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Ottawa County adopts 2025 budget, approves property tax levy above revenue-neutral rate
Summary
The Ottawa County Board of Commissioners approved the 2025 county budget and passed Resolution 24-16 to levy property tax at 83.999 mills, exceeding the revenue neutral rate; the vote was unanimous amid public concern about valuations and county revenue.
The Ottawa County Board of Commissioners on Sept. 9 adopted the county’s 2025 budget and approved a property tax levy above the revenue-neutral rate. On motion by Commissioner D. D. Malmberg, seconded by Commissioner Scott Mortimer, the board approved Resolution 24-16 to levy a property tax rate exceeding the revenue neutral rate at 83.999 mills; the roll call vote was unanimous.
The action followed a revenue neutral rate (RNR) hearing that opened at 9:00 a.m. and included public comment from several taxpayers raising concerns that home valuations fluctuate downward after appeals only to rise again later and that the county has insufficient revenue. Commissioners discussed the county budget in advance of the hearing and directed reductions in fire department and County Attorney budgets. The board then moved to adopt the 2025 county budget on a motion by Commissioner Mortimer and a second by Commissioner Malmberg, with unanimous approval.
