After weeks of reconfiguration and weighing wants against needs, Lyon County Commissioners are satisfied with the 2023 budget.
During their weekly action session Thursday morning commissioners approved two motions, the first to publish a notice of intent to exceed the revenue neutral rate and the second to publish a notice for a public hearing on the 2023 budget. According to County Controller Dan Williams, the budget comes to a total of just over $30 million and will see the county’s mill levy rate remain flat at 53.28 mills.
At the start of the budget process, the county was anticipating a levy increase as high as 5 mills at one time, however, a reduction in anticipated fuel costs and the relocation of $800,000 from sales tax to the general fund allowed the county to avoid any increase. According to Williams, the fuel costs were subtracted from the county’s Road and Bridge fund, however, the department will still see a funding increase from 2022.
Lyon County Commissioner Scott Briggs says the budget will “be tight” this year, however, he is confident that it will be sufficient. In the same vein, Briggs says the budget is a plan and “not a guarantee” and the county will need to be prepared to adjust if an unfavorable situation were to arise.
The approved notices should be sent off within the next week according to Williams.
In other business, commissioners reviewed the quarterly report from the North Central Flint Hills Area Agency on Aging and approved employee gym costs presented by Human Resources Director Janice Huffman. Huffman also presented an update on the upcoming corporate challenge.
The Lyon County Commission will reconvene for its weekly action meeting next Thursday at 9 am inside the Lyon County Courthouse Commission Chambers.
