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County staff cites grants and decade-long mill-levy drop in 2027 budget presentation
Summary
In presenting the 2027 budget, board staff highlighted leveraging non-property revenue and grants (two bridge grants cited at roughly $1M and $2M) and noted the mill levy fell from 62.92 to about 42.803 over roughly a decade, which staff described as a roughly 32% reduction.
Board staff told the Franklin County commissioners that a mix of non-property revenue and grant funding made it possible to present a revenue-neutral budget for 2027.
The presenter cited transient guest tax and solid-waste funds as examples and named several grants: "Grants for the Texas Road Bridal, which was almost $1,000,000," and the "Indiana Road Bridge, which is almost $2,000,000," and noted a Safe Streets project worked on by Paul Bean. The presenter also said the county mill levy has fallen from 62.92 to about 42.803 during the tenure of a long-serving budget official, which the presenter described as roughly a 32% decrease.
Those figures were presented as explanations for how the county can preserve employee raises and selected spending without increasing the levy. The board accepted the presentation and proceeded to vote without amendments.
