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Rock County Commissioners approve 2025–26 levies including school and county rates
Summary
The Rock County Board approved the 2025–26 tax levies covering county operations, school funds and local districts, adopting a total county levy of 0.365791 and a Rock County Public Schools combined levy of 0.454446, among other taxing units.
The Rock County Board of Commissioners approved the 2025–26 property tax levies at its Oct. 7, 2025 meeting in Bassett.
Daunitta J. Buoy, the County Clerk, presented the levies during a Board of Equalization session that began at 11:00 a.m. and concluded at 11:10 a.m. After the clerk reviewed rates and tax requests for county funds, the airport, ag society, rural fire districts, municipalities and Rock County Public Schools, Commissioners voted to approve the levies as presented.
The county’s levy components included a General levy of 0.279621 (tax request $2,434,911.59), Road Bond 0.012058 ($105,000.76), Hospital Maintenance 0.032635 ($284,184.06), Hospital Bond 0.015405 ($134,141.38) and Ambulance Replacement 0.010000 ($87,079.01), yielding a total county levy of 0.365791 and a total county tax request of $3,185,273.61. Other taxing units and rates presented included the Rock County Airport (0.001277, $11,120.00) and the RC Ag Society (0.080390, $70,000.00).
Rock County Public Schools’ levies were reported as General 0.379202 (tax request $3,283,317.05), Special Building Fund 0.052040 ($450,587.86) and QCPUF 0.023204 ($200,911.62) for a combined school levy of 0.454446 and a total tax asking of $3,934,816.53. The clerk also presented levy and sinking rates for the Village of Newport and the City of Bassett as recorded in the meeting materials.
Commissioner Faye Smith moved to approve the levies and Commissioner Colby Sybrant seconded; the motion carried on a unanimous roll-call vote.
The action completes the formal adoption of rates the county will use to calculate property tax bills for the 2025–26 year. The board set its next regular meeting for Oct. 21, 2025 at 9:00 a.m. in the Commissioners Room in Bassett.
