Cayuga County’s 2024 proposed budget has been unveiled.
Budget Director Lynn Marinelli presented the proposed budget to county legislators at a special session on Thursday.
The $188,140,596 budget comes with a 2% property tax levy increase.
Marinelli cited increases in Medicaid costs, salaries, and health insurance premiums as necessitating increased spending. If approved the $188 million budget would be a roughly 8% increase over 2023’s $172.1 million adopted budget.
Along with the budget increase comes three new hires for the sheriff’s office – a detective, a deputy, and a clerk.
Other initiatives Marinelli laid out for 2024 would be funded from sources outside the budget. These include using ARPA funds for a new elevator at the County Office Building and using capital reserve for a new roof at the jail. The legislature’s committees will meet next week for budget workshops.
“This budget, we feel, is pretty reasonable and responsible,” said Marinelli during her presentation.
You can view the presentation below.
