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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPublic Hearing - BOCCOpen Record Public Meeting 2021 Grant County Budget Adoption, Capital Facilities Plan Adoption, Noxious Weed Assessment Adoption, and making tax levies December 7, 2020 10:30 a.m. In Attendance: Cindy Carter, Chair Tom Taylor, Vice -Chair Richard Stevens, Member Barbara J. Vasquez, Clerk of the Board Michele Jaderlund, Auditor Madeline Prentice, Chief Accountant Public: See sign in sheet 10:30 a.m. The Commissioners held an Open Record Public Hearing to adopt the 2021 Grant County Budget Adoption, Capital Facilities Plan Adoption, Noxious Weed Assessment Adoption, and making tax levies. The amount being presented for consideration is $150,008,940.00 total budget; $48,790,831.35 is the current expense portion of that budget. Keith Elefson, County Engineer, read into the record the County Road Fund regular levy increase resolution stating that for 2021, the 1% increase is $98,583.29. Barbara J. Vasquez, Clerk of the Board, read into the record the Current Expense Fund regular levy increase resolution stating that for 2021, the I% is $197,630.18. Commissioner Carter read into the record the resolution setting the land classification and assessments for funding the 2021 Noxious Weed budget. The assessments are as follows: • Irrigated Cropland $.21 cents/acre • Dryland $.07 cents/acre • Range/Scabland $.04 cents/acre • Minimum parcels $10.00 per parcel Damien Hooper, Development Services Director, discussed the 2021-2026 Capital Facilities Plan appendices for adoption. Commissioner Carter requested an addition to the budget for Fund #113 Economic Enhancement Strategic Infrastructure Program (SIP) in order to assist the Bridges group with the Japan Exchange Student Program. She requested that $4,400.00 be added to that fund. A motion was made by Commissioner Taylor, seconded by Commissioner Stevens, to close the public comment portion of the hearing. The motion passed unanimously. Commissioner Stevens moved to adopt the 2021 Grant County Budget, with the addition of $4,400.00 to the SIP Fund #113 making the new total $150,013,340.00, Capital Facilities Plan, Noxious Weed Assessments, and the Current Expense/Road Fund regular levies. Commissioner Taylor seconded and the motion passed unanimously. The hearing adjourned.