Jeffersontown council adopts 2026–27 tax rate and balanced budget; approves contracts by vote

The Jeffersontown City Council on the second reading adopted an ordinance setting the 2026–27 property tax rate and approved a balanced fiscal year 2026–27 budget.

At the meeting the council adopted the tax rate so it will be based on the Jefferson County assessment, announced in the meeting as 10.82 cents per $100 of assessed property value, with taxes to be paid into the city's general fund. Council members then completed a second reading and adopted the city budget for July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027; the budget was presented in the meeting as balanced with revenues and disbursements listed in the document presented to the council.

Council also approved resolutions on the consent agenda by voice vote. Among them was Resolution No. 859, authorizing the mayor to execute a three‑year contract with two one‑year extensions with UniFirst Corporation to provide janitorial supplies and delivery to the city. The resolution was described in the meeting as an extension of an existing arrangement with UniFirst; Mr. Fox (staff) summarized the company's prior service history to the council.

All motions for the second readings and the contract were moved and seconded in the meeting transcript and were recorded as carried. The transcript does not name the motion makers or provide individual roll‑call tallies; the minutes should be consulted for formal vote records.

What happens next: the ordinances take effect under the city’s standard implementation rules; the budget and tax-rate ordinance were adopted on second reading and will be recorded in the city’s official ordinance file.