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Blount County commissioners adopt series of fiscal and administrative resolutions, approve tax rate
Summary
On June 19 the Blount County Board of County Commissioners approved multiple budget and administrative resolutions, including a courthouse elevator upgrade, school funding appropriations, the fiscal year 2025–26 tax rate and capital priorities. Most measures passed unanimously or with large majorities.
Blount County commissioners on Thursday adopted a package of budget and administrative resolutions, approving funding moves for county capital projects, school grants and the fiscal year 2025–26 tax rate.
The commission voted in favor of a set of motions and resolutions that included a $510,000 allocation to modernize courthouse elevators; school appropriations totaling several million dollars; the county tax rate for fiscal year 2025–26; and a resolution establishing capital outlay priorities for the coming year. Most measures carried with unanimous or near-unanimous margins.
Why it matters: The approved appropriations and priorities set which projects and programs the county will fund in the coming fiscal year and establish the county's tax rate, both of which affect county finances and services.
Key outcomes
- Resolution 256004 — central services: $510,000…
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