Franklin County adopts 2024-2025 budget

Franklin County’s Board of Commissioners approved the 2024-2025 Franklin County Budget at a special called meeting June 10.

Commissioners approved the $125,346,271 General Fund Budget, set a tax rate of 50.5 cents per $100 valuation (reduced from 78.5 cents), approved a capital improvement plan for the General Fund, Public Utilities and Solid Waste and set the 2024-2025 Fee Schedule.

County Manager Kim Denton presented the recommended budget on May 20, 2024, and commissioners conducted a public hearing prior to approving the final budget.

The adopted budget added positions specifically identified as providing direct services, providing vehicles to accomplish service delivery, maintaining competitive employee compensation and benefits and providing resources to complete infrastructure and economic expansion projects.

At the start of the meeting, County Attorney Gena McCray reported that the Franklin County Board of Education met earlier in the day and amended its budget request to $30,541,812 for local expenses and $1,890,611 for capital outlay expenses for a total of $32,432,423. Support for education is 30.8% of the FY25 General Fund Budget.

Highlights from the 2024-2025 Budget include:

• $125,346,271 General Fund budget.

• Tax rate set at 50.5 cents per one-hundred-dollar valuation of property (reduced from 78.5 cents).

• 13 new county positions to address growth and the expanding need for services.

.• 23 new vehicles (including 10 for Sheriff’s Office)

• Public Utilities water and sewer rate increases.

• $32,432,423 to Franklin County Schools for Local Current Expense and Capital Outlay.

The county’s annual Fee Schedule was adopted by Board resolution. The complete Fee Schedule can be found on the Finance Page of the county’s website.

The FY25 Adopted Budget is available on the county’s website – www.franklincountync.gov – under the Finance Department page.

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