2. Preliminary budget approval - Laserfiche WebLink

Board of County Commissioners Page 2 August 18, 2008 Property Taxes: As mentioned earlier, the county mill levy for the General Fund and Special Revenue Funds is budgeted to remain at the 61 mills levied for the 2008 taxes. Reserves for most funds will be adequate with about 8% for the General Fund and 13.5% for Human Services, County Highway reserves will only be about 3% but we are better able to manage the expenses in that department by delaying projects. Total mill levies on rural properties will go down some bec.ause the Weed Board reduced their mill levy by .35 mills and properties within the Southeast Cass Water Resource District will see a .20 mill reduction. The next step in the budget process is to approve the preliminary budget, publish a summary of the budget in our official newspaper, The Forum, and hold a public hearing where interested parties can comment or suggest changes to the 2009 budget. Sincerely, ~~./'./f;e( ~_. Michael M~pGisir, C A County Auditor SU22ested Motion: Move to approve the 2009 preliminary county budget in the amount of $53,534,737 and set the preliminary mill levy at 61.00 mills for county funds and 19.90 for agency funds; and set 3:30 p.m. on September 15, 2008, in the Commission Room, Cass County Courthouse, as the time and place for the public hearing on the 2009 preliminary budget.