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Johnson County presents $1.9 billion proposed 2026 budget; mill levy held flat
Summary
Johnson County’s Board of County Commissioners’ Committee of the Whole reviewed the county manager’s proposed fiscal year 2026 budget Tuesday, a $1.9 billion package the county manager and budget staff said holds the mill levy flat and avoids new county property‑tax‑funded full‑time equivalents for the coming year.
Johnson County’s Board of County Commissioners’ Committee of the Whole reviewed the county manager’s proposed fiscal year 2026 budget Tuesday, a $1.9 billion package the county manager and budget staff said holds the mill levy flat and avoids new county property-tax-funded full‑time equivalents for the coming year.
County Manager Penny Post Oak Ferguson said the proposed budget includes a flat mill levy of 24.125 mills and “there’s no new county property tax funded FTEs, and that's excluding parks and library.” She described the plan as “a very responsible budget” that preserves services while pursuing a multi‑year approach to fiscal health.
The proposal sets a 28% reserves target and estimates assessed valuation growth of about 6.12% for the…
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