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Roane County Commission approves FY2026 budget recommendations, sets tax rates and tightens public-comment rules
Summary
After debate over meeting scope and livestreaming, the Roane County Commission set certified tax rates, approved multi-department appropriations tied to the FY2026 recommendation and adopted an amended public-comment policy limiting speakers to three minutes and restricting comments to matters within the commissions jurisdiction.
The Roane County Commission approved the countys fiscal-year 2026 budget recommendations, fixed the county tax levy and passed multiple appropriation resolutions during a June special-call meeting, and adopted an amended public-comment policy that limits speakers to three minutes and confines remarks to matters germane to the commissions jurisdiction.
A county official opened the hearing on the budget and announced that "as of 35 minutes ago, we officially have a certified tax rate. And it is exactly what is in our proposed budget," providing the baseline the commission used when adopting levy and appropriation motions. Later in the meeting the certified tax rates were read for the public: "outside the cities the new rate is 1.4987, and inside the cities will be 1.4523." Those levy resolutions and related…
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