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Rock County administrator presents $5M levy increase and borrowing plan in 2026 recommended budget
Summary
Rock County Administrator John presented the 2026 recommended budget, which proposes a roughly 7.05% increase in the county tax levy (about $5 million), combined with $3.2 million in sales-tax-backed borrowing to address a public-works fund deficit and funding from ARPA and opioid-settlement receipts.
Rock County Administrator John presented the 2026 administrator-recommended budget at the Sept. meeting of the Rock County Board of Supervisors, proposing an increase in the county tax levy of roughly 7.05 percent (about $5 million) alongside planned borrowing and use of sales tax and federal grant funds to finance capital projects.
The recommended budget packet, described by budget staff Kristen during the meeting, reorganizes and expands the printed document for transparency. "The first few pages ... the administrator's transmittal letter," Kristen told supervisors, and the document includes a fold-out summary of every department budget initiative and a five-year capital improvement plan. Kristen noted the budget distinguishes ongoing personnel costs from one-time asks so supervisors can see levy impacts by initiative.
Why it matters: the recommended levy increase plus proposed borrowing would affect the county property…
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