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Tazewell County board adopts FY2026–27 budget, approves tax levies and appropriations
Summary
The Tazewell County Board of Supervisors on June 25 adopted the FY2026–27 budget, approved the county tax levies unchanged from 2025 and authorized appropriations enabling departments to spend beginning July 1, 2026. The board restored several committee‑recommended items and flagged school‑cost uncertainty tied to state formulas.
The Tazewell County Board of Supervisors adopted the county’s FY2026–27 budget and approved the calendar‑year 2026 tax levies at its June 25 meeting, clearing the way for departmental spending to begin July 1.
County Administrator Eric (speaker S6) presented the budget amendments recommended by the budget committee, which restored tourism advertising, added $100,000 for cabins at the beach park, increased contingency funding, and deferred some nonurgent HVAC and Microsoft‑update purchases. “We budgeted … to finish the year,” Eric said while walking the board through the decision matrix used by staff and the committee.
The board also discussed risks outside county control — most notably volatile school‑related expenditures driven by state calculations. Multiple supervisors thanked their legislative delegation for securing $2,000,000 in state relief that staff said materially improved the county’s forecast. A committee member noted the state aid arrived in tranches and emphasized careful cash‑management plans.
After committee discussions and motions to amend the advertised budget, supervisors voted by voice to: adopt the FY2026–27 budget ordinance as amended; approve the tax levies for calendar year 2026 (no advertised increases); and adopt the annual appropriation allowing departments to spend in accordance with the adopted budget.
The budget committee’s changes keep the courthouse security upgrade funding and move several previously cut items back into contingency so the county can reallocate if conditions change later in the fiscal year. The board agreed the contingency approach preserves flexibility while maintaining an acceptable reserve percentage.
The board also voted to approve several related actions the committee recommended, including targeted capital items and a reduced set‑aside for dilapidated‑structure removal ($25,000 rather than $50,000) with the option to adjust later if grant opportunities appear.
What happens next: departments may begin spending under the appropriation on July 1, 2026, and the board directed staff to monitor state cost drivers and report back if additional adjustments are required.
(Reporting note: quotes and attributions are drawn from the meeting transcript; votes were recorded by voice and individual roll‑call tallies are not recorded in the transcript.)
