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Cloud County approves 2026 budget, sets property tax levy above revenue-neutral rate
Summary
The Cloud County Board of Commissioners adopted Resolution 2025-19 and approved the 2026 budget, setting an estimated property tax levy of 69.999 mills, above the county's Revenue Neutral Rate of 66.906 mills; budget authority is $23,229,189.
The Cloud County Board of Commissioners on Sept. 15 adopted Resolution 2025-19 authorizing a property tax levy rate that exceeds the county's Revenue Neutral Rate and approved the 2026 budget with an estimated levy of 69.999 mills and budget authority of $23,229,189.
The action came after the board opened the Revenue Neutral Rate hearing and took questions and comments from residents. The resolution and the budget passed on unanimous votes: Commissioner Ron Copple moved both actions and Commissioner Dannie Kearn seconded; Chairman Michael Cleveland joined the unanimous roll calls.
County officials said the levy exceeds the cited Revenue Neutral Rate of 66.906 mills. The clerk's record lists the adopted budget authority as $23,229,189. No statutory citations or additional budget amendments were presented at the meeting.
The board did not include a specific implementation timeline for any programmatic changes tied to the budget at the meeting. The commission will reconvene for its next regular meeting on Sept. 22, 2025.
