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Orange County manager proposes 2.95¢ tax-rate increase, directs 1.94¢ to school planning
Summary
County Manager Myron presented the manager's recommended 2025–26 budget proposing a 2.95¢ increase above the revenue-neutral rate (to 65.59¢ per $100 assessed value), with 1.94¢ designated for school planning and design. The proposal includes modest increases to social safety-net programs and a 2% wage adjustment for county employees.
County Manager Myron presented the Orange County manager's recommended 2025–26 budget during a public hearing May 13 at Southern Human Services, proposing a tax-rate increase of 2.95¢ above the published revenue-neutral rate to a total tax rate of 65.59¢ per $100 of assessed value.
Myron said the revenue-neutral rate after the county's recent revaluation is 62.64¢ per $100. "The manager's recommended budget includes a tax rate increase of 2.95¢ over that revenue neutral rate to get us to a total tax rate next year of 65.59¢ per hundred dollars of value," Myron said. Of the proposed increase, 1.94¢ is allocated to begin implementing school bond planning and design; the remaining 1.01¢ is directed to school continuation requests and county operations.
The manager's presentation outlined estimated homeowner impacts: a home assessed at $400,000 would see an annual increase of…
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