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Monroe County adopts 2026 budget, holds millage steady at 5.4773 mills
Summary
Monroe County commissioners approved a $151.56 million 2026 budget and kept the county millage rate at 5.4773 mills. The package includes a new longevity policy for nonunion employees, modest capital adjustments and separate approvals for the Eastern Monroe Public Library millage and a $467,500 liquid fuels budget; one commissioner opposed the overall budget.
Monroe County commissioners on Monday approved a $151,561,209 budget for 2026 and left the county-wide millage rate unchanged at 5.4773 mills.
The budget package, presented by a county staff presenter, keeps the general fund at about $89.2 million and applies most of tax revenue to general purposes while using the balance to meet debt-service obligations. "The county millage rate remains unchanged at 5.4773 mills," the presenter said during the budget overview.
Why it matters: The budget funds courts, corrections, children-and-youth services and other operations at levels that reflect both fixed costs and targeted capital spending. The package includes a new longevity-pay policy for…
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