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Rock County board adopts 2026 budget after votes on sirens, highways, parks and staffing
Summary
The Rock County Board of Supervisors approved the county's 2026 recommended budget as amended, adding targeted spending for public safety technology and parks while shifting funds to reduce the debt service levy and finance highway projects. The board passed the final budget 27-2.
Rock County's Board of Supervisors approved the 2026 recommended county budget as amended after hours of debate over a series of finance committee proposals on Wednesday, voting 27-2 to adopt the final package.
The meeting began with several finance-committee amendments to the administrator's recommended budget, all of which were incorporated into the final budget. Among the changes the board approved were funding for digital-evidence software and new laptops and scanners for the district attorney's office ($73,948), the addition of 0.4 FTE in the veterans office ($19,530) funded by reductions to board per diems and community initiative payments, the reclassification of two facilities positions and the addition of a float maintenance assistant, and a $70,000 allocation for a security-information and event-management solution to strengthen county IT security.
The board also voted on several amendments that shifted how sales tax and health-insurance fund balances will be used. The finance committee's motion to postpone a planned $531,000…
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