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Chickasaw supervisors advance budget, set EMC funding pending public hearing and propose $1.5M capital transfer
Summary
At a Feb. 2 budget work session the board tentatively placed $65,172 in the draft budget for the Emergency Management Commission pending a public hearing, discussed proposed levy rates and nonprofit allocations, and expressed consensus to consider a $1.5 million transfer to a capital project fund for courthouse and infrastructure work.
The Chickasaw County Board of Supervisors spent the bulk of its Feb. 2 meeting on a budget work session that included levy-rate modeling, nonprofit funding requests and a proposed large transfer to capital projects.
EMA Director Jeff Bernice presented the EMC’s FY 2026–27 request and explained the funding mechanism tied to a special levy. Board discussion centered on two figures: the full request modeled at roughly $113,755 and a rural-share option of $65,172. Several supervisors raised legal and…
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