ALLEN COUNTY, OH (WLIO) - After months of meetings and hours of number crunching, Allen County has an operating budget for 2023.
Commissioners passed the general fund and non-general fund budgets Tuesday morning. The numbers are up due to inflation and service costs. The commissioners also put money towards the retention of current employees and the recruitment of new employees. The budget commission is estimating sales tax revenue will be up to allow for these increases. The budget process now shifts into another gear.
"Because we passed it today does not mean that we won't go through the year and have to make adjustments because that's what we do. We're looking at it every month, ensuring that the dollars coming in, match what we're spending but it is the team that we have here in Allen County that we have that great force going forward and really living within our means," explained Cory Noonan, Allen County commissioner.
The county budget is just over 36 and a half million dollars. A little more than 60% of that amount is funded by sales tax. Dollars from service charges, fees, fines, and state local government funds are additional funding sources.
