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Rush Valley council adopts 2026–27 budget, sets small tax-levy increase
Summary
The Rush Valley Town Council adopted its fiscal year 2026–27 budget and set the town’s tax levy at 0.000702, a small rise from last year’s 0.000669, after a public hearing and brief discussion of updated revenues and line-item adjustments.
The Rush Valley Town Council voted to adopt the town’s fiscal year 2026–27 budget and set the tax levy at 0.000702, a modest increase from the previous year’s 0.000669.
Council members opened a public hearing on the proposed budget before moving to consider a resolution adopting the budget and setting the levy. The presiding officer said he had not changed the tentative budget and that most numbers remained the same, though staff and council identified several line-item updates during the hearing.
Council members highlighted higher-than-anticipated receipts in several revenue lines: class C road funds were adjusted upward after actual receipts came in higher than estimated, the county health department awarded an unexpected grant, and business-license and rental receipts exceeded projections. The council also confirmed a $50,000 tourism grant designated for the Clover Church restoration project and discussed moving $33,293 from the capital improvements fund to cover a budget shortfall to balance expenditures and revenues.
The resolution to adopt the 2026–27 budget and set the tax levy at 0.000702 was moved, seconded and approved in a roll-call vote. The presiding officer read last year’s levy for reference and noted that changing the levy higher would require a truth-in-taxation hearing.
The council’s next steps are to implement the adopted budget and proceed with grant-funded projects discussed during the hearing.
