With the state’s deadline right around the corner for all counties to have an approved county budget in place for the 2015-2016 fiscal year, the Cannon County Commissioners have called a special called meeting Monday evening with two items on the agenda. Those items are to approve the appropriations for 2015-2016 and to set the tax rate to finance the appropriations for 2015-2016. The budget committee met over 14 times during these sessions and they are set to make a recommendation to the full County Commission Monday night. If there is no budget passed during tonight’s meeting, the County would be in danger of shutting all services down until a budget is passed by the commissioners and approved by the state. Tonight’s special called meeting can only deal with the budget as it is the only item on the official agenda. Monday’s meeting will take place at 5:00 in the courtroom of the Cannon County Courthouse.
