Emergency Management & 911 Boards Approve Budgets
The Mahaska County Emergency Management Commission.
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The Mahaska County Emergency Management Board held their budget hearing on January 31, 2017.
There was no one from the public to speak about the proposed 2017-18 budget, nor were there any written comments.
The current line item for a health insurance increase in the budget is $33,481. The Mahaska County Board of Supervisors are continuing to develop their budget and insurance costs may be less than that currently published.
The Supervisors are looking to take more from the trust they use as a self-insured provider, in an effort to offset any budget shortfall. The shortfall happened due to sales tax funds now being diverted to secondary roads, versus the county general fund.
The levy for Emergency Management last year was .88 per $1,000, and for fiscal year 2017-18 will be at $1.00 per $1,000 of valuation.
The E/911 Board also approved their budget for the 2017-18 fiscal year, which is collected from 911 surcharge on telephone service. The money is used to buy and maintain equipment for 911 operations.
By-law updates were tabled until the next meeting.
The Emergency Management Board and E/911 Board share many of the same members. The two entities worked to consolidate decision making back in 2015. The two boards still meet separately for budgetary planning.
The total budget for the Mahaska County Emergency Management and 911 Center is $1,068,181.98.
