Commissioners Disagree On Budget Board, Golden Quits
Budget tensions carry over Monday night as the White County Commission failed to form a new budget committee and Commissioner Becky Golden said she quit the board. Commissioner Derrick Hutchings voiced concerns about Golden being on the budget committee after she previously stated in a public meeting she did not understand numbers. Commissioner TK Austin […]
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 […]
Budget Committee Finds Consensus On Tax Rate, Salaries
The White County Budget Committee agreed on a $1.45 property tax rate and a flat-rate salary increase for county employees Monday night. The committee was presented the details for each position’s salary with both an eight percent raise and a $4,000 flat salary increase. Committee members wrestled with creating a different raise for emergency personnel, […]
White Co Budget Committee In Recess, Needs More Input
The White County Budget Committee considered several new property tax rates at its meeting Tuesday, but ultimately decided to individually talk to Commissioners about what would pass. County Executive Denny Wayne Robinson said the tax rate needs to be set at a minimum of $1.38 to cover county expenses. Finance Director Chad Marcum proposed a […]
Hutchings: Reappraisal, Rising Costs Big Budget Challenges
As the budget committee prepares to go back to work on the White County budget, Commission Chair Derrick Hutchings said reappraisal has been the biggest challenge. Hutchings said many White County residents saw their home values jump some 80 to 90 percent or more. Combine that with a tax increases and many residents have been […]
Tax Increase, Reappraisal Has White County Residents Upset
White County residents upset with the County Commission’s proposed budget which raises the property tax rate to $1.57. The proposed budget includes an increase of some $3.6 million in expenditures, with some $2.2 million going to a 15 percent pay raise for county employees. Resident Denise Daniels said high property values and the lack of […]
White Co. Increasing Property Tax Rate In Proposed Budget
The White County Budget Committee proposed increasing the property tax rate to $1.57 per $100 during a Monday night meeting. Commissioner Kyle Goff said the tax rate was originally going to be $1.70, but commissioners agreed that was too high. Goff said the committee made multiple budget cuts to get to the current number. Goff […]
Second Part-Time Shelter Worker Approved
White County’s Steering B and Budget Committees approved a plan Monday to pay for a second part-time worker at the White County Animal Shelter. Volunteer Monica Jicha said that she is grateful the county is funding one part-time employee, but said that it would not be enough because each employee still spends a lot of […]
White County Raises, Budget Approved; Tough Decisions
White County Commissioners voted to pass its budget Monday night, trying to balance the needs of county employees with those of the other 27,000 residents. County Executive Denny Wayne Robinson said with material prices and inflation, the county faced more budgetary challenges this year. He said employees will get three percent raises across the board, […]
White County Budget Committee Discussing Reappraisal Impact
The White County Budget Committee discussing the potential impact of the reappraisal process coming next year. Property Assessor Junior Jones said they are expecting to see property throughout the county appraise for up to forty-five percent more than it did in 2020. Jones said the state requires to reappraisal process to have a neutral impact […]
