On Dec. 31 the Crawford County board adopted a resolution setting the 2026 tax millage at a total of 21.85 mills, preserving the overall rate from the prior year. "The, the tax millage for 2026 is set at 20.25 mills for general fund purposes, 0.9 mills restricted for payment of interest and principal on the debt incurred for the judicial center, and 0.7 mills for a county library," said an unidentified staff member identified in the transcript as Speaker 2.

The presenter also said the county will apply a 3% discount to county taxes paid by April 30 and a 10% penalty to county taxes paid after June 30. The transcript records that a $5 per-capita tax was reenacted "without change." The board moved to adopt the resolution; the motion was seconded and "motion carried," but the transcript does not include individual vote tallies or the names of those who voted for or against the motion.

Why it matters: the millage funds general county operations, debt service on the judicial center, and the county library. Maintaining the overall rate keeps revenue consistent for those budget lines heading into 2026.

Votes at a glance: the board recorded several routine approvals during the reconvened meeting. The transcript shows the board voted to come out of recess; it approved amending the agenda to add a transfer; it approved a transfer of $9.92 from the general fund to the treasurer's cash drawer to reconcile a shortfall for 2025; and it set the IRS mileage reimbursement rate for 2026 at 72.5¢ per mile. Each of these motions was moved, seconded and recorded as carried in the transcript; detailed vote tallies are not provided.

The meeting also included brief administrative announcements: county offices would be closed Jan. 1 and a skeleton crew would be on duty Jan. 2; a work session was scheduled for Jan. 7, 2026 (the transcript records "January, seventh 2026"). Commissioners offered short remarks and recognized Renee Kaiser as the new county treasurer; the transcript records the presiding official saying, "Renee Kaiser is in the room with us today."

The board adjourned after the vote on the millage and other routine business.