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Knox County commissioners adopt $28.64 million 2026 general-fund budget
Summary
Knox County commissioners on Dec. 18 voted to adopt a 2026 general-fund budget with $28.64 million in estimated revenue, approving an increase driven largely by an $860,000 rise in the sheriff’s office budget and a $1,000,000 allocation for children’s services.
Speaker 2, a county staff presenter, told the commissioners that the county’s total revenue estimate for 2026 is $28,646,233 and outlined the major revenue sources and spending priorities.
That revenue figure is anchored by county sales tax revenues of about $12.6 million (44% of the general fund) and property tax revenue of roughly $6.8 million (24%). Speaker 2 said the proposed appropriations put justice-related spending — including the sheriff, prosecutor and courts — at about $13.2 million, or 46% of the general fund.
“We expect…
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