BROOKINGS – The Brookings County Commission unanimously approved the county’s annual budget of about $26.3 million for the 2023 fiscal year at its Tuesday meeting. The general fund comes in at nearly $15.9 million.
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BROOKINGS – The Brookings County Commission unanimously approved the county’s annual budget of about $26.3 million for the 2023 fiscal year at its Tuesday meeting. The general fund comes in at nearly $15.9 million.
The action taken on the budget included approving amendments made to the provisional budget. Commission Department Director Stacy Steffensen explained that the numbers always change. In this case, changes are due to growth, utilities, and a reduction to the overall tax levy directly affecting the general and building funds. The general fund saw an increase of $677 and the building fund increased by $18.
“So we really have a net change of zero to … the overall budget that was presented. The other change is to the levy itself,” Steffensen said. The overall levy changed from $4.280 to $4.157, per $1,000 in valuation, for a total levy reduction of $0.123.
Commissioner Angela Boersma noted that it’s “not a bad levy change.”
Commissioner Mike Bartley shard his final thoughts on the budget, saying, “I think we’ve kept everything in line …. I just appreciate all the hard work that you guys have put into it.”
The commission approved the amendments as well as the budget for 2023.
Contact Alison Simon at asimon@brookingsregister.com.
