RENO COUNTY — It appeared from the conversation among the Board of County Commissioners that there may be some distance between them as individuals as to whether the stated budget goal for next year should be a revenue neutral budget or a mill levy neutral budget.
A revenue neutral budget would involve continuing cuts to departments to keep the same number of dollars spent, in spite of inflation in both material and labor costs for the county.
A mill-levy neutral budget would be one where the commission would take advantage of any valuation increases to keep the tax rate flat while actually taking in more dollars.
Reno County has been able for the last two years to reach a budget that was revenue neutral.
Reno County Administrator Randy Partington will bring a proposed agenda for that meeting back to commissioners at their next regularly scheduled meeting on May 8.
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