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Marshall County Fiscal Court adopts 2026–27 budget, approves 3% COLA and notes jail cost pressures
Summary
The fiscal court adopted Ordinance 20264 approving the county's fiscal 2026–27 budget, recorded a 3% cost-of-living adjustment for staff, and debated rising insurance and jail-related costs that place strain on future budgets; some line-item amounts read into the record were garbled in the transcript.
Marshall County Fiscal Court adopted Ordinance 20264 on June 9, approving the county’s annual budget and appropriations for fiscal year 2026–27 and approving a 3% cost-of-living adjustment for county employees.
Erica read the ordinance’s text during the meeting, listing line items for multiple funds and directing that the ordinance be published in the local Tribune-Courier by title and summary within 30 days. The ordinance text as read on the record listed line amounts for the road fund, jail fund, E-911 and other funds; parts of the transcript contain garbled figures when read aloud, and the formal ordinance document filed with the county clerk should be consulted for precise amounts.
During discussion a court member highlighted that grant-matching funds and capital projects were included and said the court was able to provide a 3% COLA for employees. Speakers noted that insurance and health premiums have increased sharply and that spending on the jail, sheriff’s department and E-911 consume a substantial portion of occupational tax revenue. One court member emphasized that some jail costs are for state inmates and said the county may need state assistance to cover multi-million-dollar annual jail expenses.
There was some procedural confusion in the meeting about whether the court had recorded a vote earlier; after discussion the court moved, seconded and voted to approve and adopt the ordinance, and the clerk recorded that the motion carried. The ordinance was recorded as submitted by the Marshall County Fiscal Court and approved for form and classification by the state and local finance officer on June 3, 2026.
The transcript’s reading of fund line items contains transcription errors (some numbers are garbled); the officially adopted ordinance text filed with the clerk should be referenced for exact line-item and total figures.
