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Liberty County presents FY2026 budget and adopts five‑year CIP; commissioners keep millage decision for June
Summary
County staff presented a proposed FY2026 general fund budget of approximately $65.6 million, proposed a 4.6% increase in salaries and benefits and new personnel November‑to‑July starts, and the board adopted a five‑year capital improvement plan while reserving final millage and budget adoption until after the tax digest.
Liberty County officials presented a proposed fiscal 2026 budget totaling about $65.6 million and highlighted a proposed 4.6% increase in payroll costs largely driven by a cost‑of‑living adjustment. Commissioners received the proposed budget during a public hearing and later adopted the county’s five‑year capital improvement plan (CIP) as a planning document.
Samantha Richardson, county finance, said the 2026 proposal reflects roughly $3.5 million in departmental reductions from an original $69.2 million request, bringing the draft to $65.6 million — about a 5.1% increase above FY2025’s $62.4 million. She said property taxes (ad valorem) are the single largest revenue source, projected to account for about 62%…
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