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Auditor: FY26 levy limits set; House File 718 will affect rural basic fund calculations
Summary
County auditor presented FY26 levy calculations showing incorporated general basic growth below limits and rural basic fund growth above limits; board discussed constraints from recent state legislation (House File 718) and publication deadlines for maximum tax ask.
The Woodbury County auditor summarized fiscal year 2026 levy calculations on the county’s budget review hearing, telling supervisors the county’s incorporated general basic fund growth was 1.64% while unincorporated (rural) growth was 4.38%, triggering statutory limits on rural levy rates.
The auditor said the county can retain last year’s general basic levy rate of 3.8172 and use $21,615,700 for the general basic fund for FY26 because growth in incorporated areas is…
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