CARROLLTON – The Carroll County Board of Supervisors discussed the county’s budget for the 2018 fiscal year during a regular meeting at the Carroll County Courthouse in Carrollton on Monday.
According to Tony Green, finance director/governmental specialist with North Central Planning and Development District, they expect the millage for the General Fund to generate $3,104,626 in property tax funds for the 2018 fiscal year, which is $124,550 more than in the 2017 year.
“This will give us more revenue to fund the budgeted expenditure requests that I’ve not received yet,” stated Green on Tuesday morning.
He stated that one county-wide mill will be estimated at $74,134 for the 2018 fiscal year, which is $2,799 more per mill than in 2017.
“That’s good compared to what I’ve seen in surrounding counties,” said Green.
Green also estimated the value of real property for 2018 to be $58,686,123, which is a $2,184,041 increase from the $56,502,082 estimated value in 2017.
In other board business:
• Board members agreed to advertise on Aug. 3 and Aug. 10 for bids on box culverts and approaches on County Road 157 and County Road 45 in Beat Four and on County Road 47 in Beats Four and Five. They will open bids for the projects at 10 a.m. on Sept. 5 at the Carrollton courthouse.
• The board authorized Board President Rickie Corley to sign for a DUI and Occupant Grant.
• Board members accepted a $51,442 bid from E-Force as a web-based tracking software system for the Carroll Montgomery Regional Correctional Facility and Emergency Operation Center. The bid was the lowest and best, according to Sheriff Clint Walker and Chief Deputy Adam Eubanks.
• The board agreed to reimburse $100 to Justice Court Clerk Michie L. Hooks for attending a convention on Sept. 13-15 in Bay St. Louis.
• Board members agreed to charge $7.50 for a sanitation fee at hunting camps throughout the county.
• The board agreed to buy a sign to be placed on the football field at J.Z. George for $250 and a sign and ad in the Carroll Academy media guide for $215.
• According to Beat Four Supervisor Claude Fluker and Beat Two Supervisor Terry Brown, more than half a million dollars is owed to Carroll County in outstanding garbage bills.
• Board members will have their next regular meeting at 9 a.m. on Monday at the Carroll County Courthouse in Vaiden.
