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Elkhart County Council holds first reading of 2026 budget; levies advertised
Summary
At a meeting Oct. 15, 2025, Elkhart County staff read the advertised 2026 budget estimates and levies, scheduled adoption for Oct. 16 and recorded first readings of the 2026 salary ordinance and a recorder perpetuation-fund ordinance. Council voted 6-0 to close the first reading and to adjourn.
Elkhart County Council held the first reading of its proposed 2026 budget Oct. 15, 2025, in Goshen, where county staff read advertised fund estimates, levies and rates and scheduled final adoption for Oct. 16, 2025, at 4:00 p.m. at Room 104, 117 North Second Street.
County staff told taxpayers that detailed budget estimates are available at the office of the unit of government at 117 North Second Street, Room 104, Goshen. The public hearing had been held Sept. 8, 2025, at noon; the county also published that 10 or more taxpayers may file an objection petition within seven days after a budget hearing identifying the disputed provisions.
The auditor’s reading listed the county’s advertised levies and rates. Funds within the maximum levy totaled $54,770,400 with a combined rate of 0.45. Two funds outside the maximum levy—the county major bridge and cumulative…
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