The first reading of Porter County’s 2024 proposed budget took 15 minutes Tuesday night and brought no public comment. It was approved unanimously by all seven members of the Porter County Council.
“As you guys know, we advertise high,” said Council President Jeremy Rivas, D-2nd. “There’s no way we could pass a $54 million general fund budget.”The average general fund budget for Porter County — the largest by far of over 100 funds — is $45 million. The proposal for 2024 is $54.2 million. Rivas explained that the general fund is increased by about $1.1 million each year.
Because the county has such healthy reserves Rivas believes the state would approve a relatively high increase to the general fund. The exception was employees in public safety, such as sheriff’s deputies and E-911 dispatchers, who were brought to the midpoint. This year the county hopes to bring the rest of its employees to the midpoint and “what we can afford on top of that,” Rivas said.
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