Monroe County (WI) has to pare $518K from budget

Link to spartanewspapers.com.

Excerpt: The state only allowed the county a 3% increase over the 2009 levy, giving it a $14,955,301 cap. The mil rate on that amount is $5.972 per $1,000 of equalized value, holding steady over last year's rate of $5.977.

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Even though the finance committee held departments to a 0% increase over their 2009 budgets, the clerk of courts, circuit court and district attorney's office each came in with bigger budgets.

The district attorney asked for a $73,000 budget increase to cover two and a half new positions. The clerk of courts requested a $29,000 increase for a new position beginning July 1.