By Sherry Hamilton on May 12, 2021
The Mathews County Board of Supervisors took just three minutes to pass the $28.13 million FY 2021-2022 budget on Tuesday during a special meeting called for that purpose.
The vote was 3-2, with supervisors Amy Dubois, Melissa Mason, and board chair Mike Rowe supporting the motion to approve the budget and Paul Hudgins and Jackie Ingram voting against.
The balanced budget is approximately $576,000 less than the current year’s budget and requires no tax increase. It provides $15.59 million toward the Mathews County Public Schools budget and $2.33 million to the county’s Social Services budget. It also includes capital expenses of $695,000 for technology that will be covered by a matching grant; $341,000 for infrastructure maintenance, $222,000 of which is for the new public safety radio system; and $14,500 for renovations to structures on the Historic Court Green. The remaining $8.96 million funds the county budget.
By Sherry Hamilton on April 28, 2021
The Mathews County Board of Supervisors was unable to pass the annual county budget on Tuesday, casting a tie vote in the absence of one member. Supervisor Melissa Mason didn’t arrive until the meeting was almost over, saying that her mother was sick. She was late to last month’s meeting for the same reason.
Chairman Mike Rowe and supervisor Amy Dubois voted to approve the balanced budget, which contained no increase from last year and required no tax increase. It was the subject of a brief public hearing earlier this month that drew no objections from the public.