County Budget
About the Budget
The Williams County 2022 budget, as approved by the Board of County Commissioners on September 21, 2021, is provided below. The levy amounts for property taxes are also provided in summary and in detail.
2022 Budget Summary
County Funds* | 2022 Budget Requests (Expenditures) |
| General Fund | $27,552,585 |
| Road & Bridge Fund | $12,859,750 |
| Special Road Levy Fund | $8,802,500 |
| Other County-managed Levied Funds | $3,517,009 |
| Other Funds | $42,635,983 |
| County Total | $95,367,827 |
*See below for breakdown of funds
**Transfers out fund expenditures in other departments
2022 Tax Levy Summary
County Funds | 2022 Certified Levy | 2021 Certified Levies |
| General Fund | $3,964,841 | $3,215,865 |
| Road & Bridge Fund | $1,073,597 | $1,037,758 |
| Special Road Levy Fund | $5,850,752 | $5,555,752 |
| Veteran's Service Officer Fund | - | $161,780 |
| County Agent Fund | $395,933 | $347,235 |
| Weed Control Fund | - | $595,823 |
| Jail Repair Fund | - | $370,910 |
| County Total | $11,285,123 | $11,285,123 |
Total anticipated revenue = $64,973,477; cash reserves are used to fill the gap between expenses and collected revenue
2022 Budget Detail by Fund Type
*SUBJECT TO CHANGE*
General Government | 2020 Actual | 2021 Appropriation | 2022 Budget Requests |
| Governing Board | $570,139 | $553,784 | $607,580 |
| Courts | $189,466 | $137,300 | $129,750 |
| Auditor | $447,854 | $450,823 | $491,567 |
| Treasurer/Recorder | $718,143 | $720,853 | $779,342 |
| State's Attorney | $1,369,394 | $1,432,526 | $1,576,425 |
| Tax Equalization | $835,075 | $865,441 | $922,480 |
| Human Resources | $637,212 | $655,473 | $734,020 |
| Superintendent of Schools | $215,358 | $37,413 | $31,407 |
| Finance | $405,942 | $509,894 | $558,408 |
| Facilities | $1,281,594 | $1,374,315 | $1,497,392 |
| County Buildings | $666,885 | $685,100 | $763,371 |
| Emergency Communications Systems | $174,984 | $115,500 | $134,333 |
| Fleet | $55,139 | $78,767 | $88,671 |
| IT | $1,911,112 | $1,578,099 | $1,730,478 |
| GIS | $252,886 | $263,498 | $488,296 |
| Elections | $251,155 | $22,000 | $242,813 |
| Development Services | $987,329 | $975,801 | $1,037,702 |
| Employee Benefits | $67,909 | $494,580 | $136,490 |
| Social Services Administration | $157,919 | $173,620 | $198,264 |
| Weather Modification | $133,238 | $135,209 | $152,515 |
| Unorganized Townships | $0 | $0 | $16,600 |
| Non-Departmental | $407,679 | $391,500 | $417,646 |
Total General Government | $11,736,412 | $11,651,496 | $12,735,550 |
Public Safety Projected Expenditures | 2020 Actual | 2021 Appropriation | 2022 Budget Requests |
| County Sheriff | $6,870,450 | $7,548,854 | $8,286,790 |
| County Jail | $4,608,779 | $5,361,289 | $6,150,017 |
| Emergency Services | $342,129 | $344,098 | $380,228 |
Total Public Safety | $11,821,358 | $13,254,241 | $14,817,035 |
Grand Total General Fund (General Government + Public Safety) | $23,557,770 | $24,905,737 | $27,552,585 |
Road & Bridge Funds | 2020 Actual | 2021 Appropriation | 2022 Budget Requests |
| Road & Bridge Fund | $17,805,504 | $14,594,612 | $12,859,750 |
| Special Road Levy Fund | $9,459,452 | $5,870,580 | $8,802,500 |
Total Road & Bridge | $27,264,956 | $20,465,192 | $21,662,250 |
Other County-managed Levied Funds | 2020 Actual | 2021 Appropriation | 2022 Budget Requests |
| County Agent Fund | $271,120 | $401,726 | $468,943 |
| Jail Repair Fund | $145,765 | $398,000 | $300,000 |
| Vector Control District #1 Fund | $420,977 | $1,075,266 | $1,088,974 |
| Veteran's Service Officer Fund | $210,131 | $217,564 | $230,029 |
| Unorganized Township Road & Bridge Fund | $252,196 | $487,875 | $615,000 |
| Weed Control Fund | $335,189 | $705,053 | $814,063 |
Total Levied Funds | $1,635,378 | $3,285,484 | $3,517,009 |
| Other Funds (Projected Expenditures) | 2020 Actual | 2021 Appropriation | 2022 Budget Requests |
| 1% Sales Tax Fund | $15,248,618 | $19,500,000 | $18,382,233 |
| 24/7 Fund | $74,164 | $125,000 | $92,500 |
| Behavioral Health Grants Fund | $0 | $0 | $604,446 |
| Blacktail Dam Maintenance Fund | $83,972 | $46,500 | $28,000 |
| Capital Replacement Fund | $47,242 | $203,075 | $525,446 |
