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Pottawattamie County adopts FY2026/27 budget, approves modest raises for elected officials
Summary
After public hearings on the tax levy and budget, the Board adopted the FY2026/27 budget, approved a 3% pay increase for several elected officials, and finalized appropriations and interfund transfers tied to the fiscal plan.
Pottawattamie County’s Board of Supervisors adopted the county budget for fiscal year 2026/27 following the statutorily required public hearing on April 28. The board’s action included approval of appropriations, interfund transfers and a compensation schedule for elected officials.
The board voted to approve a 3.0% salary increase for the county attorney, auditor, recorder, treasurer and sheriff for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2026. The board itself did not take a pay increase. The vote on elected-official pay and the budget package was recorded by roll call.
Meeting minutes show the board held the public hearing on the proposed tax levy earlier on March 31 and listened to public comments before moving to adopt the budget on April 28. The county’s adopted budget includes several transfers and appropriations: for example, transfers among debt-, capital-, and operating funds were recorded in the board’s resolutions and the county auditor was directed to update accounting books accordingly.
The board also approved related administrative resolutions for appropriations from budget amendments and transfers between bond and debt funds. The minutes record the procedural votes and reference the specific resolution numbers adopted at the April 28 meeting.
The adoption completes the county’s statutory budget schedule for the fiscal year. Staff and the Auditor’s Office are responsible for implementing the adopted appropriations, recording transfers in the county’s ledgers and reporting expenditures against the approved budget.
