Budget committee advances FY26 package, forwards dozens of amendments to full commission without recommendation

Shelby County's Budget and Finance Committee on June 11 reviewed the proposed FY2026 operating budget, the one‑year capital improvement budget and a draft five‑year CIP, and forwarded a large set of proposed amendments and requests to the full County Commission without recommendation.

The committee also received updates on the certified property tax rate, the county's one‑year CIP and the five‑year capital plan. Michael Thompson, deputy chief financial officer, told the panel the county had provided materials to the state and “arrive[d] at a rate of 2.6933.” The one‑year CIP proposed in the packet totaled about $160,509,466; the five‑year plan discussed at the meeting covered projects through FY2030 and a $1 billion program column for the same period.

Why it matters: the operating budget, the certified tax rate and the CIP together determine property tax bills, local capital projects such as school and…