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County presents draft FY2026 budget showing planned capital build‑out; board approves first reading
Summary
Finance Director Mark Barnes presented the first reading of Effingham County’s draft fiscal year 2026 budget, built around a 3% rollback of the county M&O rate and using about $7 million of fund balance to support planned capital projects. The board approved the first reading and scheduled adoption work ahead of the June 17 meeting.
Effingham County finance staff on Tuesday presented the first reading of the fiscal year 2026 draft budget, a spending plan that centers on a large capital‑project build‑out while proposing a millage rollback assumption and modest personnel increases.
Mark Barnes, the county’s finance director, told the Board of Commissioners the draft budget assumes a 3% rollback of the county maintenance‑and‑operations (M&O) millage for unincorporated properties, and that the county’s preliminary digest shows continued growth (digest up about 14% year over year). Barnes said the draft budget uses about $7 million in accumulated fund balance to help fund capital…
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