Carbon County residents can expect to see a hike in their county taxes.

On Thursday, the board of commissioners approved the reopened 2024 budget, which calls for a 0.75-mill increase in taxes. Commissioner Rocky Ahner cast the sole no vote against the new budget.

The new board of commissioners, in a 2-1 vote, decided to reopen the budget during their first meeting of the year. Under county code, a board can reopen a budget following an election where a new board of commissioners is elected.

On Feb. 1, the board voted on the preliminary budget, which calls for the millage to increase to 13 mills.

It represents a 6% increase in taxes or about $75 for every $100,000 of assessed value.

There was no discussion on the newly adopted budget.

When the preliminary budget was adopted, Commissioners’ Chairman Michael Sofranko outlined the changes, which include several factors, like five union contracts still in negotiations, numerous tax appeals of businesses occurring, funds for a drug court coordinator, the upcoming $10 million bond for the open space initiative, $77,000 in updates that had previously been cut, a grant writer and an open space coordinator.

He said at the time that the changes to the general operating fund budget, as well as the tax increase would help cut the $5.3 million budget deficit down to $4.2 million.

Ahner, on Feb. 1, said he wouldn’t vote for the budget that was reworked because he felt the county should have given additional raises to the employees and has too much in its fund balance.