The Watauga County Commissioners appear to favor decreasing the fund balance by $6.13 million to increase funding for:
- “technology needs”
- pool repair
- animal control
- 911 communications upgrades
- a “document management system” for the DSS
- supplemental income for schools
- sheriff’s department payroll
- across-the-board cost of living increases.
The public hearing on the budget will be held at the commissioners’ meeting on the evening of May 17.
