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County executive proposes small cut to advertised real-estate rate; supervisors debate meals tax, data-center revenue and priorities
Summary
At a budget-recap hearing, county staff recommended lowering the advertised real-estate tax rate from 92 cents to 90.6 cents per $100 of assessed value, outlined a range of program and one-time requests, and reopened debate over the meals tax, personal property and the distribution of revenues between county and schools.
County Executive staff presented a budget recap on April 8 that adjusted several assumptions in the advertised FY2026 budget, recommended lowering the advertised real-estate rate from 92 cents to 90.6 cents per $100 of assessed value and listed program additions, including a $1.5 million county allocation for the Adult Detention Center (ADC).
Staff said updated assessments increased the average homeowner's tax burden if the rate stayed at 92 cents, and that reducing the rate to 90.6 cents would partially mitigate that change. The county executive's presentation showed the net revenue loss from the lower rate and…
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