A base salary established by the State of Ohio remained unchanged. Approved a supplemental pay increase from $22.62 per hour to $23.58 for Guernsey County Department of Job and Family Services Director Kathy Jamiel.No action was taken by commissioners following the meeting. Met with Cambridge Mayor Tom Orr, Councilman Tim Evancho and Auditor Suellen Johnson in executive session regarding a contract with the city.Mourer will continue to meet with commissioners this month to review ways the county could close the gap between budget requests and estimated revenue in hopes of passing a temporary 2022 budget by the end of this year. She also discussed potential funding increases for the Guernsey County Sheriff's Office - the largest budget among county agencies exceeding $4 million - due to a contract with another agency for investigative services, staffing and new radios and body camera fees for the jail. Mourer also covered some of the factors of the increased requests for 2022 including a electronic-monitoring program through the Cambridge Municipal Court, elimination of the Victims of Crime Act funding for the prosecutor's office and the purchase of a new vehicle by the juvenile court. Those funds with reduction include computer services, $98 vital statistics, $600 Guernsey County Common Pleas Court, $13,162 Common Pleas Court Probation, $7,285 Board of Elections, $28,326 courthouse security, $2,898 veteran's services, $28,330 and contingencies, $34,664.82. Mourer said only eight departments show a request reduction from the 2021 requests. we can count on those to come in as strong as they have been trending." We looked at some of the revenue streams that we feel are going to be stronger. "That is actually an increase of $754,821 over what our estimate for this year was," said Mourer of the protected revenue. Revenue next year is estimated to be $14.8 million with $16.9 million in budget requests for the year. The county's estimated carryover from 2021 to 2022 available for appropriation is estimated to be $7.5 million, according to Mourer. The 2021 budget reflected a 3% increase from the $15.3 million budget in 2020. "Thankfully, our revenue has come in very strong and our expenses have not maxed out to what was anticipated, so we are not touching our cash balance by that amount," said Mourer. In February, commissioners approved a $15.8 million budget for 2021, with a $1.7 million carryover from the county's reserves.
'Two minor issues raised': Commissioners host post audit meeting approve RUMA with local companyĪmerican Rescue Plan Act: Officials set top 5 list for projects funded by ARPA "We are in the same ballpark this year as we were last year at this time," said Mourer. The information regarding the budget requests, next year's estimated revenue and the resulting shortfall was shared with commissioners by Budget and Fiscal Manager Brenda Mourer during the first phase of budget planning for the 2022.
Guernsey County commissioners learned Monday that budget requests by elected officials and offices funded through the county's general fund could result in an estimated $2.1 million shortfall next year.