Jury proposing $38.9M budget for 2022

The Acadia Parish Police Jury will consider adoption of a $38.9 million budget when it meets on Monday, Dec. 13.
That’s an increase of $8.3 million, or roughly 27 percent higher than the budget proposed for 2021 and includes an anticipated deficit of $1.4 million overall.
The budget for the parish general fund, the general day-to-day operational fund, is up to $15.3 million this year from last year’s $7.5 million, likely from federal coronavirus relief funding.
The largest increase in revenue in the general fund is in the area of intergovernmental transfer, which jumps to $9.9 million this year from $2.7 million last year, an increase of $7.2 million, or 265%.
Under revenues, it appears the jury plans to pour more funding into economic development and assistance this year.
Last year the parish budgeted only $133,145 for that line item. This year the number jumps to $6.2 million.
While last year’s general fund budget “zeroed out,” this year the police jury anticipates a deficit of $349,644.
A public hearing will be held prior to the Dec. 13 meeting, and the public is invited to ask questions concerning the proposed budget.
A summary of the budget was published in the Thursday, Nov. 25, edition of The Crowley Post-Signal. A detailed copy is available for public inspection at the office of the parish treasurer at 505 NE Court Circle between the hours of 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m.