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Worth County supervisors open FY ’26 budget hearing; approve proposed budget resolution
Summary
At a public hearing, the Worth County Board of Supervisors reviewed the proposed FY 2026 budget, kept levies unchanged and approved a budget resolution. A separate resolution on elected-official salaries prompted discussion and apparent disagreement over the final outcome.
The Worth County Board of Supervisors opened a public hearing on the proposed FY 2026 county budget and later approved the county’s budget resolution after a roll-call vote.
Board members said levies would remain unchanged for the coming year and that the primary change in the proposed budget is salary adjustments; insurance rates will not change. The board took no public comments during the hearing and moved quickly to vote.
The board first took up a separate resolution on elected-official salaries, filed as Resolution 2025-15. Members moved and held a roll-call vote on that resolution; the transcript records disagreement and follow-up questions about the vote and the compensation board’s documentation. One member stated that, given the outcome, the county would default to last year’s elected-official salaries. The record shows extended discussion about the compensation board’s transparency and whether supporting materials (“show your work”) had been included for the board’s review.
After that exchange the board voted on the county’s proposed fiscal-year budget resolution. In a roll-call vote the resolution passed; members recorded on the roll call included Glover (aye), Cohn (aye) and Smabey (aye). The board clerk closed the public hearing before the budget vote.
Other administrative items taken at the same meeting included approval of pending claims, payroll claims and homestead disallowances. Those routine financial motions were approved by voice votes during the meeting.
The board’s discussion of the elected-officials’ resolution focused on concerns about the compensation board’s process and documentation. Board members asked for more transparent backup (comparables, statewide data, or other rationale) and said they had received only minutes rather than the compensation board’s supporting calculations. One member said they had raised concerns earlier in a workshop and that new information surfaced after the board had already adjusted employee pay in the draft budget.
What’s next: The board approved the proposed FY 2026 budget resolution and closed the public hearing. The transcript indicates continued follow-up about elected-official salary documentation; the board did not announce further formal action on that item in the recorded segment.
