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Marlboro County presents $17 million draft budget, leans on reassessment and limited fund balance
Summary
County staff unveiled a draft $17.0 million general‑fund budget for FY 2026–27 that relies on reassessment gains and a modest use of fund balance; officials kept the operating millage at 98 mills and proposed a 2% across‑the‑board cost‑of‑living increase.
Wes Parks, the county’s presenting staff member, outlined a draft general‑fund budget that totals about $17,000,001.82 for FY 2026–27, saying recent reassessment and a redistribution of fee‑in‑lieu revenue have raised county receipts but not enough to match rising expenditures. “Revenues in this budget have increased, but not at the rate of the expenditures,” Parks told council members.
Parks said the draft assumes a 2% cost‑of‑living increase for employees, funded in part through nondepartmental allocations. “No provision outside of a 2% cost of living increase is incorporated in the budget request for increased salary,” he said. The proposed budget uses $262,000 of fund…
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