The Marshall County Council approved the 2024 Budget, the East Shore Conservancy Budget and the Marshall County Solid Waste Ordinance 2023-22 during their regular meeting Thursday, October 12.
They will review any concerns regarding salaries in November when they discuss and pass the Salary Ordinance for 2024. Council members did not specify which salaries they might discuss or change. Even though the Council passed the budget; for a salary increase to take effect they will be required to pass that salary increase in the Salary Ordinance.
The East Shore Conservancy passed a budget of $291,380 with a maximum estimated funds to be raised (including appeals and levies exempt from maximum levy limitations) in the amount of $40,000, excessive levy appeals in the amount of $0, with a current tax levy of $39,920, and a levy percentage difference of 0.20%. Final adoption of the East Shore Conservancy Budget will take place in a future meeting scheduled for October 24th at 2 p.m.
Marshall County Solid Waste Management adopted a budget of $483,155 with an adopted tax levy of $408,483 and an adopted tax rate of 0.0145.
Ordinance or Resolution for Appropriations and Tax Rates 2022-23 was approved in the following amounts: General Fund – adopted budget in the amount of $15,058,307 – adopted tax levy in the amount of $7,961,334 – with an adopted tax rate of 0.2836. Reassessment Fund – adopted budget in the amount of $546,269 – adopted tax levy in the amount of $500,000 – with an adopted tax rate of 0.0178. Highway Fund – adopted budget in the amount of $5,583,339 – adopted tax levy in the amount of $0 – with an adopted tax rate of 0.0000. Local Road and Street Fund – adopted budget in the amount of $857,000 – adopted tax levy in the amount of $0 – with an adopted tax rate of 0.0000. Cumulative Bridge Fund – adopted budget in the amount of $2,003,703 – adopted tax levy in the amount of $1,730,754 – with an adopted tax rate of 0.0524. Health Fund – adopted budget in the amount of $640,995 – adopted tax levy in the amount of $500,000 – with an adopted tax rate of 0.0178. Emergency Telephone System Fund – adopted budget in the amount of $514,757 – with an adopted tax levy of $0 – with an adopted tax rate of 0.0000. Cumulative Capital Development Fund – adopted budget in the amount of $950,084 – with an adopted tax levy of $1,027,222 – with an adopted tax rate of 0.0311.
The total adopted budget was in the amount of $26,154,454 – with an adopted tax levy total of $11,719,310 – with an adopted tax total of 0.4027.
Marshall County Auditor Angie Birchmeier noted that the Council has made total reductions in the amount of $1,467,042 from where they started. She confirmed that the Council will review the Salary Ordinance in November.
In a follow-up, President Jesse Bohannon confirmed that all employees will see a minimum of a 3% increase in their salaries and wages, but some employees will see more based on specific variables.
