(KLZA)--Richardson County Commissioners voted to adopt the resolution approving the Fiscal Year 2022-23 budget as published when they met last week.

The property tax request is up 17 percent to $5,744,631 with the levy at 39.97 cents per $100 of assessed valuation.

The total operating budget is $21,363,203, a 22 percent increase over the current fiscal year.

Sheriff Rick Hardesty informed the Board last week that Roland Merwin is no longer the Chief Deputy Sheriff, but will serve as the full-time School Resource Officer at the Humboldt – Table Rock – Steinauer Schools.