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Columbia County commissioners approve levy certifications, transportation plan and routine resolutions
Summary
At a regular meeting commissioners adopted multiple resolutions including levy certifications for current expense, county road and EMS levies, approved the six‑year transportation plan and seasonal road closures, and authorized chair signatures. Most measures passed by unanimous voice votes.
The Columbia County Board of Commissioners approved several routine but consequential measures during its meeting, adopting levy certifications and a handful of annual plans and resolutions.
The board adopted Resolution 2025‑26, the current expense levy certification, after brief staff explanation that the 1.486% increase reflected the difference between the county’s banked capacity and last year’s receipts. Commissioners then approved Resolution 2025‑27 (county road levy certification) and Resolution 2025‑28 (EMS district levy certification), each amended to authorize the chair to sign the documents on the county’s behalf. County finance staff explained that several taxing districts are at or near their statutory maximums.
Commissioners also approved consolidated levy certifications for various taxing districts for 2026. County auditor (County auditor) had opened a public hearing earlier and said there was no substantive public comment on the levies.
On transportation, the board moved to approve Resolution 2025‑'30, the six‑year transportation plan and annual construction program, and adopted Resolution 2025‑32 confirming the routine list of seasonal road closures.
All of the above motions were carried by voice votes. The board recorded no roll‑call tallies in the transcript; clerk staff indicated the routine nature of the items and that chair authorization was being added where signatures were required.
The meeting closed business on these agenda items and moved on to project‑specific presentations and personnel and benefits matters.
The board scheduled follow‑up budget public hearings for Dec. 15 (10:15 a.m. for 2025 year‑end amendments and 10:30 a.m. for adoption of the 2026 budget).
