Commissioners host 2022 budget hearing

RITZVILLE – Adams County commissioners held public hearings on the proposed 2022 county budget.

During the Monday, Dec. 13, hearing, Commissioner Jay Weise outlined the budget process, saying it was “a little different from previous years.”

He explained a series of workshops took place with all elected officials and department heads attending in an effort to share and learn about what other department budget requests include, and why.

The 2022 proposed budget is a status quo budget which provides for continued operations.

Proposed expenditures for current expense departments are $12,070,642.

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