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Meeker County adopts 2026 budget and levy, approves personnel policies and commissioner pay
Summary
The board adopted a $46.45 million 2026 budget and a $19.01 million property tax levy (9.16% increase), approved personnel adjustments including a 3% COLA for noncontract employees, and set commissioner salaries at $30,000 with per diems. The board also approved personnel policy updates that implement Minnesota’s paid leave program.
Meeker County commissioners adopted two resolutions Dec. 16 setting the county’s 2026 annual budget and property tax levy and approved several personnel items in the same meeting.
County Administrator Andrew Lutzin said the proposed 2026 annual budget totals $46,448,540 in expenditures, an approximate 11.1% decrease from the previous year, and recommended a property tax levy of $19,010,391, a 9.16% increase over 2025. Key planned expenses in the budget include software upgrades, courthouse parking-lot resurfacing, replacement of air-handlers and temperature controls, several vehicle and equipment replacements, jail bed…
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