Tonight the Cannon County Budget Committee will make another budget recommendation to a special called session of the Cannon County
Commissioners. The committee has looked into several ways to cut spending
but has determined that the appropriations have been cut and trimmed all
they can be without majorly impacting the services the county offers to
taxpayers in Cannon County. After the vote is taken and if the
appropriations are approved, the Commission will then vote on how to fund
the appropriations. Past recommendations have been a 20 to 25 cent
increase in property taxes. The recommendation of the Budget Committee
that will be voted on involves a 12 cent property tax increase. With no
increase in county revenue, the tax increase will keep the rainy day fund
from going into the negative at the end of the fiscal year. The special
called meeting will only deal with the appropriations, and the funding of
the appropriations. The Commission has to make a decision and approve a
budget soon as the October 1st deadline set by the state is fast
approaching. If the County does not have a budget in place by then, the
State could take over.