| Client Needs | $15,037 | $0 | $8,680 |
| County Highway Equip. Replacement Fund | $54,434 | $115,000 | $115,000 |
| County Reserve Fund | $0 | $220,560 | $2,000,000 |
| Crew Housing Fund | $400,000 | $0 | $250,000 |
| Debt Service Fund | $246,895 | $248,200 | $245,853 |
| Department of Motor Vehicles Fund | $427,009 | $445,772 | $454,600 |
| Dive Team Fund | $4,439 | $5,000 | $5,000 |
| Drug Forfeiture Money Fund | $2,587 | $10,500 | $7,500 |
| Drug Task Fund | $137,690 | $169,182 | $171,136 |
| E-911 Emergency Communications Fund | $819,572 | $726,406 | $761,761 |
| Emergency Management Grants Fund | $76,765 | $0 | $250,000 |
| Emergency Services Project Fund | $2,865,827 | $6,300,000 | $200,000 |
| Facility Improvement Fund | $719,786 | $0 | $195,000 |
| Frost Permits | $626,088 | $0 | $550,000 |
| LEPC Fund | $158 | $83,700 | $138,500 |
| NDSU Ext Pesticide Program Fund | $7,312 | $3,500 | $1,350 |
| North Star Human Service Zone Fund | $5,058,030 | $5,695,342 | $5,708,870 |
| NW Youth Assessment Center Fund | $811,208 | $946,000 | $1,110,256 |
| Record Document Preservation Fund | $55,257 | $33,500 | $636,500 |
| Rental of County Property Fund | $93,717 | $90,600 | $103,079 |
| Self Insurance Fund | $5,088,495 | $5,129,150 | $6,285,645 |
| Sheriff - Specialty Teams Fund | $202,883 | $150,700 | $309,543 |
| Sheriff's Grant Fund | $905,135 | $270,000 | $112,400 |
| Social Services Building Improvement Fund | $1,536,908 | $0 | $7,500 |
| States Attorney VOCA Grant Fund | $269,536 | $277,127 | $269,131 |
| States Attorney Witness Fund | $10,663 | $25,000 | $20,000 |
| Township Loans | $0 | $0 | $1,000,000 |
| UMRRDC Fund | $958,594 | $960,000 | $1,217,694 |
| WCCC Commissary Fund | $79,861 | $90,500 | $13,750 |
| Williams County Asset Forfeiture Fund | $11,822 | $0 | $35,000 |
| Williams County Park Fund | $423,773 | $346,073 | $542,610 |
| Williams County Visitor's Promotion Fund | $50,000 | $10,000 | $150,000 |
| Workers Compensation Fund | $124,435 | $121,119 | $127,000 |
Total Other Funds | $37,357,912 | $42,347,506 | $42,635,983 |
Detail of 2022 Property Tax Levies
*SUBJECT TO CHANGE*
County Funds | 2022 Proposed Appropriations | 2022 Certified Levy | 2021 Certified Levies |
| General Fund | $30,177,662 | $3,964,841 | $3,215,865 |
| Road & Bridge Fund | $12,859,750 | $1,073,597 | $1,037,758 |
| Special Road Levy Fund | $9,802,500 | $5,850,752 | $5,555,752 |
| Veteran's Service Officer Fund | $230,029 | ‐ | $161,780 |
| County Agent Fund | $468,943 | $395,933 | $347,235 |
| Weed Control Fund | $814,063 | ‐ | $595,823 |
| Jail Repair Fund | $300,000 | ‐ | $370,910 |
| County Total | $54,652,947 | $11,285,123 | $11,285,123 |
Unorganized Townships (County-managed) | 2022 Proposed Appropriations | 2022 Proposed Levy | 2021 Certified Levies |
| Unorganized Township | $225,000 | ‐ | ‐ |
| Hofflund Township | $65,000 | ‐ | ‐ |
| Nesson Valley Township | $50,000 | ‐ | ‐ |
| Golden Valley Township | $150,000 | $25,659 | ‐ |
| New Home Township | $75,000 | ‐ | ‐ |
| Cow Creek Township | $50,000 | ‐ | ‐ |
| Wheelock Village | ‐ | ‐ | ‐ |
| Unorganized Total | $615,000 | $25,659 | ‐ |
Other Levied Funds | 2022 Proposed Appropriations | 2022 Proposed Levy | 2021 Certified Levies |
| Older Persons | $420,518 | $420,518 | $524,798 |
| Williams County Historical Society | $126,800 | $125,900 | $98,646 |
| Upper Missouri District Health Unit | $3,614,511 | $434,043 | $434,043 |
| Williams County Water Resources District | $772,090 | $350,000 | $299,884 |
| Williston Vector Control District #1 | $1,088,974 | $193,441 | $345,388 |
| Tioga Vector Control District #2 | $25,685 | $23,685 | $20,396 |
| County Share of Airport Maintenance (Williston & Tioga) | $5,263,633 | $739,651 | $735,525 |
| County Library Service (Williston) | $827,577 | $381,307 | $260,841 |
| Other Total | $12,139,788 | $2,668,545 | $2,719,521 |
Note: On a property tax statement the “County” category in “Taxes by District” includes levies from the County-managed funds, including Unorganized Townships, as well as non-County managed “Other Levied Funds.”
Note: The Williams County budget is subject to change at any time.