The Bond County Board has handed a deficit price range for fiscal 12 months 2024.
Assembly Tuesday night time, the board voted 4-1 to approve the price range, tax levy and appropriations ordinance. Wes Pourchot voted no.
The motion was taken after the board met with division heads final week concerning their particular person budgets.
In making the movement, Board Member Jeff Rehkemper stated the county’s greatest drawback is the State of Illinois, particularly because of the state Security Act and the lack of income attributable to it.
The brand new price range, which matches into impact December 1, lists a projected deficit of $1.5 million, nevertheless that determine consists of expenditures of $1.34 million in American Rescue Plan Act cash, that has been obtain, however might be spent the subsequent fiscal 12 months.
Taking that under consideration, the precise projected deficit is $174,000.
The board accepted a tax levy of $3,624,015, which is 4.98 p.c over the quantity of taxes prolonged this previous 12 months.
The county board additionally met because the Particular Service District ambulance Board.
The tax levy was set at $110,000 utilizing a most tax charge of 10 cents.
The price range was handed 5-0. Bills are predicted at $93,000, which would go away a steadiness of $17,000.
