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FY 2026-2027 Budget Amendment No. 2 (Ordinance 347-2)

Judge Taul's proposed $62.5 million budget holds the property tax rate at 10.8 cents, gives county workers a 2% COLA, and spends $905K on new EMS equipment. It leans on $2 million a year from the old hospital sale payout — and jail subsidies keep climbing with no state help in sight.

6 mentions (1 this month)Last discussed Oct 27, 2026

CriticalTaxes Budget

House Bill 557 jail funding reform

The bill that would have required the state to pay more toward housing state inmates died in committee. Counties still get $35.34 a day per state inmate while the state prison system spends about $122 — leaving local taxpayers to cover the gap.

2 mentionsLast discussed Apr 14, 2026