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Crook County adopts FY2026 budgets, sets permanent tax levy at $3.8702 per $1,000
Summary
The Crook County Board of Commissioners adopted multiple fiscal year 2026 budgets — the countywide budget, the Crook County Agricultural Extension Service District budget, and the Bowman Museum local option levy — and approved related tax levies and appropriations as presented to the board.
The Crook County Board of Commissioners adopted the countywide fiscal year 2026 budget and related district and museum budgets during the June meeting, approving total appropriations and property tax levies as recommended by the county budget committee.
Will Van Vactor, the county manager, summarized the countywide figures: "Total budget of 132,182,000. Total appropriations of 91,721,000 and 40,461,000 are reserved for future expenses," and noted the adopted permanent rate levy of $3.8702 per $1,000 of assessed value and debt service of $673,000. Van Vactor told the board the enacted budget matched the version approved by the budget committee.
The board also adopted the Crook County Agricultural Extension Service District budget (order 2025-17). Rebecca Keegan of the Extension Office said the district budget committee approved appropriations totaling $913,300 for the district, and the board adopted a permanent rate of 0.1207 per $1,000 of assessed value for the district’s tax levy.
For the Bowman Museum, the board approved the historical fund budget (order 2025-19) with total appropriations of $827,000 and a local-option tax levy of $0.06 per $1,000 of assessed value to support museum operations.
The board opened public hearings for each budget item before voting. County staff and the budget manager answered questions about department totals; budget documents and detailed line-item schedules are available on the county website, staff said.
Why it matters: Adoption of the county and special-district budgets and levies sets appropriations and tax rates for the fiscal year that begins July 1, 2025, giving departments spending authority and creating tax obligations that will appear on property tax notices.
Votes and next steps: Commissioners moved and seconded the orders as presented; each budget was approved by voice vote. County staff will post the adopted orders and the full budget documents on the county website and proceed with implementation on July 1.
