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Supervisors weigh flat tax recommendation, budget tradeoffs and timeline for follow‑up study sessions

3513003 · May 1, 2025
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Summary

Budget staff presented follow‑up numbers on positions, parcel counts and the difference between a flat tax and a T&T (truth‑in‑taxation) approach. Supervisors debated leaving the property tax rate flat in the recommended budget versus lowering it, and asked staff for a concise summary and a follow‑up study session.

Budget manager Zack Wolf and County Manager Maury Thompson walked the Board of Supervisors through follow‑ups from prior study sessions on May 1, clarifying personnel and levy details and the fiscal effect of alternative tax approaches.

Wolf told the board the recommended budget proposes a flat property tax rate equal to a 1.6443 rate producing a $66,000,000 levy under…

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