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Tunica County adopts FY2025–26 budget and sets tax levy
Summary
Tunica County supervisors adopted the FY2025–26 budget and approved the accompanying tax levy after a budget presentation that projected $24.65 million for the general fund and flagged reliance on gaming revenue and potential declines in assessed value tied to a wind project filing.
Tunica County supervisors voted Sept. 2 to adopt the fiscal year 2025–26 budget and to set the county’s tax levy.
A county budget presenter summarized revenue projections during a public hearing, saying the general fund was projected at $24,650,374 — essentially unchanged from the prior year — while the road fund was projected at about $3.5 million and the library fund roughly $280,000. The presenter said the county’s assessed value is expected to drop owing in part to a previously approved filing related to the Delta Delta Wind Farm project and explained that the county uses millage rates (48.2 mills for the general fund, 68.14 total mills) to calculate tax revenue.
“We can only spend what we project to bring in,” the presenter said, urging caution on department budget increases and noting gaming revenue is a major component of county receipts. The presenter projected gaming revenue of roughly $13 million, about 52.8% of the general-fund budget.
After a brief round of questions from supervisors about revenue trends, the board moved to adopt the FY2025–26 budget and voted to approve it. The board then voted to set the tax levy for the fiscal year.
The board did not request new funds to cover personnel actions announced earlier in the meeting; one sheriff’s office appointment cited a transfer of $67,371.20 between budget lines to fund a lieutenant’s salary. The county’s budget documents discussed at the hearing remain the official record for line-item details.
The board recessed until a special meeting on Sept. 15 for follow-up items; routine administrative orders and departmental travel requests were handled during the Sept. 2 session.
