Morgan Township trustees adopt 2026 tax budget, set temporary appropriations

Morgan Township trustees voted to approve and adopt the township's 2026 tax budget and to make temporary appropriations for expenditures for the fiscal year beginning Jan. 1, 2026. The measure, presented at the meeting for transmission to Butler County, cites the Ohio Revised Code sections read at the meeting. Adoption sends the tax budget to the county for its review and allows the township to set temporary spending limits while final appropriations are completed. Trustees said the budget is ready to be forwarded to Butler County. "We have our 2026 budget completed, and we need to take it up to Butler County," a trustee said during the meeting. The trustee read the motion and the Ohio Revised Code citations aloud before a roll-call vote that approved the resolution. The motion passed on a recorded voice vote. Officials did not provide an itemized appropriation schedule during the public portion of the meeting, and trustees indicated further work on final appropriations will follow county review. Trustees also approved minutes from June 23 and a special meeting June 25, and approved payment listings covering a range of dates cited in the meeting.