Vermillion County Council adopts Vermillion Township budget of $104,700

The Vermillion County Council on a voice vote approved Vermillion Township’s 2026 appropriations and tax levies, adopting a total budget of $104,700 and a combined tax levy of $78,000. Phyllis Orman, speaking for Vermillion Township, presented the township’s line-item totals and tax rates during the council’s budget hearings. "Total adopted budget is $104,700," Orman said as she read the cumulative fund figures. The council chair called for a motion; Mrs. Furry moved to accept the budget as presented and Mr. Weir seconded the motion. The chair called for a voice vote and declared the budget approved after members answered “aye.” The township’s adopted totals include a general fund budget of $63,300 with a $38,000 levy (adopted rate 0.0454), a township assistance fund at $30,300 with a $30,000 levy (rate 0.0358), and a Township Fire and EMS fund at $11,100 with a $10,000 levy (rate 0.0129). Council members and township representatives noted this approval is a formal, isolated adoption: countywide budgeting work for other departments continues and final countywide appropriations will not be adopted until the regular October meeting. The action recorded at the hearing affects only Vermillion Township’s formal appropriations and tax levy for 2026 and does not finalize countywide budgets.