The historic Douglas County Courthouse, 1616 Eighth St., Minden
Photo by Kurt Hildebrand.
A four-day budget session to work out the county’s tentative budget is scheduled to start 10 a.m. Tuesday at the Douglas County Courthouse.
According to the internal review committee, the general fund has $62 million in revenue and $59.9 million in expenses for the upcoming 2023-24 budget year. That amounts to a $2.65 million increase in expenses and a projected revenue increase of $4.6 million over the 2023 budget.
Governments across the state are working on their tentative budgets in order to meet a mid-April deadline. The deadline for the final budget is mid-May.
Because the Nevada Legislature is in session this year, entities like school districts that rely entirely on state funding must take their best guess on the budget since that’s usually the last thing lawmakers tackle during the session.
Tuesday’s session will kick off with presentations by county department directors on their operations and performance objectives.
Chief Financial Officer Terri Willoughby is scheduled to provide an overview of the budget process and the general fund before commissioners dive into the various budgets under their control.
Tuesday’s hearing is scheduled to discuss budgets and supplemental requests from all departments, but some of that may carry over into Wednesday.
On Wednesday, commissioners are scheduled to tackle budgets for the county’s utilities, known as enterprise funds. Internal service and capital project funds are also on the docket for Wednesday.
Special revenue, debt service and redevelopment agency budgets are all up for the March 30 meeting. Commissioners have scheduled a meeting for Friday should they require an extra day.
According to the agenda, commissioners may consider budgets in a different order and the hearings will continue until done.
