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Gallatin County approves preliminary FY2026 budget and schedules final hearings
Summary
The commission adopted a resolution formally approving the county’s preliminary operating and capital budget for fiscal year 2026 and set public hearings and final adoption steps in August; CFO Justine Swanson outlined tax impacts, pending taxable value certification, and capital project listings.
The Gallatin County Commission on July 15 adopted a resolution formally approving the county’s preliminary operating and capital budget for fiscal year 2026 and scheduled remaining public hearings and final adoption steps in August.
Justine Swanson, the county’s chief financial officer, told the commission the preliminary budget was presented two weeks earlier and that the resolution is required by state statute (MCA 7-6-4020). Swanson said the preliminary operating and capital budget covers FY2026 (the county fiscal year runs July 1–June 30) and includes an increase the CFO reported as roughly $2.07 million — described in the meeting as “2,000,070 $70,801” — equal to about a 3.23% increase in county funds. Swanson said the increases are split between…
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