Commissioners hear $113.8 million budget proposal
A fiscal year 2027 general fund budget of $113.8 million was presented to the Newton County Board of Commissioners Tuesday night. The budget is based on estimated growth in the tax digest of 4%. Finance Director Brittany White told commissioners the proposed general fund budget is $4 million more than last year, largely due to the full funding of operations for several Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax projects that opened in the last year and a $2.9 million increase in employee health insurance premiums that the county is absorbing. There are no new positions in the budget; employee step increases will be delayed until January when the county will reassess its revenue position.
A fiscal year 2027 general fund budget of $113.8 million was presented to the Newton County Board of Commissioners Tuesday night. The budget is based on estimated growth in the tax digest of 4%.
Finance Director Brittany White told commissioners the proposed general fund budget is $4 million more than last year, largely due to the full funding of operations for several Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax projects that opened in the last year and a $2.9 million increase in employee health insurance premiums that the county is absorbing. There are no new positions in the budget; employee step increases will be delayed until January when the county will reassess its revenue position.
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