County 2025 budget takes shape

Commissioners continued to make progress on the 2025 county budget, with an estimated Jan. 1 beginning fund balance of $26.5 million, revenues at $43.9 million for a total beginning balance of $70.4 million for maintenance level, according to an Oct. 22 workshop.

Department heads put in requests for funds and now it’s up to commissioners to decide what the county can afford.

All three commissioners gave thumbs-down to creating new staff positions and nixed advanced requests for overtime.

When commissioners see hundreds of thousands of dollars in overtime requests, “That speaks to some manageme...