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Trustee and finance director clash over property tax forecast as commissioners begin budget review
Summary
Shelby County trustee and finance officials disputed the appropriate property tax collection forecast to use in the FY2026 budget. Trustee said a 98% forecast is unrealistic and risks a budget shortfall; finance staff defended using higher forecasts and accounting accrual practices.
Shelby County’s elected trustee and county finance leaders offered sharply different views of property-tax forecasts during a Budget & Finance Committee discussion on the fiscal 2026 proposed budget.
Michael Thompson, deputy chief financial officer, reviewed multiyear trustee reports that show the trustee’s office collected slightly more than forecast in several recent years and said those historical excess collections supported the administration’s FY26 projections. Director of Administration and…
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