After months of work, the Webster County Board of Supervisors, without discussion, unanimously approved the fiscal year 2011 budget. The meeting took place at 10 a.m. Tuesday in the Webster County Courthouse. The $28.9 million budget sets urban property tax rates at $6.94 per $1,000 valuation and rural property tax rates at $10.69 per $1,000 valuation. In fiscal year 2009-2010, rural property tax rates were at $10.15 per $1,000. The urban property tax rate is at its limit and cannot be raised. The increase in rural rates should generate an additional $1.05 million. Despite the additional revenue, the county still had to maintain 10 percent across-the-board budget cuts which were approved for the 2009-2010 budget. This meant some departments lost employees through attrition who will not be replaced. The Department of Motor Vehicles lost two employees. The Sheriff’s Department lost four — a jailer, a deputy and two detectives. The Conservation Department lost a park ranger.