Monroe County Executive Adam Bello submitted his 2024 budget proposal to the county legislature on Tuesday.

The budget comes in at $1.4 billion in spending, holds the tax levy flat for the first time in more than two decades, and includes plans to reduce the tax rate by more than 12%. 

“My proposed spending plan for 2024 is responsible," Bello said in a statement. "It is forward-thinking and it is a continuation of the commonsense blueprint that keeps us on the path to Bring Monroe Back even better than before. This budget reflects our core values: funding public safety initiatives, making wise investments in public health and wellness, training the workforce of today and tomorrow and ensuring that essential community infrastructure remains reliable — all while protecting taxpayers by keeping the tax levy flat and providing the single largest property tax rate decrease residents of this county have seen in more than three decades.”

Bello highlighted a $20.5 million increase in the budget for the sheriff's office. The funding would provide additional deputies in all three road patrol zones, the Traffic Enforcement Unit and the Community Engagement Unit. The Office of Probation would also see a funding increase of $1.5 million to support the Juvenile Enhanced Diversion Stabilization program. Funding would also address his administration's priorities in public health and wellness, economic and workforce development and infrastructure.

The Monroe County Legislature will consider adopting the spending plan at a meeting on Dec. 12. 

A full breakdown of the budget proposal can be found on the county's website.