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North Augusta outlines FY2026 budget with 2‑mill proposal, staffing and fee changes
Summary
City Administrator Jim Clifford presented a FY2026 budget that would add several positions (solicitor, dispatch supervisor, public-safety station sergeant, midyear animal-control technician), a 2‑mill tax increase proposal to fund those additions, fee changes for water/wastewater/sanitation, and a shift from lease purchases to outright vehicle purchases to lower interest costs.
North Augusta City Administrator Jim Clifford presented the city’s proposed fiscal-year 2026 budget at the Sept. 29 study session, saying the package is built around a modest revenue increase and targeted personnel and equipment investments.
Clifford told the council the general fund remains driven by property taxes and business-license fees and described a recommended 2‑mill increase to help cover newly requested positions and operational costs. He said the increase would cost the owner of a $305,000 home about $24 a year and would appear as part of the first reading expected in early November.
The packet proposes the following general-fund, personnel additions: a…
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