At the Dec. 8 and Dec. 15 Board of County Commissioners meetings, the Board considered requests from county staff; attended to contracts, personnel-related decisions and matters pertaining to the landfill; and addressed other miscellaneous items as listed below. They also approved Board meeting dates for 2024.

The most significant decision made on Dec. 15 was to adopt the 2024 budget. Resolution No. 2023-12-15-02 appropriated $8,757,781 to the General Fund and eight others such as the Road and Bridge Fund and Human Services Fund. Resolution 2023-12-15-01 specified estimated expenditures and re...