SIDNEY — The Shelby County Board of Commissions has approved budgets for 2017 totalling more than $67 million, a 9.9 percent increase over last year’s budget.

The increase, for the most part, comes from increased grants that have been won for specific projects.

The line item for a sewer project in Newport, for instance, jumped from less than $20,000 in 2016 to more than $3 million this year. That’s because grant monies have been received and have been budgeted to be spent on the project during fiscal 2017.

“It’s always great when we can bring in those grants for citizens,” Commissioner Tony Bornhorst told the Sidney Daily News, Tuesday.

The commissioners appropriated funds for departments whose budgets come from the general fund. In addition, they appropriated amounts of other funds for departments that don’t fall under the general fund appropriations. The monies are appropriated based on projected budgets submitted by department heads annually.

“In the appropriations for the general fund, when you subtract out the money that comes in for a 1/2 percent sales tax that goes for capital improvements and roads and bridges, this budget is below (the budget of) 15 years ago,” Bornhorst said. “I think that’s a tribute to elected officials, staff and employees. We’re still delivering services effectively.”

Revenue to support the general fund is budgeted to come from the .75 percent sales tax ($4,500,000), property tax ($2,550,000), state government appropriations to the county ($665,000), casino revenue (t $550,000), another .5 percent sales tax ($3,130,000) which funds capital improvements, roads and bridges, interest income ($155,000), and fines and fees ($3,188,895).

Revenue to support the other funds is a combination of earned income, grants and appropriatons from state and federal agencies.

The general fund expenditures budgeted for 2017 are $16,785,182.39. The appropriations for other funds for 2017 are $50,216,060.81. The total is $67,001,243.20. The highest amount, more than $10 million, is designated for the engineer’s auto and gas fund. That line item is $10,528,752.03. The smallest amount, $692.72, is for the jury commission.

Other amounts were divided as follows:

General fund: Commissioners, $518,782; Building Department, $60,000; sales tax, $3,130,000; auditor, $231,095; treasurer, $160,581; prosecuting attorney, $509,509; Bureau of Inspection, $70,000; Regional Planning Commission, $26,000; Court of Appeals, $15,676.08; Common Pleas Court, $279,684.94; domestic relations referee, $133,235; adult probation, $103,886; Juvenile Court, $679,339; Juvenile Court Title IV-E, $16,824.05; Probate Court, $146,323.94.

Also, clerk of court, $321,198; coroner, $119,624; Municipal Court, $117,823.08; city solicitor, $25,000; Board of Elections, $282,675; Building and Grounds, $631,162; courthouse security, $36,367; sheriff’s Sex Offender Registration Network, $1,000; Sheriff’s Office, $4,575,485; recorder, $166,078; emergency management, $60,000; public defender, $364,222; various grants, $340,420; medical mandated, $118,471.46.

Also, veterans relief donation fund, $3,072.52; soldier’s relief, $584,615.84; welfare grants, $122,000; sanitary engineer, $16,452; insurance, pensions and taxes, $2,223,648.76; miscellaneous, $416,239; unanticipated emergency, $178,000.

Other funds: Sheriff-Intelipay, $225,000; dog and kennel, $203,927.71; DUI enforcement, $12,000; Ohio Pet Fund grant, $15,933.76; DETAC-treasurer, $34,893.48; DETAC-prosecutor, $39,600; title administrator/clerk of courts, $271,500; computer fund-courts, $30,000; computerized legal research, $37,500; common pleas special projects, $60,000; recorder-supplement equipment, $48,000.

Also, roads and bridges, $104,606.23; adult day care, $165,179; Job and Family Services, $3,909,229; WIA grant fund, $113,761.05; Children’s Services, $978,600; child support enforcement, $895,433; Juvenile Court United Way impact, $75,780; real estate assessment, $669,259; soil conservation, $351,490; law library, $95,800; Regional Planning Commission, $68,200.

Also, permanent improvements, $968,000; capital improvements, $1,600,000; Nutrition Services of Shelby County, $254,857.50; probation services, $42,778.26; juvenile probation services, $1,000; Fair Haven capital endowment, $200,000; Fair Haven Shelby County Home, $7,360,938.75; McCartyville debt service, $35,343.90; sewer district, $1,009,741.42; Mill Creek debt service, $22,170.52; Kettlersville sewer project, $48,875.

Also, Newport sewer project, $3,044,636.04; MRDD capital improvements, $85,000; ditch maintenance, $438,766.67; Probate Court conduct/business, $1,800; probate special projects, $50,000; probate dispute resolution, $3,000; juvenile special projects, $30,000; United Way special project grant, $2,000; VOCA/VAA grant, $2,366; victim’s assistance grant, $212,500; MRDD severance benefit fund, $40,600; MRDD board, $7,731,910; MRS day care, $220,000; Parks and Recreation, $22,786.05; CASA/GAL Association grant, $23,116.28.

Also, OPOTA, sheriff, $8,105; Board of Developmental Disabilities match fund, $1,272,124; Ohio Department of Education grants, $31,854; care and custody, $132,712.80; DARE/DARE abuse resist, $125,313.60; Ohio Department of Education grants MRDD, $66,374.92; Cops in School grant, $157,937.32; SVAA grant federal, $106,194.63; CDBG block grant, $575,000; Home Revolving Loan, $75,000; Community Corrections grant, $36,642.14; 2016 Community Development grant, $177,290; 911 wireless, $85,000; CHIP, $20,316; trust funds, $15,000; emergency management, $189,560.72; hazard mitigation grant, $8,132; HMEP grant, $10,000; LEPC, $30,000; SHSP FY2015, $113,589; EMPG grant, $44,445; domestic violence, $12,000; Sheriff Rotary Fund, $169,000; Sheriff’s Concealed Handgun, $123,038.18; employee health, $4,248,000; indigent guardianship, $5,800.