2020 budget marks 3 percent increase

On Monday, Dec. 2, County Administrative Director Gary Petrovich presented the final 2020 county budget to the county commissioners.

The final 2020 budget came out to $64,002,692.

“The 2020 budget is a three percent increase from the 2019 adopted budget,” Petrovich said. “The 2019 adopted budget was $62,303,720.”

When the preliminary budget was presented, Petrovich estimated that the revenues in the general fund would be $16,867,500. These revenues primarily come from general property tax, retail sales and use taxes, state grants and public safety-private source revenue. The final budget showe...