Commissioners approve 2016 Adams County budget

On Monday, Dec. 21, the Board of Adams County Commissioners approved the Adams County budget for the 2016 fiscal year.

County Commissioner John Marshall stated, “The biggest change dollar-wise was not in the amount we have to operate on but in the amount requested.”

Within the Current Expense budget there is a total appropriation of $7,847,919 for Adams County in 2016. This includes a reserve fund of $1,050,000 and a non-departmental fund of $1,169,520.

The county has included capital outlay funds for the next year for many of the departments which will help to acquire, maintain and upgrade ca...