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Perry County fiscal court sets 2025 county tax rate at 10.7, approves minutes by voice vote
Summary
At a Perry County fiscal court meeting, the court approved minutes and voted by voice to set the countytax rate for 2025 at 10.7. The presiding speaker said growth has reduced the need for a compensating-rate increase and urged residents to review their property tax bills to see beneficiaries such as schools and the library.
Perry County fiscal court members voted by voice to set the countyproperty tax rate for 2025 at 10.7 and to approve the minutes of their previous meeting.
The presiding speaker explained the court was keeping the county rate "the same that we previously had last year" and said the county will not need a compensating-rate increase this year. "For the first time, we're not having to do that, in order to operate," the speaker said, arguing that recent local growth has helped stabilize revenue and could allow larger decreases in coming years.
The court's discussion emphasized how property-tax bills are divided among multiple taxing jurisdictions. The speaker urged residents to "look at your tax bill to see where your tax dollars go," noting that schools and the library receive a large share of property-tax revenue. The speaker also said the library's rate has fallen (from 16.2 to 16, as stated during the meeting) and encouraged the library to continue lowering its rate where possible.
Votes and motions recorded in the meeting were by voice. The minutes of the prior meeting were approved after a motion "by Spencer" and a second "by Church," followed by unanimous "aye" responses in the transcript. Later, a motion to set the 2025 tax rates was made and seconded; the court approved that motion by voice with no recorded opposition or abstention in the available transcript.
Discussion during the item focused on the practical meaning for taxpayers: the presiding speaker said individual bills would not likely show a significant immediate drop, but that the trend was toward a lower county share as economic growth continues. The speaker also described the compensating rate as a mechanism that raises the rate only to produce the same revenue as the prior year, which the court did not need to invoke this year.
The meeting concluded after members moved and seconded to adjourn.
Votes at a glance: Approve minutes — motion moved "by Spencer," seconded "by Church," approved by voice. Set 2025 county tax rate at 10.7 — motion made and seconded (mover and seconder not specified in the transcript), approved by voice.
