Commissioner questions mill-levy math; staff agrees to correct brief

Aug 26, 2026

A commissioner flagged a suspected error in the budget brief's mill levy math (proposed levy shown as 38.004); staff acknowledged a possible tax-year vs. budget-year mismatch and said they would update the verbiage and numbers.

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At the study session a commissioner pointed to the budget brief and said the mill-levy change did not appear to match prior-year figures, noting the brief lists a proposed levy of 38.004 that seems to understate the increase from fiscal year 2025. A county staff member said the discrepancy may come from mixing tax-year and budget-year figures and agreed to correct the verbiage and numbers in the packet.

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