Commission hopes to trim budget

Commissioners continued budget work this week in an attempt to revise and trim excess expenditures. They also discussed how to spend the wind farm PILOT funds and a sales tax proposal.

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July 3, 2024 - 1:45 PM

Auditor Rodney Burns, right, discusses the budget with Allen County Commissioners Tuesday morning. At left is Bob Johnson, county attorney. Photo by Sarah Haney / Iola Register

Allen County Commissioners began examining the county’s proposed budget Tuesday morning, with the help of auditor Rodney Burns, in an effort to revise it and trim excess expenditures. Burns noted that the county’s expenditures had increased $1.5 million from the previous year. In addition, the county’s valuation went up approximately $13.5 million since last year.

Burns informed commissioners that income from interest collected on idle funds has far exceeded expectations so far this year. Last year’s gains on interest rates were about $900,000 on money invested in…

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