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Montgomery County adopts bipartisan $1.2 billion 2026 budget, approves 5.462‑mil tax rate
Summary
The Montgomery County Board of Commissioners unanimously approved a roughly $1.2 billion 2026 budget and set the general‑fund real estate millage at 5.462 mils (about a 4% increase), approving capital, non‑general and pension funding and increases for community college support.
Montgomery County commissioners on Dec. 18 unanimously adopted the county's 2026 budget, setting the general‑fund real estate millage at 5.462 mils — an approximately 4% increase that the county’s chief financial officer said will generate about $12 million in additional revenue.
The vote finalizes a package that County Chief Financial Officer Dean Dortone said appropriates $632,700,991 for the general fund and, when combined with capital and other operating funds, puts the county’s total 2026 budget near $1.2 billion. Dortone told commissioners the general fund total and the proposed millage reflect months of departmental budget reviews, public hearings and cost‑containment measures. “This is approximately a 4% increase, and it will generate $12,000,000 of new revenue for the general fund,” Dortone said during his presentation.
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