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Lapeer County schedules June 11 Truth in Taxation public hearing on 0.1478-mill proposal
Summary
The board adopted a Truth in Taxation resolution to establish a June 11 public hearing on a proposed 0.1478-mill increase in the county operating tax millage and adopted the tentative FY 2027/2028 budget calendar.
The Lapeer County Board on May 28 adopted a Truth in Taxation resolution that establishes a public hearing for June 11, 2026, on a proposed 0.1478-mill increase in the county’s operating tax millage.
Motion 151-2026 set the hearing date and authorized the County Clerk to publish the required notice on May 31, 2026. The resolution notes the June 11 Committee of the Whole meeting was given authority to act on conducting the hearing and to adopt the 2026 tax rates; the minutes state the additional millage, if adopted, would increase operating revenues by 2.15% over revenues generated without holding a hearing (the minutes also include a comparative figure of 2.23% if the proposed additional millage is not approved).
Motion 139-2026 adopted the tentative FY 2027/2028 Biennial Budget Calendar and authorized setting public hearing dates and publication notices as noted in the calendar.
Roll call on related resolution items recorded six ayes and one absent. The minutes indicate publication will occur in a newspaper of general circulation and that the County Clerk will publish the legally required notice format.
What happens next: The County Clerk will publish the Truth in Taxation notice; the Committee of the Whole is authorized to hold the hearing and adopt proposed tax rates at its June 11 meeting.
