Supervisors expected to approve 2012 budget today
NORWICH – A seven-minute long public hearing Tuesday night of Chenango County’s proposed $84 million spending plan for next year is expected to be followed by a unanimous vote of approval today in the supervisors’ chambers.
The budget calls for a 3.5 percent tax levy increase over last year, but still meets New York’s recently adopted 2 percent tax cap legislation. Chenango County Treasurer and Budget Officer William C. Craine explained that this is due to a partial pension cost exclusion with the addition of newly assessed real property.
The average tax rate is down some 33 cents or about 2.56 percent. Individual town and city rates will vary by assessed value and equalization rates.
Craine said while he was pleased with the overall result, the county continues to see increasing and costly state mandates and aid reduction. For example, the county faced the following state imposed financial burdens:
• All aid was eliminated for the medical examiner’s office.
• Probation aid declined despite the imposition of performing the duties associated with Leandra’s Law.
• The correctional facility will need to institute and pay for a hepatitis/HIV inmate testing program.
• The NYSERS pension burden for 2012 increased at 6 times more than the cap (from an average rate of 16.3 percent of payroll in 2011 to 18.3 percent in 2012.).
• The county’s annual Medicaid costs escalate at a previously established program cap of 3 percent which exceeds the newly adopted 2 percent global tax cap. This results in an automatic increase of $100,000 plus, Craine said.
The budget calls for a 3.5 percent tax levy increase over last year, but still meets New York’s recently adopted 2 percent tax cap legislation. Chenango County Treasurer and Budget Officer William C. Craine explained that this is due to a partial pension cost exclusion with the addition of newly assessed real property.
The average tax rate is down some 33 cents or about 2.56 percent. Individual town and city rates will vary by assessed value and equalization rates.
Craine said while he was pleased with the overall result, the county continues to see increasing and costly state mandates and aid reduction. For example, the county faced the following state imposed financial burdens:
• All aid was eliminated for the medical examiner’s office.
• Probation aid declined despite the imposition of performing the duties associated with Leandra’s Law.
• The correctional facility will need to institute and pay for a hepatitis/HIV inmate testing program.
• The NYSERS pension burden for 2012 increased at 6 times more than the cap (from an average rate of 16.3 percent of payroll in 2011 to 18.3 percent in 2012.).
• The county’s annual Medicaid costs escalate at a previously established program cap of 3 percent which exceeds the newly adopted 2 percent global tax cap. This results in an automatic increase of $100,000 plus, Craine said.
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