Budgeting for DeWitt County is a long, tedious process for county officials but the State of Illinois made things exponentially more difficult this past legislative cycle.
DeWitt County Board Chair David Newberg says County department heads and members of the board are in the heat of the budgeting cycle. He indicates the County is fortunate to have a seasoned veteran like Administrator DeeDee Rentmeister who has been at the front of this process for 25 years.
As the County enters the new budget cycle, the State of Illinois has dropped a lot of changes that are going to impact costs and bring uncertainty to revenues. Rentmeister explains budgeting this year looks a lot different than years past.
The County operates on a budget of around $6.5-million and Rentmeister points out, only a small portion of that is from property taxes.
This week on Regional Radio News, we will continue to break down what the County can do about the uncertainty surrounding their revenues, the rising costs of salaries after the minimum wage hike and the strategies they will be using to move forward to maintain their tax rate.
