No public response at the Minnehaha County budget hearing

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO AM) - No one spoke during today’s public hearing on the Minnehaha County budget.

     The County’s proposed budget is over 68-million dollars, a four percent increase from this year.

     Chairman Gerald Beninga says the only time the Commission hears from people is after the budget is adopted.  Beninga says it's disappointing to him that the Commission doesn't get any input from the public about how the body spends taxpayer dollars.  He says the Commission will get some critique later in the process.              

     The Commission’s vote on final adoption is September 24^th.