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Fulton County adopts 2026 budget and approves tax levy with no increase
Summary
Fulton County commissioners voted to adopt the county's 2026 budget and approved Resolution 8 of 2025 establishing the tax levy with no increase. Officials said there were no changes since the budget's public advertisement.
The Fulton County Board of Commissioners adopted the county's proposed 2026 budget and approved a tax levy with no increase at its Dec. 30, 2025 meeting.
Commissioner Steven L. Wible moved to adopt the budget as presented by Chief Financial Officer Mike Lamb and Fiscal Administrator Sue Reed; the motion passed with all commissioners voting in favor. Commissioner Hervey P. Hann subsequently moved to approve and execute Resolution 8 of 2025, the Tax Levy and Appropriation Resolution, which the board approved with no tax increase for fiscal year 2026.
Sue Reed, the county's fiscal administrator, told commissioners there were no changes to the proposed budget since it was publicly advertised. The board also approved the December 2025 pension report, presented by HR Administrator Mary Huston.
The board approved routine county expenditures for Dec. 30, 2025, by voting to accept accounts payable totaling $112,913.87, including $98,764.92 charged to the General Fund and $14,148.95 to Debt Service.
With the budget adopted and the levy set, the county will proceed into the 2026 fiscal year under the spending plan presented to commissioners. Specific departmental appropriations and line-item details were not specified in the meeting record.
