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Holmes County adopts 9.4916 millage, approves budget additions including $20,000 roll-forward
Summary
The Holmes County Board adopted a millage rate of 9.4916 and approved budget revisions that add $20,000 to road equipment funding and a $34,500 increase tied to sheriff funds; the board also agreed to cover a prior fiscal-year invoice using contingencies.
The Holmes County Board of County Commissioners adopted a millage rate of 9.4916 mills and approved related budget adjustments during a Nov. 20, 2025 meeting, officials recorded in the hearing.
Speaker 3 opened the final budget hearing and said, “The millage rate of 9.4916 is the current millage,” noting it is 9.94% higher than the rollback rate of 8.6336 and that adopting the same rate for 2025–26 would generate additional revenue needed to balance the general and transportation trust funds.
The board considered Resolution 25-30, which formally sets the millage rate. Speaker 6 read the resolution’s title and terms. Speaker 3 called for adoption; a motion and a second were recorded and the board approved the resolution by voice vote.
Budget amendments discussed at the same meeting included a $20,000 roll-forward to support grader and road equipment needs and a $34,500 budget increase described by Speaker 4 as coming from bringing sheriff funds onto the road board. Speaker 4 asked that the budget be approved “with the changes,” and the board made a motion and second to adopt Resolution 25-31 reflecting those adjustments.
The meeting also addressed equipment needs and short-term maintenance costs. Speaker 1 said the constitutional office had returned “a little over $30,000 back to the county” and requested that some of that amount be returned to buy lawn equipment; Speaker 1 estimated the last comparable purchase cost about $15,000–$16,000. On grader maintenance, Speaker 4 estimated a 3% extension cost equating to roughly $92.92 per month and projected that staying with current equipment could require an additional $4,500 in the budget.
Board members discussed funding sources for those needs. Speaker 2 proposed using about $10,000 leftover from the sheriff’s allocation to help cover grader expenses; Speaker 4 confirmed board contingencies were available to pay a prior fiscal-year expense if necessary.
The board also reviewed an invoice totaling $9,556.20 for what was described as a cyber-related service from the 2024–25 fiscal year. Speaker 3 identified the invoice and said it was produced to the board; Speaker 7 said the vendor told staff that the vendor requires coverage of the first $20,000. After discussion, Speaker 3 moved to pay the invoice from last year’s board contingencies; a second was recorded and the motion carried by voice vote.
The board asked staff to correct the Sept. 4 special-session minutes to accurately reflect how funds were offset in the prior action (Speaker 2 sought clarification that the offset was executed using general revenue and Transportation Trust accounting, not LODT as recorded in the earlier draft).
The meeting concluded after the motions and votes; board members signaled readiness to finalize paperwork and to bring any remaining grader and equipment paperwork back to the board for confirmation.
