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Northumberland County reviews FY26 budget scenarios; advertised 8¢ tax rate caps options
Summary
At a June 2025 budget work session, the Board of Supervisors reviewed proposed FY26 county and school budgets, discussing salary-increase scenarios, proposed cuts and the limits created by an advertised 8¢ real-estate tax rate.
At a June 2025 Northumberland County budget work session, the Board of Supervisors reviewed staff-prepared reductions and additions for the proposed fiscal-year 2026 county and school budgets and discussed how salary increases would affect the county's undesignated fund balance.
County staff told the board they had run a scenario that included a 1.25% salary increase for both school and county employees and that the scenario would reduce the undesignated fund balance by about $399,761. “We advertised the 8¢ tax rate, so we would not be able to go above the 8¢,” county staff said during the meeting.
Why it matters: the board has already advertised an 8¢ real-estate tax rate for the upcoming fiscal year. That advertised rate constrains how much new recurring payroll costs can be absorbed without…
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