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Commissioners briefed on House Bill 116 changes to local-budget rules and timing
Summary
County staff explained key provisions of House Bill 116 affecting local political subdivisions, including a higher primary-residence credit, a 3% cap on dollars levied with multi-year carryover, three taxing "buckets," and new deadlines for publishing hearing notices and final budgets.
County staff gave Stark County commissioners an overview of changes in state law they said will affect the 2026 local budgeting process. The presentation focused on provisions in House Bill 116 for political subdivisions, deadlines for budget notices and hearings, and how a new cap on dollars levied will be calculated.
Karen, a county staff member who presented slides from the North Dakota Association of Counties (NDACO), said the primary-residence credit was increased to $1,600. She said the bill establishes a 3% cap on the growth in dollars levied — not on a jurisdiction’s overall budget — and allows unused percentage increases to…
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