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Madison County adopts FY27 budget; two appropriations voted separately after conflict disclosures
Summary
The Madison County Board of Supervisors approved the FY27 budget (resolution 2026-8) after separating and voting on two appropriations linked to board members’ outside affiliations. The budget keeps the county tax rate at 53 cents per $100 and adds positions including court security and an EMS paramedicine FTE following a pilot program.
The Madison County Board of Supervisors approved the county’s fiscal-year 2027 budget, resolution 2026-8, at a regular meeting after removing and separately voting on two appropriations tied to board members’ outside affiliations.
Staff presented the budget and supplemental materials, including a written budget summary prepared with finance staff. Supervisor Jwitt, who summarized the document, said the county’s real-estate tax rate for the year will be 53 cents per $100 of assessed value and contrasted that with an approximate 30% rise in consumer prices since FY21. “If the property taxes in this county had risen in tandem with inflation, our current tax rate would be 63 cents per 100. So we’re…
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