(KAIR)--With Atchison County heading into budget season, meaning the Atchison County Commission’s need to compile plans for the 2023 budget, one Commissioner is calling on constituents to provide input into the process.

Third District County Commissioner Casey Quinn, late last week, took to social media, posting that “appropriations are coming up in our budget season again this year,” saying she believes she failed the process in her first year as Commissioner based on the feedback she received.

The focus of Quinn’s post is what funding should be allocated to local non-profit organizations, with Quinn saying taxpayers and constituents “were very clear...that they don’t believe the county should be in the business of spending on local non-profits.”

Explaining that she believed the $43,623 reduction made by the County “reduced everything outside of those funded by statute and also the [Atchison Area Chamber of Commerce, the Atchison County Fair, and the Atchison County Historical Society].” However, Quinn notes that it was brought to her attention “over the course of last year that [the County] is still funding many 501c3’s within the County” which Quinn says she’s confirmed.

Quinn, in her post adds that “eliminating funding for these organizations can be tough or even detrimental on them,” adding that it can be agreed that they are assets to the County. However, Quinn says her stance is whatever decision is made by her constituents “needs to be consistent across the board.”

Quinn calls for feedback in her post, saying she wants feedback as soon as possible so that she “may act accordingly in the upcoming weeks,” asking if all non-profit appropriations should be cut or kept. If kept, she questions how to remain consistent in the selection process.