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Holmes County adopts final millage rate and final budget for fiscal year 2025–2026
Summary
The Holmes County Board of County Commissioners set a final operating millage of 9.4916 mills and adopted the county’s final budget for fiscal year 2025–2026 after public comment and routine amendments to close out the current year.
The Holmes County Board of County Commissioners on a unanimous roll-call adopted a final operating millage rate of 9.4916 mills and approved the county’s final budget for fiscal year 2025–2026.
Residents and commissioners discussed the tax impact before the vote. “I was just interested in finding out how much of the increase is that going to impose upon the current taxpayers,” said Terry Mears of Whitaker Road during the public comment period. Angie (county finance staff) told the room, “It’s the same rate as last year,” and clarified that any increase to individual bills would come from higher property values, not a higher millage.
The board had earlier moved to adopt Budget Amendment No. 3 for fiscal year 2024–2025 to record grant revenue and move funds to cover overdrawn line items as part of closing the current year’s books; that amendment also passed. Commissioners read the two required resolutions aloud: Resolution No. 25-26 establishing the final millage (9.4916 mills, 9.94% greater than the rollback rate of 8.6336) and Resolution No. 25-27 adopting the final budget for fiscal year 2025–2026. Both resolutions were moved, seconded and adopted.
Commissioners and staff noted the committee that prepared the budget started with a roughly $1.3 million shortfall and credited the clerk, the chief finance officer, Commissioner Stafford and the chairman for work that restored balance. Commissioners also discussed several budget adjustments related to corridor payments, employee insurance for a county contractor, and moving contingency funds to salary lines; those items were debated during the hearing and directed to follow-up (see related items). The board also approved moving $2,025.26 for constitutional salaries from contingency into salary lines as part of the final budget.
The resolutions take effect immediately upon adoption, and the millage and budget documents will be posted with the county records as required. The board instructed staff to provide follow-up information where details were not available during the hearing (for example, certified taxable value impact and exact timing for some corridor reimbursements).
