide levy toward a previously cited figure; staff also cautioned that pending state legislation and a possible 2% revenue cap make future projections uncertain.
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