County Budget
Preliminary Budget 2023
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About the Budget
The Williams County 2023 Preliminary Budget, as approved by the Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) on August 2, 2022, is provided below. A public hearing for the budget will be held during the regular meeting of the BOCC on September 20, 2022 and Commissioners will finalize the budget.
Note that the budget may change at any point in the year, but the proposed amount of property tax levied for any specific fund will not change once the final budget is approved.
2023 Revenue Sources
Source |
Amount |
| Property Tax | $12,103,609 |
| Non-tax Resources (Grants, Cash Reserve, etc.) | $37,737,113 |
| Other Revenue (Fees, GPT, etc.) | $70,028,121 |
| Total | $119,868,843 |
*Revenue sources to balance the budget
2023 Preliminary Budget Summary
County Funds* |
2023 Preliminary Budget Requests (Expenditures) |
| General Fund | $41,008,508 |
| Road & Bridge Fund | $18,883,051 |
| Special Road Levy Fund | $15,552,500 |
| Other County-managed Levied Funds | $3,530,285 |
| Other Funds | $40,894,500 |
| County Total | $119,868,843 |
*See below for breakdown of funds
2023 Tax Levy Summary
County Funds |
2023 Proposed Levy | 2022 Certified Levy |
| General Fund | $3,966,826 | $3,964,841 |
| Road & Bridge Fund | $1,192,891 | $1,073,597 |
| Special Road Levy Fund | $6,092,890 | $5,850,752 |
| Veteran's Service Officer Fund | - | - |
| County Agent Fund | $401,164 | $395,933 |
| Weed Control Fund | - | - |
| Jail Repair Fund | - | - |
| County Total | $11,653,772 | $11,285,123 |
2023 Preliminary Budget Detail by Fund Type
*SUBJECT TO CHANGE*
General Government |
2021 Actual | 2022 Appropriation | 2023 Preliminary Budget Requests |
| Governing Board | $585,830 | $607,580 | $435,793 |
| Community Development | $0 | $0 | $9,400,820 |
| Courts | $119,297 | $129,750 | $129,750 |
| Auditor | $368,572 | $491,567 | $512,606 |
| Treasurer/Recorder | $713,190 | $779,342 | $851,228 |
| State's Attorney | $1,418,352 | $1,596,425 | $1,731,588 |
| Tax Equalization | $861,656 | $922,480 | $889,236 |
| County Administration | $631,283 | $734,020 | $935,240 |
| Superintendent of Schools | $13,978 | $31,407 | $10,050 |
| DMV | $370,458 | $454,600 | $431,916 |
| Finance | $538,003 | $558,408 | $602,403 |
| Facilities | $1,332,501 | $1,497,392 | $1,607,346 |
| County Buildings | $1,642,066 | $763,371 | $933,695 |
| Emergency Communications Systems | $70,417 | $134,333 | $145,300 |
| Fleet | $126,934 | $88,671 | $100,450 |
| IT | $1,731,990 | $1,730,478 | $1,965,730 |
| GIS | $240,945 | $488,296 | $284,400 |
| Elections | $2,919 | $242,813 | $51,100 |
| Development Services | $905,016 | $1,037,702 | $1,022,486 |
| Social Services Administration | $204,492 | $198,264 | $213,844 |
| Weather Modification | $140,368 | $152,515 | $150,000 |
| Unorganized Townships | $16,224 | $16,600 | $15,950 |
| Non-Departmental | $1,867,482 | $554,136 | $984,448 |
|
Total General Government |
$13,901,972 | $13,210,149 | $23,405,379 |
Public Safety Projected Expenditures |
2021 Actual | 2022 Appropriation | 2023 Preliminary Budget Requests |
| County Sheriff | $7,041,958 | $8,286,790 | $9,216,359 |
| County Jail | $4,584,000 | $6,150,017 | $6,814,370 |
| Youth Assessment Center | $791,994 | $1,110,256 | $1,135,865 |
| Emergency Services | $216,160 | $380,228 | $436,535 |
|
Total Public Safety |
$12,634,112 | $15,927,291 | $17,603,129 |
|
Grand Total General Fund (General Government + Public Safety) |
$26,536,084 | $29,137,440 | $41,008,508 |
Road & Bridge Funds |
2021 Actual | 2022 Appropriation | 2023 Preliminary Budget Requests |
| Road & Bridge Fund | $8,402,506 | $12,919,750 | $18,883,051 |
| Special Road Levy Fund | $2,521,810 | $9,362,500 | $15,552,500 |
|
Total Road & Bridge |
$10,924,316 | $22,282,250 | $34,435,551 |
Other County-managed Levied Funds |
2021 Actual | 2022 Appropriation | 2023 Preliminary Budget Requests |
| County Agent Fund | $311,640 | $508,943 | $588,771 |
| Jail Repair Fund | $46,256 | $300,000 | $300,000 |
| Vector Control District #1 Fund | $469,430 | $1,088,974 | $1,079,312 |
| Veteran's Service Officer Fund | $216,017 | $230,029 | $249,443 |
| Unorganized Township Road & Bridge Fund | $368,385 | $615,000 | $360,000 |
| Weed Control Fund | $398,908 | $814,063 | $952,759 |
