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Muskegon County approves 2026 operating millage after Headlee rollback reduces rate
Summary
The Muskegon County Board approved its 2026 operating millage, applying the Headlee rollback formula to reduce the millage rate to about 5.4358 from 5.5069 while total revenue may still rise because property values increased. Roll call recorded unanimous approval.
The Muskegon County Board of Commissioners on a roll call vote approved the county’s 2026 operating millage and several smaller levies, after the finance director walked the board through the state rollback calculation.
Angela Gashevsky, the county finance director, told commissioners that the Headlee rollback formula adjusts millage rates when taxable values rise faster than inflation, and that calculation reduces the county’s 2026 operating millage to about 5.4358 mills from 5.5069 in 2025. She said total collections can still increase when property values rise even though the millage rate is reduced.
The approved action (WM26-05-49) also included levies for the Lakeshore Museum Center (0.3069 mills, levied December 2026), the Department of Veterans Affairs (0.0714 mills, December 2026), Muskegon County Central Dispatch (0.2859 mills, December 2026) and a 0.4767-mill levy tied to services for older persons under PA 39 of 1976 (levied December 2026). The board authorized the county clerk and board chair to sign the state forms submitted by the Equalization Department.
The motion was approved by roll call with Vice Chair Cyr, Mister Hayescamp, Mister Herman, Mister McGuigan, Mister Sims and Chairman Nash recorded as voting yes.
