Williams County commissioners on July 8 approved a resolution to proceed with the taxing authority process for a library levy renewal that the resolution text described as not exceeding 1 mill and running for five tax years beginning with tax year 2026.

The resolution noted that “the amount of taxes which may be raised within the 10 mil limitation will be insufficient to provide an adequate amount for the necessary requirements of the said Williams County Health and Library,” and set a renewal not exceeding “the 1 mills for each $1 of the temple value, which amounts to $24 for each of the 100,000 of the county auditors appraised value for 5 years, beginning the tax year of '26 and running tax years '26, '27, '28, '29, and '30.” The speaker identified the action as a renewal.

Commissioner roll call recorded Yes votes from Commissioner Westfall, Commissioner Laurel and Commissioner Rummel and the motion carried.

Next steps: the county will proceed with the statutory process to place the levy renewal measure as described; no further implementation details were discussed at the meeting.

The article reports the numbers and phrasing used in the meeting record; the transcript wording was used exactly for the levy amounts and years as stated by the presenter.