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Marion County Board of Supervisors review FY27 budget draft as departments present requests
Summary
At a Feb. 17 special session in Knoxville, Marion County Auditor Jake Grandia presented the countywide FY27 budget draft ("Version #1") and departmental budget items were listed for the sheriff and road departments; no adoption votes on the FY27 budget were recorded.
The Marion County Board of Supervisors met in special session on Feb. 17, 2026, at 2003 N. Lincoln St. in Knoxville to receive an overview of the FY27 countywide budget and hear departmental budget presentations.
County Auditor Jake Grandia presented an overview of the countywide budget process and introduced "FY27 Marion County Budget Version #1" as submitted by county departments. The transcript records the auditor presenting the budget package to the board but does not list dollar totals or any formal vote to adopt the budget at this meeting.
The agenda listed departmental budget items for the Marion County Sheriff Department, with Jason Sandholdt identified as the department representative, and the Marion County Road Department, with Tyler Christian listed as the presenter. The record notes those departmental items were on the FY27 schedule; no line-item figures or action to approve or amend the departmental budgets appear in the transcript.
The board conducted routine procedural business during the session. Supervisor Jim Mueller moved and Supervisor Steve McCombs seconded the motion to approve the posted agenda; the meeting record states the motion passed with the three supervisors voting aye (McCombs, Jahner, Mueller). Later, Mueller moved and McCombs seconded to recess the meeting at 10:25 a.m.; the board reconvened at 10:40 a.m. after a motion by McCombs and a second from Mueller. With no further business recorded on the FY27 budget that required a formal vote, Mueller moved and McCombs seconded to adjourn at 12:03 p.m., which the record shows was approved.
No final decisions to adopt or amend the FY27 Marion County Budget were recorded in the transcript. The session served to present departmental submissions and to advance the county's internal review process; next procedural steps (meeting dates for further budget review or public hearings) were not specified in the available record.
