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Van Buren County adopts 2025-26 tax levy and $23.3 million budget
Summary
Van Buren County officials approved a resolution fixing the county tax levy for the year beginning July 1, 2025, and adopted a $23,306,465 budget that funds schools, highways, ambulance service and nonprofit allocations.
Van Buren County officials approved a resolution fixing the county tax levy for the year beginning July 1, 2025, and adopted a $23,306,465 budget and related appropriations for fiscal 2025–26 during a regularly scheduled meeting.
The action included a tax-rate resolution that keeps the county's total rate at 2.4 mills, the same total rate reported for the prior year, and a separate appropriations resolution covering multiple county funds. Officials also approved a separate resolution allocating $383,438 to nonprofit charitable organizations for the fiscal year.
According to the materials read at the meeting, the levy and rates include a general-fund rate of 1.85 mills, an ambulance-service rate of 0.0275 mills, a local-purpose rate of 0.1 mills, a general-purpose-schools rate of 0.335 mills and a general-debt-service rate of 0.105 mills, for a stated total rate of 2.4 mills. The meeting transcript shows the levy resolution was moved and seconded and then adopted by roll-call vote.
The appropriations resolution sets totals for specific funds and departments listed at the meeting: a general fund of $4,610,900; solid waste $587,002.81; debt service $382,000; courthouse and jail maintenance $39,765; ambulance service $990,263; local-purpose tax receipts $182,000; Highway and Public Works $3,983,006.26; school child nutrition $827,900; and a general-purpose school fund listed at $11,000,701.05. The clerk or presenter stated total appropriations of $23,306,465.
Separately, the governing body approved a resolution making appropriations to nonprofit charitable organizations totaling $383,438 for the same fiscal year. The resolutions were presented in the form of motions, seconded, and approved by roll-call votes recorded in the transcript.
There was no extended debate recorded on the tax levy or the budget totals during the portions of the meeting in which the measures were presented; a roll call was taken and votes were recorded as "yes" for the members called. The meeting adjourned after the votes were completed.
Meeting materials and the official minutes should be consulted for the complete vote tally, the identity of the motion mover and seconder, and any conditions or implementation details tied to the appropriations.
