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Chickasaw County supervisors agree to $150,000 cut to sheriff budget and lower general supplement levy

Chickasaw County Board of Supervisors · April 17, 2026

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Summary

During an FY2026-27 budget work session, the board reached consensus to reduce the Sheriff Department budget by $150,000 and directed the Auditor to lower the General Supplement levy rate from 1.39256 to 1.30.

During a budget work session on April 17, the Chickasaw County Board of Supervisors reached consensus to reduce the Sheriff Department budget by $150,000 for fiscal year 2026-27 and directed the county Auditor to lower the General Supplement levy rate from 1.39256 to 1.30.

The minutes record the reduction and levy-rate instruction as board consensus rather than a separately recorded formal motion or roll-call vote. Board Secretary Sheila Shekleton is recorded as present; no auditor name is given in the minutes.

The minutes do not specify how the $150,000 savings will be achieved (line-item cuts, staffing changes, or one-time adjustments) nor do they list impacts on services or staffing levels. The board’s direction to the Auditor signals an administrative change to the levy rate used in setting property-tax revenue estimates for the coming fiscal year.

Next steps recorded in the minutes are limited to incorporating these changes into the FY2026-27 budget work; the minutes do not show a final budget adoption at this meeting.