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Belgrade council adopts FY26 budget and levies, approves supplemental staffing and audit contract
Summary
The council adopted the fiscal-year 2026 budget and mill levies, approved supplemental appropriations and six new positions (net +1 FTE), set a permissive medical levy to offset employee health costs, and authorized a three-year audit contract with Nexus CPA Group.
The Belgrade City Council on Monday adopted its fiscal-year 2026 budget, set mill levies and several related revenue measures, approved supplemental appropriations and staffing changes, and authorized a new three-year audit contract.
Finance Director Charity (presenting) explained that state legislative changes altered the taxable value of a mill and required the council to convert voted mills to dollar amounts; the council accepted staff's recommendation to convert to dollars. The conversion, combined with inflation adjustments and debt-service obligations, produced an estimated taxpayer impact of about $8.12 per $100,000 in assessed value in the adopted budget. "What this budget does equate to an $8.12 per $100,000 in value increase to the taxpayers," a…
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