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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPublic Hearing - BOCCOpen Record Public Hearing 2022 Grant County Budget Adoption, Capital Facilities Plan Adoption, Making Tax levies and Setting Assessment Rates (Noxious Weed) (continuedfrom December 6, 2021) December 13, 2021 11:00 a.m. In Attendance: Cindy Carter, Chair Danny E. Stone, Vice -Chair Rob Jones, Member Barbara J. Vasquez, Clerk of the Board Sam Dart, Assistant Public Works Director Sam Castro, Public Works Director Public: See sign in sheet The Commissioners held an Open Record Public Hearing to consider the 2022 Grant County Budget Adoption, Capital Facilities Plan Adoption, Making Tax levies and Setting Assessment Rates (Noxious Weed). This hearing is being continued from December 6, 2021. Madeline Prentice, Chief Accountant, gave an overview of the budgets: The total budget is $197,059,012.00, using $4,503,200.00 from the reserve fund to balance the budget. Current Expense budget is $52,165,414.00. The recommended removal of the 1% levies for Current Expense and the Road Fund do not impact this. (Resolution No. 21 -124 -CC) Damien Hooper, Director of Development Services, gave an overview of the Capital Facilities Plan for 2022-2027. (21 -126 -CC) Commissioner Carter gave the overview of the increase to the revenue request for the Assessment Rates for the Noxious Weed Board: (21 -125 -CC) Irrigated Cropland 23 cents per acre Dryland 09 cents per acre Range/Scabland 06 cents per acre Minimum Parcels $14.00 per parcel Commissioner Stone discussed the 1% levy increase being proposed for Current Expense and the Road Fund. He is not in favor of this increase since Grant County is doing well financially. Commissioner Jones stated he is in favor of this increase. (Road Fund Zero % is Resolution No. 21 -127 -CC; Current Expense Fund Zero % is Resolution No. 21 -128 -CC) A motion was made by Commissioner Stone, seconded by Commissioner to Jones, to approve the 2022 Budgets, Capital Facilities Plan, Noxious Weed Assessments, and a zero increase to the Road Fund/Current Expense levies. Discussion ensued. Commissioner Jones seconded and the motion passed unanimously. (Resolutions signed are listed above).