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Simpson County Fiscal Court lowers property tax rate, approves budget transfers and key appointments
Summary
At its Sept. 2 meeting the Simpson County Fiscal Court adopted Ordinance No. 220.264 lowering the real and personal property tax rate to 9.75 cents per $100, approved budget transfers including $62,500 for SCBA equipment, authorized a temporary $1,000,000 sheriff revenue bond increase for tax season, and appointed Benjamin Harris to the Industrial Authority Board.
Simpson County Judge/Executive Mason Barnes presided over the Fiscal Court’s regular meeting on Sept. 2, 2025, at the Simpson County Historic Courthouse, where the court adopted final tax rates for 2025 and approved multiple budget and personnel actions.
The court adopted Ordinance No. 220.264 on second reading and final passage, setting the 2025 real and personal property rate at 9.75 cents per $100 of assessed value, down from 10 cents the prior year. The court left motor vehicle and watercraft at 16.1 cents per $100 and aircraft at 10.5 cents per $100. The motion to adopt the ordinance was made by Magistrate Jeffrey Burr and seconded by Magistrate Myron Thurman; the vote was recorded as Yes by Burr, Thurman, Marty Chandler,…
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