WAYNE COUNTY, PA — On November 21, the Wayne County Commissioners introduced their proposed budget plan for 2025. This proposed plan totals an amount of $41,783,275, a net 4.7 percent higher …
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WAYNE COUNTY, PA — On November 21, the Wayne County Commissioners introduced their proposed budget plan for 2025. This proposed plan totals an amount of $41,783,275, a net 4.7 percent higher than 2024.
According to the commissioners’ press release, a minimal tax increase is necessary in order to accommodate the rising costs of food, insurance and electricity, in addition to a loss of funding for various mandated health and human services programs. Other expenses that have increased throughout the past year include costs related to internet technology, vehicles and their maintenance, and contracted services.
“Wayne County is fiscally conservative and prides itself in being able to do more with less,” said commissioners Brain Smith, Jocelyn Cramer and James Shook. “But everyone is struggling with inflation and the increased costs of goods, and while we did our best to make cuts where feasible, a slight tax increase was necessary.”
The proposed tax increase will raise the county’s millage from 3.240 mills to 3.483 mills. This increase will equate to roughly $2 more per month in taxes per $100,000 of assessed value of taxpayers’ property, and will provide approximately $2,300,000 in revenue for the year 2025.
According to the county’s proposed expenditures, the largest department in terms of spending is human services, which uses nearly $13,000,000. The second and third biggest spenders are general government administration and public safety, slated to spend around $8,770,000 and $8,630,000, respectively.
The county is poised to spend around $6,130,000 on general government and judicial; $2,330,000 on debt service; $1,660,000 on conservation and development; and under $1 million each on public works and on culture and recreation.
Over half the county’s proposed revenue comes from taxes, at close to $29 million. Intergovernmental expenses and charges for services also make up a large portion of the county’s revenue, with close to $9,350,000 and $2,550,000, respectively. Licenses and permits, interest/rent, general fund surplus and miscellaneous sources of income account for the rest of the revenue.
For more information regarding the proposed expenditures and revenue, or to read the full press release, visit Wayne County’s website at waynecountypa.gov/1013/2025-Budget.
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