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2024 Budget Adoption, Noxious Weed Assessment Adoption, make tax levies.
December 4, 2023
9:00 a.m.
In Attendance:
Rob Jones, Chair
Cindy Carter, Vice -Chair
Danny E. Stone, Member
Barbara J. Vasquez, Clerk of the Board
Emili Wash, Accountant
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The Commissioners held an Open Record Public Hearing to consider the following:
• Adopting the 2024 County Budget Emili Wash, Accountant stated the proposed Current
Expense budget is $61,,726,,437.00,, Total County proposed budget is $328,,305,,935.00.
o Discussion was held on the liability insurance payment for 2024. Katie Smith, Chief
Accountant recommended not increasing the budgets now, but a potential budget
extension later in 2024. Darryl Pheasant discussed the potential increases for next
year.
• Setting land classification and assessments for funding the 2024 budget of the Grant County
Noxious Weed Board. Craig Hintz gave an overview; Darryl Pheasant, Treasurer stated he
requested the following verbiage be added to the resolution "Whereas, the assessment
will be collected in the same manner and rules as property taxes".
• Ordinance/Resolution setting 2024 levy rate for County Road Fund Public Works: Sam
Castro, Public Works Director read into the record their proposed levy assessments for
2024: a 2.4% increase totaling $253,,692.22 from previous year.
• Ordinance/Resolution setting 2024 levy rate for Current Expense Rob Jones read into the
record the Commissioners decision for a 0% increase from 2023. Commissioner Stone
discussed the BOCC reasoning.
Commissioner Jones stated they were notified by Dave Bren, County Engineer, that the
Transportation Improvement Program and Annual Construction Program must be adopted BEFORE
the budget adoption. Therefore, a motion was made by Commissioner Carter, seconded by
Commissioner Stone, to continue the public hearing until 12/5/23 at 3:45 p.m. The motion passed
unanimously.
A motion was made by Commissioner Carter, seconded by Commissioner Stone, to continue the public
hearing until 12/5/23 at 3:45 p.m. The motion passed unanimously.