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Calhoun County Board of Supervisors approves proposed property tax levy after brief public hearing
Summary
After a brief public hearing during the March 24, 2026 meeting in Rockwell City, the Calhoun County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to approve a proposed property tax levy for fiscal year 2026-27; a resident raised concerns that the levy would increase her taxes.
The Calhoun County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously Tuesday in Rockwell City to approve a proposed property tax levy for fiscal year 2026-27 following a short public hearing in which a resident said the levy would raise her property taxes.
The board convened at 8:45 a.m. March 24 at the Calhoun County Courthouse. Scott Jacobs, chairman; Dave George, vice chairman; and Cory Ridgely, member, were present. The board opened with the Pledge of Allegiance, approved the meeting agenda and the minutes of the March 16, 2026 meeting by unanimous vote.
By motion of Cory Ridgely, seconded by Dave George, the board entered a public hearing on the proposed property tax levy for fiscal year 2026-27; the roll-call vote recorded ayes from George, Ridgely and Jacobs. During the hearing, Karen Anderson of Rockwell City spoke and said she had seen a projected increase in her property taxes under the proposed rates. No additional public testimony is recorded in the minutes.
After the hearing, Ridgely moved and George seconded a motion to approve the proposed property tax levy rate "as presented." The minutes record the motion carrying on a roll-call vote with all three members voting aye: Ridgely, George and Jacobs. The meeting minutes record the approval motion text as referencing FY 25/26; the hearing text immediately above references FY 26/27. Based on the stated purpose of the hearing, this report treats the board action as approval of the proposed levy associated with the March 24, 2026 hearing (fiscal year 2026-27) and notes the mismatch in the minutes as a likely clerical error.
The board adjourned and the minutes record that the next regularly scheduled meeting was set for 9:00 a.m. Tuesday, March 24.
Meeting actions recorded in the minutes included approval of the agenda and prior minutes, entry into and closure of the public hearing on the proposed levy, and the unanimous approval of the levy rate as presented. The minutes list signatures for Scott Jacobs, Chairman; Dave George, Vice Chairman; Cory Ridgely, Member; and Jena Patzner, Auditor.
Next steps: the action recorded is the board's approval of the proposed levy rate; the minutes do not list the adopted levy rate amount, any estimated revenue totals, or detailed tax-impact calculations. Those figures were not specified in the available minutes and would be found in the board's published levy documents or clerk/auditor records if needed.
