The Johnson County Board of Supervisors were presented with the budget for fiscal 2024, which will be approved at a later date pending a formal vote from the supervisors.

According to the document showing the proposed budget, total expenditures are projected to be $146.8 million, with the next fiscal year beginning July 1. The projected expenditures are an increase of around $8 million from last year’s budget, which was calculated to be $138.4 million.

The biggest expenditures for fiscal 2024 will be public safety and legal services at $34.2 million and capital projects at $27.3 million. This sees an increase over the previous year for public safety and legal services of around $2 million, while a decrease of roughly $9 million for capital projects.

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Other highlights of the next budget include:

• $9 million to be provided to non-profit partners, agencies, and other government entities
• $8.3 million for planned road construction and maintenance
• $3 million for Conservation trail construction and maintenance

$9.6 million in federal American Rescue Plan Act relief dollars has also been budgeted for different projects in the fiscal year. 

Some of these funding projects include:

• $1 million for affordable housing
• $800,000 for expanding the General Assistance program
• $573,828 for expanding the county’s SEATS transportation program
• $400,000 for the new apprenticeship program

Under the proposed budget, the rural levy would be $3.68 per $1,000 of taxable property value, a decrease from last year of roughly one cent. The levy rate for individuals living in Iowa City will be roughly $6.06 per $1000 of taxable value, an increase of around two cents from the previous year.

The supervisors will vote at Thursday’s formal meeting to set a date for the vote to adopt the budget, with the proposed date of May 11.