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Wilson County adopts 2025-26 tax levy and budget; commissioners debate employee pay
Summary
The commission set the property tax levy at $1.9089 per $100 of assessed value and approved the 2025-26 budget and several appropriation and grant resolutions. One commissioner said the county did not go far enough to address employee pay; several commissioners declared conflicts of interest before the budget vote pursuant to state code.
The Wilson County Board of County Commissioners on Monday adopted the fiscal 2025-26 property tax levy and approved the county budget and several related appropriations and grant resolutions.
Resolution 25-6-3 set the county tax levy for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2025, at $1.9089 per $100 of taxable property. Commissioners then considered Resolution 25-6-4, the appropriations resolution for county funds. The commission voted to substitute corrections the budget committee had made earlier in the evening and then approved the substituted budget.
Several other budget and appropriation items passed during the meeting, including a Board of Education budget amendment (Resolution 25-6-5), line item transfers…
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