The county board of supervisors at their May 28 meeting held a public hearing on amendments to the current year (FY24) budget. No one spoke and no written comments were received. The board then, although it was not specifically listed on the agenda, adopted a resolution adopting the amendment.
The budget amendment shows total revenues increasing more than $1 million, from $18,975,172 to $20,027,587. Of that, $300,000 is due to interest earned on treasurer Katlynn Mechaelsen’s investment of county funds. Another $352,415 is secondary roads funds from road use taxes as the Time 21 program.
Total expenditures are changed from $23,895,619 to $23,502,464. The largest single increase was a $120,000 increase in the secondary roads department to cover consulting and design fees. Also, $400,000 was transferred from revenue to expenditures for design services completed on the new jail.
Click here to see the public notice of the budget amendment (courtesy of The Scranton Journal).
The supervisors, acting as drainage district trustees, approved drainage district assessments for the coming year. Assessments are based on any repair work or maintenance done and each district’s fund balance. Property owners in 14 drainage districts will see assessments ranging from 2.7 percent to 3062.3 percent. In DD 110F a bulkhead failed, with repair work costing $14,501.96 more than what was in the district’s account.
The assessments were to be billed May 28 and are payable the same as ordinary taxes.
Sheriff department investigator Heath Enns reported that sheriff Jack Williams will receive a Governor’s Volunteer Award during a recognition ceremony June 25. He was nominated by employees of the Greene County sheriff’s office for his dedication and efforts toward public safety in the county.
Greene County engineer Wade Weiss responded to a request from Mike Holden a week ago that signage be placed on County Road E-53 near F Ave alerting motorists to a blind intersection. Weiss said there is a process for adding a sign that often requires a study be done, and that he’d consider the request. He also mentioned issues with the intersection on Hwy 4 where it turns west at County Road P-29.
Weiss plans to set up a meeting to discuss any hazardous road locations in the county. The meeting will include Iowa DOT personnel, the sheriff’s office, secondary roads personnel, county supervisors, and any concerned citizens. The meeting will be held sometime in October, he said.
