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Council president warns SB1 will sharply limit local revenue growth; council braces for tighter 2026 budget
Summary
Evansville-area council leadership told members that state legislation known as SB1 will sharply constrain the county's allowable revenue increase for 2026, forcing the council to consider deferring or rejecting some staffing and spending requests.
President Schettler told the council that a recent meeting with a state representative, the county auditor and the county treasurer made clear the impact of the state's SB1 changes on local revenue. He said the roughly estimated allowable revenue growth under the new rules would be "in the $7.63 range" (about $765,000), and that existing contract escalations and obligations leave the county with several million dollars of likely unfunded obligations if no changes are made.
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