During the August 10, 2020, Commission Meeting, the Elmore County Commission unanimously adopted the fiscal year 2021 budget. The $31 million budget includes items such as:
- an allocation for year two of employee merit raises;
- reduced worker compensation and liability insurance costs,
- absorbs an increase in employee health insurance premiums,
- conversion of Tier II employees to Tier I benefits for retirement purposes,
- year two of SSUT allocation to the County and Tallassee Boards of Education,
- the addition of two new deputy positions,
- the addition of an additional 911 dispatcher,
- an additional construction crew to assist with municipal, BOE and economic development type projects,
- continued rotation of the county fleet to minimize ownership costs,
- year two of expenditures of County Rebuild Alabama Funds and Federal Exchange Funds,
- the one-time capacity project matches for the Redland Road corridor improvement project and Redland Road/ Firetower Road roundabout project that should begin construction in late 2020, and
- operational costs for the new Wi-Fi hotspots located throughout the county.
The county budget can be found here