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Hardin County court accepts proposed FY27 budget totaling $25,001,047
Summary
Commissioners accepted a proposed FY27 balanced general-fund budget of $25,001,047 and a road-and-bridge fund of $6,288,071; the budget uses the no-new-revenue tax rate and includes a 5% cost-of-living adjustment for all employees.
The Hardin County Commissioners Court on Aug. 4 accepted the proposed fiscal-year 2027 budget presented by the chair. The proposed general fund revenue and expenditures are both $25,001,047 (balanced), the road-and-bridge fund proposed revenues and expenditures are $6,288,071, and the jury fund is budgeted at $965,000. The chair said the budget uses the no-new-revenue tax rate and relies on new revenue items identified in the tax roll.
The chair told the court the consolidated no-new-revenue rate is 0.481223 and credited staff (Steve Smith, Lisa Finn and Candice) for preparing corrected figures. The budget includes a 5% cost-of-living adjustment for all personnel, hazardous-duty pay for law enforcement, and maintains county-paid employee health coverage while facing an estimated 18% increase in health-insurance costs. The chair said a new pipeline payment listed on the tax roll (referred to in the transcript as 'blackfin') was reclassified as new revenue and helped keep the budget balanced.
Commissioner Kuykendahl moved to accept the proposed budget and Commissioner Young seconded; the motion passed on a voice vote. The court scheduled follow-up to address a separate compensation item for certain road-and-bridge employees (dealer-license compensation) after Oct. 1.
