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Rutherford County adopts 2025-26 budget, holds tax rate steady at $1.8762 per $100
Summary
The Rutherford County Board of Commissioners unanimously adopted the fiscal 2025-26 budget and a combined property tax rate of $1.8762 per $100 of assessed value, approving appropriations across county, school and special funds and several budget resolutions.
Rutherford County commissioners on June 23 approved the county's fiscal 2025-26 budget and a tax levy that keeps the county's rate unchanged. The commission voted 21-0 to adopt the appropriations resolution and the tax-levy resolution, which sets a combined property tax rate of 1.8762 per $100 of taxable property for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2025.
The budget package includes a general fund total of $189,029,957 and a general-purpose school fund of $581,343,045. Other notable fund totals presented by the budget committee included an ambulance service fund of $25,536,757, a highway fund of $15,932,422 and a debt…
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