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Onancock manager proposes tax, water-rate increases to restore fifth officer and give staff raises
Summary
Town Manager Matt Spuck presented a FY2026 first-pass budget that aims to restore a fifth police officer and provide modest cost-of-living raises; balancing the proposal would require real-estate and personal property rate increases and a 3% water-rate hike.
Town Manager Matt Spuck told the council the FY 2026 budget’s primary goals are to restore a fifth police officer position and to provide a moderate cost-of-living raise across town staff. "The goal of the FY 2026 budget was to get a fifth police officer back and to give a moderate cost of living raise to all town staff," Spuck said during the budget overview.
To balance those priorities the manager presented specific rate changes: the real-estate tax would move from $0.242 to $0.253 per $100 (a 4.5% increase), several lines of personal-property taxation were adjusted in the draft, and water rates were proposed to rise by 3%. Councilmembers asked questions about specific expenses and scheduling; a special meeting for the Budget 2026 second pass was scheduled for April 14, 2025.
