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Proposed 2025 Newton County tax rate tabled until budget is finalized
Summary
Commissioners deferred consideration of the proposed 2025 tax rate, agreeing to place the item back on the agenda after the budget is set so the tax rate can be aligned with the finalized budget.
The Newton County Commissioners Court tabled consideration of the proposed 2025 tax rate, agreeing that the tax-rate decision should wait until the county budget is finalized. A commissioner asked that the tax-rate agenda item be placed on next week's docket after the budget is set; a motion to table the item was made and seconded and the court agreed.
Court members said they did not want to set a tax rate before the budget was complete and noted that Melissa had asked to place the rate on the agenda earlier, but the court decided it was premature. The item will be returned to the court once budget workshops produce a proposed budget for review.
