Warren County, Kentucky

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Warren County was created in 1797 from a portion of neighboring Logan County; Warren was the state's 24th county and was named for Boston's Dr. Joseph Warren, a hero of the Battle of Bunker Hill. Warren County embraces a 547 square mile area in south central Kentucky's Pennyroyal Region.[1],[2] The county seat is the city of Bowling Green.

[edit] Website evaluation

Main article: Evaluation of Kentucky county websites

[edit] The good

  • Fiscal court members are listed, but contact information is not provided.[3]

[edit] The bad

  • Tax information not available.
  • Budget is not published.
  • Information is not provided on meetings, administrative officials, building permits and zoning.
  • County audits and contracts are not online.
  • Does not disclose if belongs to taxpayer-funded lobbying associations.
  • Information on how to make a public records request is not provided on the site.
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[edit] Warren County Taxes passed in 2007

Despite a campaign promise by Judge-Executive Mike Buchanon that no taxes would be passed in 2007 the following were enacted:

  • ORD 07_18 WC OCCUPATIONAL TAX
  • ORD 07_23 WC Plum Springs and Warren County Joint Stormwater Sewer Agency Tax[4]
  • RES 07_32 Resolution Establishing A Public Health Tax
  • RES 07_35 Resolution Establishing A Millage Tax
  • RES 07_36 Resolution Establishing A Cooperative Extension Education Tax
  • ORD 07_34 WC A County Library Tax

The Budget Finance and Revenue Committee Task Force reported that the county was suffering a $3 million shortfall in the budget due to mandated increases in government programs.[5] The task force initially asked for a 10 percent tax to be placed on insurance premiums though it was later reduced to 5-7 percent and later abolished due to public outcry.

Now that the Fiscal year has ended and all the tallies are in, the year end budget is finished as of June 30, 2008. The County funds finished the year out as follows: The amended FY2007 budget was $33,900,491.48 of which $36,801,082.28 was actually received. From that $36,801,082.28, only $27,184,748.14 was actually spent leaving $9,616,334.14 untouched.

Private research, however, has placed the county debt at $2.3 million instead.[6]

[edit] Warren County cities & towns

[edit] External links

[edit] References

  1. ↑ History of Warren County by Nancy Baird
  2. ↑ Wikipedia on Warren County, Kentucky
  3. ↑ Fiscal Court
  4. ↑ Plea for no tax
  5. ↑ Daily News, Public hearings on proposed tax, March 15, 2007
  6. ↑ Warren County 2007 Budget, privately researched
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