Betty Asmussen wears a few different hats in her capacity as an elected official in Christian County. She is both the County Treasurer and Collector. In her role as Christian County Treasurer, Asmussen says that her office is responsible for collecting all of the revenue for the county and they also keep track of the various county budgets.  

The Christian County budget, according to Asmussen, is extremely complex. 

Sometimes the county decides to pass a budget with a deficit. The 2020 budget has a $300,000 deficit, according to Asmussen.

Asmussen went on to say that all of the different elected officials within Christian County present their budgets to the county board and then the finance committee works to find any cuts, if necessary. 

Christian County Treasurer Betty Asmussen was a guest on the NEWSTALK WTIM Morning Show.