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Amelia County board adopts 2025-26 budget, rejects 10¢ personal-property cut; approves employee bonuses
Summary
The Amelia County governing body approved its 2025-26 budget after rejecting a proposal to cut the personal-property tax rate by 10¢ and separately approved an advertised ordinance to pay employee bonuses. Members directed staff to prepare materials for a June public hearing on expanding elderly and disabled tax relief.
The Amelia County governing body voted on its 2025–26 budget and on an employee bonus ordinance during a special meeting, rejecting an amendment to lower the personal-property tax rate and approving the ordinance for employee bonuses.
The vote on the proposed budget included a failed amendment to lower the personal-property tax rate from $4.35 to $4.25 per $100 of assessed value. Dexter, a board member, proposed the change and also proposed increasing the county's elderly and disabled tax-relief income threshold by 10% from $30,000 to $33,000. The board discussed estimates of revenue impact and financial caution before taking the roll call. After discussion, the amendment to lower…
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