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Putnam County adopts 2027 budget and approves 2026 mill rate schedule
Summary
The Putnam County Board of Commissioners voted to approve the 2027 budget and the 2026 mill rate schedule on March 17, 2026; the motion passed with Commissioners McElhenney, Garrett, Hersey and Wooten recorded as voting yea. The minutes do not specify the mill rate or budget totals.
The Putnam County Board of Commissioners approved the county’s 2027 budget and the 2026 mill rate schedule at its March 17, 2026 meeting.
The motion to approve the 2027 budget and the 2026 mill rate schedule was made by Commissioner Tom McElhenney and seconded by Commissioner Richard Garrett. The minutes state that Commissioners McElhenney, Garrett, Hersey and Wooten voted yea; the minutes do not record additional vote details or the mill rate or budget totals.
The approval followed an annual audit presentation earlier in the meeting by Pat Muse of McNair, McLemore, Middlebrooks & Co. County Manager Paul Van Haute congratulated the Finance Department and thanked the auditors for their work.
Copies of the budget and the mill rate schedule were made part of the minutes, according to the record. The minutes do not include the numeric mill rate or the total budget amount; those details were not specified in the meeting minutes provided.
The board took no other formal budget-related votes at this meeting.
