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Burke County manager projects revenue gains but warns of $2M Medicaid hold-harmless losses
Summary
County Manager Brian Epley presented the FY25–26 midyear financial report noting revenue growth (sales tax and motor-vehicle rebound), investment income shifts, and more than $2 million lost in recurring revenue from changes to Medicaid hold-harmless allocations; board accepted the report.
Burke County’s midyear financial report, presented March 16 by County Manager Brian Epley, showed continued revenue growth driven by sales tax and motor vehicle rebound but warned of significant recurring revenue reductions tied to changes in Medicaid hold-harmless calculations.
Epley told commissioners the county has seen a roughly 3.5% increase in property-tax revenue and a 7.5% gain in the county’s point-of-sale sales tax (article 39). He said investment income…
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