|
Total Levied Funds |
$1,810,636 | $3,557,009 | $3,530,285 |
| Other Funds (Projected Expenditures) | 2021 Actual | 2022 Appropriation | 2023 Preliminary Budget Requests |
| 1% Sales Tax Fund | $12,953,095 | $18,382,233 | $17,300,000 |
| 24/7 Fund | $68,483 | $92,500 | $96,680 |
| Behavioral Health Grants Fund | $630,275 | $604,446 | $1,503,600 |
| Blacktail Dam Maintenance Fund | $25,833 | $28,000 | $43,500 |
| Capital Replacement Fund | $110,794 | $705,446 | $171,850 |
| Crew Housing Fund | $132,500 | $250,000 | $250,000 |
| Client Needs | $13,153 | $8,680 | $9,400 |
| County Highway Equipment Replacement | $1,550 | $115,000 | $122,500 |
| County Reserve Fund | $0 | $2,000,000 | $0 |
| Debt Service Fund | $245,515 | $245,853 | $211,817 |
| Dive Team Fund | $11,431 | $5,000 | $5,200 |
| Drug Forfeiture Money Fund | $2,121 | $7,500 | $7,500 |
| Drug Task Fund | $150,634 | $171,136 | $182,713 |
| E-911 Emergency Communications Fund | $815,267 | $761,761 | $805,755 |
| Emergency Management Grants Fund | $387,405 | $250,000 | $500,000 |
| Emergency Services Project Fund | $7,138,227 | $200,000 | $334,326 |
| Facility Improvement Fund | $284,712 | $195,000 | $0 |
| Frost Permits | $728,106 | $550,000 | $550,000 |
| LEPC Fund | $44,275 | $138,500 | $146,900 |
| North Star Human Service Zone Fund | $5,008,655 | $5,708,870 | $6,070,013 |
| Record Document Preservation Fund | $24,576 | $636,500 | $273,500 |
| Rental of County Property Fund | $74,364 | $103,079 | $71,379 |
| Self Insurance Fund | $5,827,234 | $6,285,645 | $6,795,428 |
| Sheriff - Specialty Teams Fund | $89,479 | $309,543 | $653,142 |
| Sheriff's Grant Fund | $30,506 | $112,400 | $16,900 |
| Social Services Building Improvement Fund | $52,827 | $7,500 | $17,500 |
| States Attorney VOCA Grant Fund | $251,754 | $269,131 | $291,732 |
| Township Loans | $0 | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 |
| UMRRDC Fund | $905,870 | $1,217,694 | $1,359,151 |
| Vector Control Capital Projects Fund | $0 | $124,000 | $89,000 |
| WCCC Commissary Fund | $21,329 | $13,750 | $13,750 |
| Williams County Asset Forfeiture Fund | $31,866 | $35,000 | $35,000 |
| Williams County Parks Fund | $468,574 | $542,610 | $495,983 |
| Williams County Parks Master Plan Fund | $0 | $0 | $1,103,280 |
| Williams County Visitor's Promotion Fund | $44,576 | $150,000 | $212,000 |
| Workers Compensation Fund | $133,591 | $127,000 | $155,000 |
|
Total Other Funds |
$36,708,579 | $41,353,776 | $40,894,500 |
Detail of 2023 Property Tax Levies
*SUBJECT TO CHANGE*
County Funds |
2023 Proposed Appropriations | 2023 Proposed Levy | 2022 Certified Levy |
| General Fund | $50,140,805 | $3,966,826 | $3,964,841 |
| Road & Bridge Fund | $18,883,051 | $1,192,891 | $1,073,597 |
| Special Road Levy Fund | $15,552,500 | $6,092,890 | $5,850,752 |
| Veteran's Service Officer Fund | $249,443 | $0 | $0 |
| County Agent Fund | $588,771 | $401,164 | $395,933 |
| Weed Control Fund | $952,759 | $0 | $0 |
| Jail Repair Fund | $300,000 | $0 | $0 |
| County Total | $86,667,329 | $11,653,772 | $11,285,123 |
Unorganized Townships (County-managed) |
2023 Proposed Appropriations | 2023 Proposed Levy | 2022 Certified Levy |
| Unorganized Township | $100,000 | $0 | $0 |
| Hofflund Township | $50,000 | $0 | $0 |
| Nesson Valley Township | $50,000 | $0 | $0 |
| Golden Valley Township | $50,000 | $26,401 | $25,659 |
| New Home Township | $70,000 | $33,404 | $0 |
| Cow Creek Township | $50,000 | $0 | $0 |
| Wheelock Village | - | - | - |
| Unorganized Total | $370,000 | $59,804 | $25,659 |
Other Levied Funds |
2023 Proposed Appropriations | 2023 Proposed Levy | 2022 Certified Levy |
| County Share of Airport Maintenance (Williston & Tioga) | $11,951,426 | $1,150,869 | $739,651 |
| County Library Service (Williston) | $920,505 | $359,735 | $381,307 |
| Upper Missouri District Health Unit | $3,200,434 | $444,503 | $432,931 |
| Williams County Historical Society | $124,930 | $120,016 | $100,490 |
| Older Persons | $430,645 | $404,065 | $390,226 |
| Williston Vector Control District #1 | $1,079,312 | $390,033 | $193,441 |
| Tioga Vector Control District #2 | $25,685 | $20,479 | $20,487 |
| Williams County Water Resources District | $915,340 | $350,000 | $350,000 |
| Other Total | $18,648,276 | $3,239,701 | $2,608,533 |
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.