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Audubon County supervisors review FY27 budget, debt schedules and proposed wage increases
Summary
At its Feb. 10 meeting the Audubon County Board of Supervisors reviewed FY27 long-term debt schedules and tax-rate comparisons and discussed proposed wage increases; the Compensation Board recommended 2.8%, while supervisors signaled a desire to match Secondary Roads at 3% and vary raises by department.
The Audubon County Board of Supervisors met Feb. 10, 2026, to review fiscal-year 2027 budget planning, long-term debt schedules and proposed employee wage increases. Chairman Kent Grabill provided the board with an update on debt obligations and tax-rate comparisons, and Auditor Frederiksen participated in the budget review.
Why it matters: the board’s decisions on wages and tax-rate assumptions will influence the county’s levy and departmental budgets for FY27 and affect county employees and taxpayers across Audubon County.
Chairman Kent Grabill explained the county’s long-term debt schedules and compared potential tax-rate outcomes under different budgeting assumptions. The Compensation Board recommended a 2.8% general wage increase for FY27; several supervisors said they would prefer to match Secondary Roads with a 3% increase for that department and adjust other courthouse departments as needed rather than apply a uniform percentage across all offices. Supervisors noted that pay adjustments in some departments could be higher or lower than the recommendation based on department needs.
Supervisor Don Mosinski and Supervisor Heath Hansen discussed timing and next steps for finalizing wage decisions and tax-rate assumptions. Sheriff Todd Johnson met with the board later in the day to present and discuss the FY27 Sheriff’s Department budget. Chairman Grabill said the board would continue to review long-term debt projections and work with the auditor’s office on tax-rate scenarios ahead of formal budget adoption.
The board heard related operational updates during the department-head meeting, including discussions about payroll software and the county’s ESS electronic timekeeping process; Auditor Clerk Chassity Musfeldt described timing issues tied to pulling Secondary Roads ESS time on Mondays for payroll processing.
Next steps: supervisors will continue budget deliberations and consider adjustments to wage proposals before the formal FY27 budget hearings. The board adjourned at 4:10 p.m.
