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Hamilton County budget requests seek raises for deputies, EMS personnel, more SROs and money for volunteer fire departments

Hamilton County Mayor Jim Coppinger details the plan to build a new building for the Humane Educaiotnal Society. The Humane Educational Society renewed its efforts to get a new $10 million shelter to replace its current building. This morning, commissioners discussed at their meeting on November 14, 2018 whether to move forward on a vote next week.
Hamilton County Mayor Jim Coppinger details the plan to build a new building for the Humane Educaiotnal Society. The Humane Educational Society renewed its efforts to get a new $10 million shelter to replace its current building. This morning, commissioners discussed at their meeting on November 14, 2018 whether to move forward on a vote next week. Hamilton County Mayor Jim Coppinger details the plan to build a new building for the Humane Educaiotnal Society. The Humane Educational Society renewed its efforts to get a new $10 million shelter to replace its current building. This morning, commissioners discussed at their meeting on November 14, 2018 whether to move forward on a vote next week.

By Ben Benton 4 min read

Hamilton County funding priorities arising out of 2019-20 departmental budget requests, or wish lists, presented on Tuesday aim to boost public education, raise salaries for deputies, EMS personnel and other county employees, and add school resource officers to elementary schools.

Budget requests for the coming fiscal year also seek to reduce incarceration costs, provide more money for volunteer fire departments, continue infrastructure improvements and stay the course on the county’s triple-A bond rating, according to County Mayor Jim Coppinger.

KEY DATES

May 14: Department of Education budget request presentationMay 15: Budget hearingsJune 4: Overall county budget meetingJune 5: Budget presented to County CommissionJune 26: Commission votes on budgetSource: Hamilton County Mayor’s Office

There was a standing-room-only crowd on hand at the county’s McDaniel Building on North Highland Park Avenue for Coppinger’s slide presentation of the requests. Tuesday’s requests came from county general government and constitutional offices. Coppinger stressed the figures were requests only, and a formal budget will be formulated as the process continues.

Total expenditure requests presented at the budget workshop for the coming fiscal year, not including the department of education, tallied $276,065,000, a 9.2% increase over last fiscal year’s budget of $252,810,705.