Of course, my tax and spend liberal friend Jeff Barth voted for it (just ribbing you Jeff);
In a four to one vote, the Minnehaha County Commission voted not to increase property taxes in the county for next year.
Most of the county commissioners agreed Tuesday afternoon that the 2019 balanced budget is already set in stone, so there’s no need to worry taxpayers for now.
Commissioner Jeff Barth voted in favor of the opt out. Barth said the city needs to plan for the future and to keep up with inflation.
Just for the record, I’m sure Jeff said ‘COUNTY’ because, well, that’s who he works for, but either way I do appreciate the fiscal responsibility of the county. As I have stated several times, the commissioners need to have better control of the State’s Attorney’s office and control some of that spending. It was also a big win for the ACLU who opposed increased spending for locking up low-risk offenders which saves taxpayers money.
The people were impressed. If this budget works, stay within it. I think Barth’s vote was a signal that an opt out will be required in the future.