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Berkeley County Commission adopts flat fiscal 2027 budget, funds firefighters and deputies
Summary
The Berkeley County Commission approved its fiscal 2027 budget, keeping the property tax levy at 13.39 and budgeting $57.21 million for general county operations while funding 12 additional firefighters and positions for deputies.
The Berkeley County Commission on March 1, 2026, approved its fiscal 2027 budget, maintaining the county's property tax levy at 13.39 and setting general fund spending at $57,210,015. Chair opened the discussion and thanked county staff for preparing revenues and expenditures before putting the plan to a vote.
The commission emphasized that the levy will remain unchanged even as property values rose about 8% year over year. Chair noted that assessed values contributed an additional $2,000,545 in revenue and that total real-estate property tax growth added $562,545,565 in assessed value compared with last year. The adopted…
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