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Smyth County adopts $133.18 million FY27 budget, sets real‑estate tax at $0.69 per $100
Summary
The Board adopted the FY27 county budget with total revenues and expenditures of $133,182,203 and set property tax rates for July 1, 2026–June 30, 2027 (real estate tax $0.69 per $100); County Administrator Shawn M. Utt said the budget may be amended in late July pending the state budget.
On June 18 the Smyth County Board of Supervisors adopted the fiscal‑year 2026–27 budget and set property tax rates for the July 1, 2026–June 30, 2027 period. The adopted budget lists total county revenues and expenditures at $133,182,203.
The resolution sets the real‑estate tax rate at $0.69 per $100 of assessed valuation; tangible personal property at $2.30 per $100; machinery and tools at $1.55; airplanes at $1.40; and merchants capital at $0.40 per $100. The Board voted to approve the resolution and the budget after discussion of state budget uncertainty and staffing cost assumptions. County Administrator Shawn M. Utt told the Board the budget "would likely be amended in late July in response to any changes caused by the state budget approval" and that related staff work would be ready for the Board’s review in August.
The budget document includes revenue projections and significant school funding lines, including more than $56 million in state/federal school funds and local transfers. The adoption also included approval of interim appropriation requests to carry county operations into July; the Board approved $13,435,543 in appropriation requests across several funds to bridge to the FY27 budget implementation.
