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Camden County presents proposed FY2026 budget with 1.15% general‑fund increase; public hearing set for June 12
Summary
County staff presented a proposed FY2026 budget that keeps the general fund roughly balanced at $48.1 million (including $1.009 million draw from fund balance), a 1.15% increase over FY2025; the county will publish the summary this week and hold a public hearing on June 12 with adoption slated for June 24.
Nancy, a county finance staff presenter, told the Camden County Board of Commissioners on June 3 that the proposed fiscal year 2026 general fund budget projects $47,088,739 in revenues and would use $1,009,011 of fund balance for a total of $48,097,750, a 1.15% increase over the current fiscal year.
The budget matters because it sets the county’s spending priorities for public safety, courts, public works and other services and includes changes to employee compensation, capital projects and interfund transfers.
Nancy said the county’s largest revenue source remains current-year ad valorem taxes, making up almost 60% of general-fund revenue, and that the county is budgeting just over a 9% increase in…
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