WOOSTER — Normally, it’s closer to February when Ron Amstutz starts working on budgets, but Wayne County’s newest commissioner began officially working on one Tuesday and will likely pass it today, with his colleagues.
Budget Director Carol Zemrock, county Administrator Patrick Herron and veteran Commissioner Ann Obrecht helped walk Amstutz and Commissioner Sue Smail through their first county budgets. However, Amstutz has had a lot of experience with budgets in his role as former chairman of the Finance Committee in the Ohio House of Representatives.
The budget anticipates $29.4 million will be available in revenue for the general fund. Of this amount, nearly $5.8 million is carry-over from 2016.
While there is projected to be $29.4 million in revenue, $2.5 million will be set aside and not encumbered. This will help the county have cash on hand to start 2018, Obrecht said. The commissioners, in recent years, have left around $2 million unencumbered to have money available to pay bills for the first few months of the year until tax revenue starts coming in. …show more content…
“Excuse me for getting granular,” Amstutz told Zemrock.
As they looked over the numbers, Amstutz asked about the $4.6 million in the health care fund that is not being appropriated. He asked if the money was being kept in reserve because the county’s health insurance is
Budget Director Carol Zemrock, county Administrator Patrick Herron and veteran Commissioner Ann Obrecht helped walk Amstutz and Commissioner Sue Smail through their first county budgets. However, Amstutz has had a lot of experience with budgets in his role as former chairman of the Finance Committee in the Ohio House of Representatives.
The budget anticipates $29.4 million will be available in revenue for the general fund. Of this amount, nearly $5.8 million is carry-over from 2016.
While there is projected to be $29.4 million in revenue, $2.5 million will be set aside and not encumbered. This will help the county have cash on hand to start 2018, Obrecht said. The commissioners, in recent years, have left around $2 million unencumbered to have money available to pay bills for the first few months of the year until tax revenue starts coming in. …show more content…
“Excuse me for getting granular,” Amstutz told Zemrock.
As they looked over the numbers, Amstutz asked about the $4.6 million in the health care fund that is not being appropriated. He asked if the money was being kept in reserve because the county’s health insurance is