(KMZA)--The Nemaha County Commission has adopted the 2022 county budget as published.

The action followed a hearing Monday drawing no public comment.

It calls for net expenditures of nearly $14.3 million and a nearly 1.9 mill levy decrease.

The budget contains an estimated tax rate of 40.118 mills, which is to generate nearly $8.5 million in tax revenue.

Even though the property tax levy will decrease, the county will collect the same amount of tax as this year due to a more than $9.4 million increase in the county's assessed valuation.