The Cass County Board of Supervisors, today (Wednesday), set March 8th as the date for a public hearing on the County’s Fiscal Year 2017-2018 budget.  The proposed tax rate levy in the budget is roughly $5.23 per $1,000 valuation in the urban areas, and $9.50 for the rural areas, both of which is a decline from last year.

The Board also re-appointed Larry Randall as County Weed Commissioner, after he passed his recent re-certification test. His term is effective March 2017 through February 2018. And, they heard a report from Karim Amiri with Wellmark Blue Cross/Blue Shield, with regard to renewal of the County’s Fiscal Year 2018 Group Health Insurance.