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Dyersburg council adopts fiscal‑year 2026–27 budget and keeps tax rate unchanged
Summary
On June 29 the Dyersburg City Council adopted Ordinance BB727, approving the city’s fiscal‑year 2026–27 budget and tax rate; council also approved a housekeeping amendment to the 2025–26 budget and the finance committee had recommended a 3% cost‑of‑living increase for city employees.
The Dyersburg City Council adopted Ordinance BB727 on June 29 to approve the annual budget and tax rate for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2026, and ending June 30, 2027. The council opened a public hearing on the budget; no members of the public spoke.
Council members also approved a housekeeping amendment for the 2025–26 budget to address potential line‑item overages. Finance committee reports to the full council noted committee votes to recommend approval of the 2026–27 school budget and the city budget. Kim Worley, director of city schools, presented the school system budget for 2026–27 for committee review; the committee reported unanimous support in its meeting summaries.
Finance committee actions recorded in the meeting minutes included a recommendation to keep the library maintenance‑of‑effort at its prior level and a committee‑approved one‑time donation; the committee also recommended a 3% cost‑of‑living increase for city employees. Mayor Holden thanked staff and committee members and stated there would be no tax‑rate increase and no increase in city employee health‑insurance premiums for the coming year.
No roll‑call vote tallies were recorded in the transcript provided; the clerk recorded motions and reported that each motion 'carried.' The council moved on to routine procurement items after adopting the budget.
The adopted ordinance is recorded in the agenda materials as BB727.
