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Page County adopts FY 2026 budget after public hearing
Summary
After a brief public hearing with two speakers, the Page County Board of Supervisors adopted the county'wide fiscal year 2026 budget and related resolutions, including changes to elected-official salaries and tax certifications.
The Page County Board of Supervisors adopted the county'wide fiscal year 2026 budget following a public hearing and votes on three budget resolutions.
The board opened a public hearing on the proposed FY 2026 budget, heard public comments, and then closed the hearing before voting to adopt the budget and related resolutions. Resident Cindy VanFossen urged the board to consider cost-savings measures and pointed out that growing property valuations can raise total taxes collected even when the tax rate is unchanged. Page County Engineer JD King noted the road department's expenditures decreased by about $30,000 from the prior year and that some tax transfers for the department fell by $24,587.
The action package the board approved included: resolution 14 (elected-official salary adoptions), resolution 15 (appropriations by fund and department under Iowa law), resolution 16 (adoption of the budget and certification of taxes), and formal adoption of the FY 2026 county budget. The board recorded motions and "ayes" for each approval.
Under the adopted salary resolution (resolution 14), the board recorded the following adopted salary changes for elected officials as presented at the meeting: auditor, 3.75% increase; county attorney, 10% increase (proposed); recorder, 5.02% increase; sheriff, 0%; county supervisors and supervisor chair, 0%; treasurer, 5.2%. The board also approved appropriations consistent with Iowa law (cited in the meeting as Code of Iowa section 331.437) and certified tax levies in the tax-certification resolution (resolution 16), which listed rate components noted at the hearing: general basic 3.50, general supplemental 2.60, rural basic (real) 2.94118 and a debt-service levy for the jail of 1.37487.
Votes at a glance: the board approved opening and closing the public hearing, adopted resolution 14 (elected-official salaries), resolution 15 (appropriations), resolution 16 (budget adoption and tax certification), and voted to adopt the FY 2026 budget. The board also approved routine items later in the meeting including claims and meeting minutes.
The board did not adopt specific cost-savings measures during the hearing; VanFossen's call for future discussion of cuts and efficiencies was recorded as public comment. The adopted budget and the related resolutions will be reflected in the county's FY 2026 accounts as certified.
