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Anderson County sets proposed tax rate, holds budget workshop with sheriff over staffing and jail costs
Summary
The court accepted a proposed 2025 tax rate of 0.497815 per $100 to fund the 2026 budget, scheduled public hearings and conducted an extended budget workshop where the sheriff outlined staffing shortages, increased overtime and equipment needs that would affect the county’s projected deficit.
Tommy Cross, Anderson County tax assessor-collector, presented the proposed tax calculations and benchmarks the court uses to set rates. He reported the proposed rate at 0.497815 per $100 of assessed value, including a maintenance-and-operations component and debt service. Cross explained the no-new-revenue rate and the adjusted voter-approval rate and said accepting the proposed rate would not immediately trigger a voter-approval election because the proposed rate was below the adjusted VRA threshold discussed in the proposal.
The court accepted the proposed tax rate in a motion by Commissioner Chapin, seconded by Commissioner Hill, and scheduled the statutory public hearings and final adoption…
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