Wilson County sets 2025 property tax rate at 0.405961

Wilson County Commissioners Court on Sept. 2025 set the countywide property tax rate for the 2025 tax year at 0.405961. The court held the statutorily required public hearing on the proposed rate and then adopted the rate in open session. The court also approved the component rates: a maintenance-and-operations (M&O) rate of 0.396182 and an interest-and-sinking (I&S) rate of 0.009779. County staff explained the combined rate and the breakdown between M&O and I&S before the separate votes. Why it matters: County officials said the adopted rate will raise more revenue for maintenance and operations than last year’s rate but represents an overall effective decrease of 2.12% compared with the no-new-revenue rate. Staff staff explained that the no-new-revenue and voter-approval calculations follow state property tax rules and are used to determine whether voter approval is required. The court record shows motions to set the component rates were made and seconded in open session. Commissioner Bacon moved to adopt the M&O rate of 0.396182, seconded by Commissioner Martin; the I&S rate of 0.009779 was moved by Commissioner Keene and seconded by Commissioner Perdola. The broader rate of 0.405961 was read into the record and ordered levied for the 2025 fiscal tax year. Discussion and follow-up: Judge Reynold Whitman and county staff answered questions about how the rates interact with state law and with budget decisions. Staff noted that the voter-approval rate represents the highest rate the county could adopt without holding an election. Formal outcome: The court adopted the tax rates as recorded in the meeting minutes; the order to levy taxes for 2025 was signed by Judge Reynold Whitman. Less-critical detail: County staff provided the explanatory legal language for the hearing on the record and noted the method used to calculate the no-new-revenue and voter-approval thresholds.