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Brentwood schedules April 22 hearing after town administrator reads FY2026 budget and proposes tax rate increase
Summary
Town officials introduced Ordinance 2025-09 setting the proposed FY2026 budget at $3,448,392 and a real-property tax rate of 0.3955 per $100 assessed valuation; a public hearing is set for April 22 with a special meeting to finalize the budget.
The town administrator read Ordinance 2025-09, the proposed fiscal year 2026 budget and tax rates, at the April 15 Brentwood mayor and council meeting and scheduled a public hearing for April 22 at 6 p.m., followed by a special meeting to finalize the spending plan.
Town Administrator Dorsey Washington recited the ordinance’s major figures, saying, "Ending balance in the general fund is $799,583.82" and reading the proposed property-tax language: "The tax rate for real property ... is hereby set at 0.3955 per $100 assessed valuation for fiscal year 2026." The ordinance lists total revenues and expenditures of $3,448,392.
The ordinance sets the real-property rate at 0.3955 per $100, personal property at $1.75 per $100 and utility/operating property at 2.75 per $100. Line items include projected property-tax revenue of roughly $1.0 million and $764,945 for the Brentwood Police Department in expenditures.
Mayor and council members asked clarifying questions about how Brentwood’s proposed rate compares to neighboring municipalities; Washington said the town’s rate remains among the lower rates in the county and that the full supporting budget documents are publicly available online and will be discussed at the April 22 hearing.
If adopted after the hearing and the special meeting, the ordinance would take effect 30 days after adoption or on July 1, 2025, whichever is later. The administration said notices and supporting budget documents will be made available to residents prior to the hearing.
