Hutchings And Golden Appointed To White Beer Board
Derrick Hutchings and Becky Golden will fill two vacancies on the White County Beer Board. Two commissioners resigned from the board last month, upset about other commissioners not changing the rules on the proximity of an establishment selling beer. The board wanted to change the rules in the middle of a discourse about an applicant. […]
Commissioners Split On Potential Sales Tax Revenue Allocation
The White County Commission split over how to allocate potential revenue from a proposed sales tax increase, with the referendum fast approaching. County Commission Chairman Derrick Hutchings introduced the resolution by noting the commission needed to establish a plan for the funds. A property tax decrease is one idea. Hutchings said the county estimates the […]
White County Beer Board Down To 1 Person After Failed Vote
White County Commissioner TK Austin and Commissioner Becky Golden resigned from the county beer board following the failure of a resolution to implement a 300-foot residential distance requirement for beer permits. A 7-2 vote Monday night fell one short of the eight votes required for passage. Austin and Golden stepped down from the three-member board […]
Golden Not Quitting Commission Seat, No Hard Feelings
White County Commissioner Becky Golden said she will not be resigning from the county commission. Golden walked out of last week’s commission meeting after the commission voted to replace Golden as one of the Budget Committee nominees. Golden said she meant she would be resigning her nomination to be on the budget committee, not the […]
Many Commissioners Involved In New White County Budget
The White County Budget Committee received needed input from other Commissioners Monday night in trying to find a budget plan that would pass. With a fast approaching deadline and a warning from the Comptroller, Commissioners found some common ground on key issues like employee raises. Commissioner Chris Brewington said he wanted raise amounts to be […]
White County Budget, 1.41 Tax Rate, Passes Committee
The White County Budget Committee believes it will have nine votes to pass a new budget proposal created Monday night, which includes a $1.41 property tax rate. The new budget swaps longevity pay for general fund employees with a slightly larger pay raise of $4,500. This move paired with the tax rate drop creates a […]
White County Rejects Budget For Second Time Monday
White County Commissioners rejected the county’s newly proposed budget for a second time Monday night. The commission amended the proposed $1.45 tax rate to $1.42 after County Executive Denny Wayne Robinson said numbers from the state showed that the county would receive $300,000 more in local sales tax revenue than originally projected. One point of […]
Committee Finalizes White County Budget, Vote Monday
White County Commissioners given the chance to review and ask questions about a final budget proposal for the upcoming fiscal year at a Monday night meeting. The budget contains a $1.45 property tax rate, an estimated $20.6 million in revenue, and $20.9 million in projected expenditures. The gap of some $286,000 will be covered by […]
