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Newton County unveils $149 million proposed FY2026 budget; public hearing set for June 10
Summary
Newton County finance director presented a proposed FY2026 all-funds budget of about $149 million, including a $112 million general fund and an estimated millage rate of 9.3 mills; commissioners discussed compensation, insurance, ABM debt and SPLOST paving and moved into executive session for personnel and litigation.
Newton County Vice Chair called a special meeting to order and Finance Director Britney White presented the county’s proposed fiscal year 2026 budget, an all-funds plan she said totals about $149,000,000, with a general fund proposal of roughly $112,000,000. The board scheduled a public hearing for the proposed budget at 7 p.m. June 10 and planned final adoption for the regular meeting on June 17.
The proposal, White told commissioners, “is a proposed budget… It is not a budget that has been voted on and is in stone. It is subject to change.” County officials emphasized the numbers shown are estimates because the final tax digest is not yet available.
The budget presentation matters because it would raise the county’s estimated millage rate to about 9.3 mills, which the finance director said would increase property taxes by an estimated $175 on a $300,000 home. Significant cost drivers in the general fund include a compensation and classification study that…
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