The Henry County Board of Commissioners voted May 16 to approve a $154 million budget for the 2018 fiscal year, which begins July 1.
It represents a $9 million increase from the previous budget and will require about $6.6 million from the county’s reserves to balance it. About $4.3 million in additional costs for the county employees’ health care plan are being absorbed by the budget to keep employee costs from increasing, according to officials. Other new expenses include staff for a new senior/recreation center and two fire stations as well other new positions and an extra $500,000 in funding for the county’s libraries. Information: www.henrycounty-ga.org.
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