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Marion County supervisors adopt $42.5 million FY27 budget, set elected-official salaries
Summary
The Marion County Board of Supervisors unanimously adopted the FY27 county budget totaling $42,531,294, approved elected-official salaries and set Local Option Sales and Services Tax allocations during a special session on April 21, 2026.
Marion County Board of Supervisors Chair Kisha Jahner and fellow supervisors Steve McCombs and Jim Mueller unanimously adopted the county’s fiscal year 2027 budget during a special session on April 21, 2026.
The board approved a $42,531,294 appropriation schedule for departments and passed a separate resolution adopting the overall FY27 budget, which the board said satisfied Iowa Code 331.434 and had been published in the Marion County Express. Chair Kisha Jahner opened the public hearing on the proposed budget at 9:01 a.m. and, according to the record, said “no written or oral comments were received.” The hearing was closed at 9:02 a.m.
Why it matters: The adopted budget and appropriation schedule set the county’s spending priorities for July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027, including large allocations for roads, public health and law enforcement that will determine service levels and property-tax impacts for Marion County residents.
On personnel pay, the board approved Resolution 2026-55 adopting elected-official salaries recommended by the Marion County Compensation Board. The approved annual salaries are Supervisor $47,267.08 (Chair $49,267.08); Sheriff $148,641.80; Auditor $104,209.00; Treasurer $99,392.29; Recorder $98,492.14; and Attorney $158,283.70.
The board also set the distribution of Local Option Sales and Services Tax (LOSST) revenue for FY27 under Resolution 2026-56. LOSST receipts will be split as follows: 30% to the General Fund for property-tax relief, 20% to the General Supplemental Fund for property-tax relief, and 50% to the Local Option Sales & Services Fund for projects. The resolution cites earlier voter approvals of LOSST and lists intended project types, including historic preservation of the Marion County Courthouse, capital repairs and secondary road improvements.
Key departmental appropriations approved in Resolution 2026-57 include the Road Department at $12,459,906; the Sheriff’s Office at $5,776,208; Public Health at $7,935,660; Conservation at $1,962,529; and Information Technology at $669,106. The total approved departmental appropriations equal $42,531,294; the record notes that transfers are not included in that total.
All motions recorded in the meeting carried with the same vote: Ayes — Steve McCombs, Kisha Jahner and Jim Mueller; Nays — none; Abstentions — none; Absent — none. Motions approving the agenda, closing the public hearing, adopting the budget and salaries, designating LOSST distributions, approving appropriations and adjourning the meeting were each moved and seconded as recorded in the minutes.
The board adjourned at 9:07 a.m. The adopted budget is for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2026.