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Big Stone County adopts proposed 2026 budget, sets net levy at $7,212,040
Summary
The board adopted Resolution 2025-12 approving the proposed 2026 budget and establishing a net levy of $7,212,040; a public meeting for comments on the budget and levy was scheduled for Dec. 2, 2025, and the board moved the meeting start time to 5:00 PM.
Auditor-Treasurer Michelle Knutson presented the county’s preliminary 2026 budget and the board adopted Resolution 2025-12, establishing the net levy at $7,212,040.
The resolution text recorded in the meeting states, "BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED, that the proposed 2026 budget be approved and the net levy be established at $7,212,040." The board also scheduled a public meeting to take comments on the proposed budget and levy for Tuesday, Dec. 2 at 6:00 PM in the Commissioners’ Room and changed the start time of that day’s regular meeting to 5:00 PM to accommodate the comment period.
No further budget detail (line-item breakdowns or department-by-department totals) was recorded in the meeting minutes; the board set the procedural next step for public comment and later final adoption as required by county practice and state law.
