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Department figures appear finalized
DAVENPORT—It’s budget season, and the “largest” local budget is that of Lincoln County. Rising medical insurance, risk insurance and other costs have made the 2023 budget a challenge to complete for the Auditor’s Office and county commissioners, but that budget is getting closer to finalization every day.
Chief accountant Rhonda Luiten shared department figures with The Record-Times and said these figures likely won’t be adjusted before the budget is finalized.
The costliest current expense item budgeted is Sheriff operations at $1,344,984, which is a slight decrease from the 2022 figure of $1,466,879. Other notable current expense figures include:
$1,090,700 to the Jail
$707,000 to non-departmental matters
$645,992 to Sheriff Administration
$604,783 to the Auditor’s Office
$581,513 to the Commissioner’s Office
$529,421 to Data Processing
$489,554 to the Assessor’s Office
$466,439 to the Prosecuting Attorney’s Office
$441,332 to the Courthouse
$435,499 to the Treasurer’s Office
$426,298 to the Clerk’s Office
$388,556 to Information Services
$346,182 to District Court
$339,957 to Davenport law enforcement
$289,214 to the Planning Department
$229,211 to Superior Court
$180,000 to Wilbur law enforcement
$179,304 to Juvenile Services
$141,130 to the WSU Extension
The most hefty county budget is that of county roads at $14,933,052, an increase from 2022’s figure of $13,265,292. $2,429,552 is budgeted for public health. Other notable county budgets outside the current expense fund paid for in local, state or other dollars (e.g. grant funds) include:
$443,450 for the County Fair
$1,633,793 in coronavirus funds
$358,092 for Alcohol/Drug Services
$580,000 for Homeless Housing
$536,500 for Traffic Policing
$387,500 for Emergency Communications
$6,863,012 for Lincoln County Broadband
$317,398 for the Noxious Weed Control Board
$465,000 for Public Safety
$765,900 for Capital Improvements
$440,000 for Rural County Development
$902,520 for Solid Waste Management
$2,740,000 for Equipment Rental
$1,702,150 for Pits and Quarries
$694,000 for the Employee Self-Insurance Fund
$3,025,438 for Martin Hall Operations
Drew Lawson is the editor of the Davenport Times. He is a graduate of Eastern Washington University.
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