Commissioner and assessor spar during budget hearings
The second day of hearings for the 2023 Cole County budget ended Wednesday in an argument between Assessor Chris Estes and Western District Commissioner Harry Otto.
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The second day of hearings for the 2023 Cole County budget ended Wednesday in an argument between Assessor Chris Estes and Western District Commissioner Harry Otto.
The fairness of salary increases for county employees and the creation of new positions were the only real points of contention at Tuesday's Cole County commission meeting.
The most highly funded items on the proposed Cole County 2023 budget are law enforcement, emergency medical services, capital improvements and general accounts.
The proposed 2023 Cole County budget projects $115.2 million in revenue, $83.7 million in expenditures and a 4 percent cost-of-living salary adjustment for employees.
Republican incumbent Sam Bushman successfully defended his seat Tuesday in the Cole County presiding commissioner race.