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Grant County budget committee approves 2026–2027 budget, sets permanent tax rate
Summary
The Grant County Budget Committee approved the 2026–2027 budget and a recorded permanent tax rate; both measures passed 5–1 with Charlene Morris voting no. Committee members also agreed to add savings from a salary freeze to General Fund contingency.
The Grant County Budget Committee voted to approve the 2026–2027 Grant County budget as presented, with a modification to County Court payroll. Mitch Wilson moved the budget approval and Judge Jim Hamsher seconded; the minutes record the motion as approved 5–1, with Charlene Morris voting no.
Budget Officer Julie Ellison told the committee that "all the budget information will be on our Grant County website" and reviewed fund balances and carryovers across multiple departmental accounts. The committee recorded a motion to levy a permanent tax rate transcribed in the minutes as "52.8819 per thousand-dollar value;" that motion (moved by Jim Hamsher and seconded by John Rowell) was also approved 5–1, with Morris casting the lone dissent.
Why it matters: The committee's vote sets spending and a permanent tax levy level that will guide the Court's final budget adoption process before the June 24, 2026 adoption hearing. Committee members noted that some cash carryovers will be adjusted during the Court's adoption proceedings.
What happens next: The Court will consider the committee-approved figures at its adoption hearing; minutes show staff will bring clarified cash‑carryover adjustments to the Court when the final budget is adopted.
