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Henry County plans $8.1M fund-balance use and 10% fee increases to steady FY27 budget
Summary
Staff recommended using $8.1 million in unassigned fund balance and a 10% fee increase on many services to maintain service levels amid uncertain property-tax growth, while preserving a required 30% reserve.
Budget Director Bernita Campbell told the board the proposed FY27 budget relies on two short-term levers: a planned one-time use of $8,100,000 in fund balance and a 10% increase in many county fees. She described fund balance as the county’s savings account and said projected FY26 fund balance before assignments is $116,000,000, with required assigned reserves set at $88,000,000.
Commissioners asked for clarification about how those totals relate. Campbell confirmed the required $88,000,000 is the statutory 30% set-aside and the $6,600,000 is unassigned and available for unanticipated emergencies, distinct from the assigned reserves. The board set public hearings for May to allow residents to weigh in on the proposal.
