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Wayne County adopts 2026 budget and raises millage rates; transit application cleared
Summary
Commissioners approved the county’s 2026 budget (about $34.65 million in revenues and expenditures), adopted millage rates for the county (13.453) and school board (14.088), and authorized an annual state transit application. Votes were recorded by roll call.
County finance staff presented the fiscal year 2026 budget proposal to the Wayne County Board of Commissioners and the commission voted to adopt the budget and several related resolutions.
Ben Strider summarized the proposed 2026 budget as matching revenues and expenditures at roughly $34.65 million for the fiscal year starting Jan. 2026. After brief discussion, a commissioner moved to approve the 2026 budget and the motion passed on roll call.
Staff also presented a millage‑rate resolution covering both the Wayne County millage (13.453 mills) and the Wayne County Board of Education millage (14.088 mills). A commissioner moved to adopt the resolution, and the board approved it by roll call. Staff described the joint resolution as the county setting both rates for the record and noted last year’s timing differences when the school system submitted its rate separately.
The board also approved a routine resolution authorizing filing an application with the Georgia Department of Transportation for transit funding for fiscal year 2027; staff described this as an annual pass‑through application required by the state.
Votes: The budget, millage resolution and DOT transit application were each approved by roll call with commissioners recorded as voting in favor; clerk recorded individual yes votes in the meeting minutes.
What’s next: County staff will implement the approved budget for 2026 and proceed with required public notices and filings related to the millage rate and transit grant application.
