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Oakland County adopts FY 2026 budget, boosts housing, veterans and public safety funding
Summary
The Oakland County Board of Commissioners unanimously approved the $1.2 billion FY 2026 general appropriations act on Sept. 18, 2025, increasing investments in housing, veterans services and crisis response while rejecting several last-minute amendment proposals.
The Oakland County Board of Commissioners unanimously adopted the county's fiscal year 2026 general appropriations act and set county property tax rates on Sept. 18, 2025. The vote was 18-0.
Commissioner Gwen Markham, finance chair, said the budget resulted from an unusually cooperative process and flagged several newly funded priorities. "This has been probably the smoothest process that I've participated in doing the county budget in the 7 years I've sat on the finance committee," Markham said. She highlighted more than $2 million for the county housing trust fund, $200,000 for emergency housing shelters, funding for a sheriff's office…
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