Indiana County Commissioners approved a tentative 2021 budget at their meeting Wednesday morning and it will contain a tax increase.
The commissioners approved a .46 mil tax increase on real estate in the county, bringing the total milage to 4.905 mils. Of that total, .78 mils will be used for debt service, with the rest for general operations. This marks the first time since 2013 that the county budget contained a tax increase. The total expected revenue for the county is $41,482,221, with expenditures coming in at $45,172,443. The tax increase will cover $2,220,000 of the difference, with $1.2 million in reserves, department budget cuts and money from the CARES grant will be used to fill the deficit.
Commissioners Chairman Mike Keith said that they also looked for extra money in other ways.
The budget will be up for final approval at their meeting on December 16th.
In other business, the commissioners approved three change orders for the Alice Paul House project: A addition of $1008 in the electrical contract to install a breaker and eye-line panel for the elevator, a deduction of the general contract of $715.66 to change plastic laminate vanity tops for solid surfaces and deleting a fire hydrant installation, and a deduction of $1050 in the mechanical services to eliminate concrete equipment pads from the contract.
The Commissioners also announced that the courthouse will be closed on November 26th and 27th for the Thanksgiving Holiday.
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