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Black Hawk County board advances FY2027 budget framework, approves library increase and personnel change
Summary
At a Feb. 24 session, the Black Hawk County Board of Supervisors set a local-option sales tax projection for FY2027, approved a 3% increase for library funding, and cleared a personnel reclassification that the board said will save roughly $44,169.
The Black Hawk County Board of Supervisors on Feb. 24 advanced several budget decisions as part of a multi-hour work session, voting to adopt revenue assumptions and to approve targeted spending and personnel changes ahead of the formal budget upload.
The board approved a local-option sales-tax revenue projection of $4,250,000 for fiscal 2027 and discussed allocating a proposed $2.50 local-option increment split between the rural fund and local road uses. Michelle (Presenter, speaker 6) told the board that casino-related receipts and local-option collections were stronger in the first half of fiscal 2026 than in prior years, and that the draft assumptions reflected that trend. "If I double that assuming we continue at the same rate, that would take us to 416,000," she said, noting uncertainty around a casino opening tentatively scheduled to open mid-budget year.
The board also approved a motion to increase the sheriff’s deputy portion charged to…
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