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Roane County Commission approves FY2026 budget recommendation, fixes tax levy after state certification
Summary
The Roane County Commission approved the fiscal year 2026 budget recommendations and several appropriation resolutions and fixed the county tax levy after the state certified a tax rate that matched the county’s proposed budget.
Roane County Commissioners on an evening meeting approved the county’s fiscal year 2026 budget recommendation and passed related appropriation resolutions after the state delivered a certified tax rate that matched the proposed budget.
The vote included adoption of budget-related resolutions and an appropriation resolution; commissioners also passed a resolution fixing the county tax levy for the coming fiscal year. A county staff member told the commission that the certified tax rate arrived about 35 minutes before the meeting and “it is exactly what is in our proposed budget.”
Why it matters: approving the county budget and fixing a tax levy are the formal steps needed to fund county departments and…
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