(KNZA)--The 2021 Doniphan County budget has been adopted as published.

The Doniphan County Commission took the action Monday on a 2-1 vote following a hearing drawing no public comment. Commissioner Timothy Collins cast the lone dissenting vote.

The budget calls for net expenditures of nearly $12.3 million.

It contains an estimated tax rate of 38.601 mills, a 1.1 mill property tax levy decrease over this year.

The tax levy is to generate more than $5.7 million in revenue.

The Commission also adopted the 2021 Doniphan County Ambulance District #1 budget. It contains a mill levy rate of 2.246 mills, with appropriations to made to the city of Troy for operations of the ambulance district in the amount of $144,000. That's an increase of $50,0000 over 2020.

Following an executive session, the Commission voted unanimously to terminate Nicholas Popple as second district road foreman, effective August 24.

Following a separate executive session, the Commission vote unanimously to hire Kim Whitsell on a part-time basis as the Troy Senior Citizens Center director a salary of $11.50 an hour, subject to pre-employment screening.

She replaces longtime director Shirley Clary who was terminated, effective August 12.