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Morgan County commissioners adopt tax-levy resolution to clear way for school bond issuance
Summary
On Feb. 17, 2026 the Morgan County Board of Commissioners in Madison unanimously adopted Resolution 2026-RES-002, a tax-levy resolution needed for the Board of Education's second series of general-obligation bonds to proceed through bond validation.
The Morgan County Board of County Commissioners in Madison on Feb. 17, 2026, unanimously adopted "Resolution 2026-RES-002," a tax-levy resolution the Board of Education needs to continue its bond validation process. The vote was unanimous among the four commissioners present.
According to the meeting record, the resolution pertains to a second series of general-obligation bonds the Board of Education intends to issue in early 2026. Adoption of the resolution commits the Board of Commissioners to levy the millage rate that the Board of Education determines is necessary to repay principal and interest on those bonds. The minutes note that the board previously approved Resolution 2025-RES-018 on Dec. 16, 2025, for the first series of bonds.
Commissioner Nathan Park moved to adopt the resolution and Commissioner Carl Jones seconded; the motion passed unanimously. The record does not specify the bond amount, the proposed millage rate, or an implementation timeline beyond the board's statement that the measure is needed for the bond validation process.
The special called meeting convened at 7:15 p.m. and adjourned at 7:18 p.m. The board took no roll-call vote with individual yes/no entries in the minutes; present were Chairman Blake McCormack and Commissioners Philipp von Hanstein, Carl Jones and Nathan Park. Vice-Chairman Ben Riden was recorded as absent.
