Clarksburg council approves property tax levy for fiscal year 2026'2027

The Clarksburg City Council approved a levy order setting property tax rates for fiscal year 2026'2027 at a special meeting on May 28, 2026. Council Member Heyman moved to approve the levy order and levy rate sheet; the motion listed rates for Class 2 and Class 4 properties and corresponding excess levy rates. The motion passed and the council adjourned.

Council Member Heyman moved that the current property tax levy rates for fiscal year 2026'2027 be set as follows: Class 2 property, $0.25 per $100 of assessed value; Class 4 property, $0.50 per $100 of assessed value. The motion further specified excess property tax levy rates for fiscal year 2026'2027 as Class 2 property, $0.125 per $100 of assessed value; Class 4 property, $0.25 per $100. A second was recorded in the transcript but the seconding speaker was not identified.

The presiding officer called for those in favor and a voice indicated assent; no opposing votes were recorded in the transcript and the presiding officer stated "hearing none," indicating the motion carried. The transcript does not record individual roll-call vote tallies or which council members voted yes, nor does it identify who seconded the motion.

After the levy order was approved, a motion to adjourn was made and seconded (both speakers were not identified in the transcript) and carried. The special meeting was then adjourned.

The action affects property taxpayers within Clarksburg by fixing levy rates for the upcoming fiscal year; the transcript does not include additional discussion of budget allocations, exemptions, or revenue estimates linked to the levy.