County commisisoners set budget, tax rate for new fiscal year

The Ochiltree County Commissioners’ Court approved the new budget and tax rate for fiscal year 2020- 21 during its regular meeting on Monday morning.

The county’s budget for next year will be about $14 million, about $348,000 less than last year.

The county’s tax rate for maintenance and operations was set at 62.4 cents per $100 valuation, and the rate for the interest and sinking fund was set at 4.…