With the final vote by the Kennebec County Budget Committee, the spending plans for Kennebec County government and Unity Township will be forwarded to county commissioners next month for the final approval.
Without a quorum at Wednesday's Kennebec County Budget Committee meeting, the committee could not give its final approval to the $17.4 million spending plan.
County officials have contracted with a consultant to review, rank and complete risk assessments of grant applications to help determine how Kennebec County's $23.7 million in American Rescue Plan Act funds will be spent.
Spending across county departments is proposed to increase by about 4% to $17.4 million, but it's too soon to say what the impact on taxpayers across Kennebec County will be.